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Originally Posted by JerpJerp

Crap that's rough...My shipping was $12 for one figure to California. The recent Tokka and Rahzar from Neca seemed to be around the same price for most people. That's a two pack with heavy figures scaling 7 and 8 inches. People seemed to complain about that too.
Super7 has "expensive" shipping through their store as well. That's why I pre-ordered the ultimate turtles from BBTS. It was like a $10 difference. The Super7 store orders will probably be delivered first, which is a perk, but the cheaper shipping at BBTS is a big deal when the orders start adding up. I still have no idea how BBTS offers flat rate shipping....

One thing I do know, shipping in America is more complicated and crazy than ever before with Amazon now existing as the mega giant of online sales and shipping. They have special deals with every shipping company that basically dictates all of shipping. The shipping companies are constantly reacting with the fluctuating nature of these deals. As Amazon sales rise, they monopolize more of the shipping, increasing everybody else's rates down the line. As sales fall, shipping cost decrease for everybody because there is more space. Like any business, this goes up and down all the time, making prices very random.
I see the people who run my local independent mail center all time. Over the years I started noticing the problems. I eventually began to ask about it and over time they figured it out themselves and relayed the messages. Amazon.
Nobody knows what it's going to be like in the future. Hopefully better as we all adapt to an increasingly paperless world. Office references make boring stuff more interesting.

Thanks for the explanation. I have noticed shipping from America being increasingly erratic and expensive. Mezco are the worst. BBTS has gotten bad enough lately that after 10 years of them being my go to, I barely use them. I ordered the Tokka & Rahzar set and shipping was a very reasonable US$21.