Excuse me, 0.16BTC for shipping? Please find a better shipping provider, because this is insane. 0.16BTC is currently $97 and there is no way in hell you can justify that. I have had insured packages (with Track&Trace) shipped to me, from the US, that were over 5KG for less than $50!
Hi, we use insured FedEx overnight to ship our coins, and that's lower than the current price they are charging for insured packages to your particular region.
Excuse me, 0.16BTC for shipping? Please find a better shipping provider, because this is insane. 0.16BTC is currently $97 and there is no way in hell you can justify that. I have had insured packages (with Track&Trace) shipped to me, from the US, that were over 5KG for less than $50!
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I have made a large pre order, and the shipping turned out to be 0.32 BTC..
I used fedex.com to obtain shipping quotes from China to myself, using International Priority. I used different numbers to check how prices differed according to the weight of a package. None of these quotes came anywhere near ~$195.
I think 0.16 BTC is fair for the service you are providing, but 0.32 BTC is excessive IMO.
Thanks
Based on my experience with International shipping, most of the cost is front loaded in the class of service, not the weight of the shipment. Adding or tacking on more weight should only increase cost by a smaller %. For instance, with Fedex International Priority, a small box weighing 1 kilo would cost $100 to ship overseas, but upgrading to a medium box at 4 kilos would add maybe $25 for a total of $125.