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ltlvt

ltlvt

H-M Supporter - Sustaining Member
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Joined
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Location
Texas
Yep I am a Cry Baby . Cost over 3 times as much to ship as what the belt cost. "Its a damn shame"

QTY
PRICE​
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B49 - B-Section V-Belt (5L520)
Product ID: B49
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$5.26​
Subtotal:​
$5.26​
Discount:​
$0.00​
Shipping:​
$17.55​
Sales Tax:​
$0.00​
Total:​
$22.81​
 
It is indeed a damn shame. Just a while ago, VIM Tools wanted to charge me 15 bucks for shipping a 0.05 lbs item within Florida. Like that Howie Mandel feller would say, no deal!
 
Don't feel alone. I bought a floor model drill press from MSC some years ago and the shipping was astronomical.
I don't remember the figures but the lading was about 25% of the total bill! :frown 2:
 
Darn that shipping is crazy for a belt! close to 3 & 21/64 times more expensive than the belt...

Did your wallet fall over in a dead faint?
 
Downunder Bob said:
Same here in down under land postage any form of shipping is daylight robbery plus tax.
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Luckily in "Pommy" land, we have a few good options. Royal Mail, plus a number of low cost carriers & Courier companies.
 
A few years ago (15?), I placed some Buell hard saddle bags on ebay. We lived in NC at the time. Imagine my surprise when I read the winning bid's location and saw "Iceland". The 2 boxes were large enough for the bags with foam around, but light for the size. Had to ship them to NY to a shipping company, then from there to Iceland. The winning bid was a bit over $400. The shipping was almost $500. Ouch!
 
That belt doesn't look like anything fancy. Did you try finding a similar belt at a lawn mower shop, or auto parts store?

Last year I needed to replace a drive belt on the central fan in our house. It was a standard 1/2" V-belt, but was about 84" in length. Ordered from the fan company, it would have been $55 with shipping, but I found a near exact match at my local lawn mower shop for under $20.
 
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