Shipping cost

No excuse not to give you a call before hitting you with a charge like that. The shipping may very well have cost that much but no-one would expect it so a call should have been in order.
 
shipping

That seems extreme! Just today wolverine quoted me on 1000 round can of 223 from winnipeg to southern ontario a $50 shipping charge. Now that seems fair, not 260 plus.
 
beargun said:
You may wish to give your clients a heads up on the cost of shipping. I was sickened to see my bill for two crates of 7.62x25 ammo with a shipping charge of 263.43. I will not be getting any more ammo from you. PS Trade Ex will ship for free!
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Budget Shooter Supply had 7.62x39 - 1200 round crates for $215+tax+$15 for shipping to my postal in Greater Vancouver. They were a couple more dollars than a local downtown vancouver shop but that was to my door and I didn't have to spend the time and gas money to go pick it up downtown. If I had the downtown dealer ship it to me I believe the cost for shipping was in the $60 range and that was a 25km distance. I would see if BSS has your caliber in stock and go with them.
 
Sorry John. Old habits are hard to break, I was thinking of International Firearms.
So you were paying attention to the thread. Beargun did you personally contact John before starting the thread, or were you just comparing shipping costs with others?
 
Like John said call for a quote. Unfortunately (when it comes to shipping) Canada is a huge friggin country so sometimes it pays to shop much closer to home. I requested a quote to get it to B.C. and a case of ammo ends up being substantially more than what I can buy it for locally. I'm sure they have great products/service but unfortunately due to my location it doesn't make sense for ME to buy from them. With ANY internet purchases always check shipping/import fees. Can't get mad at other people if we cant take the time to do our homework.
 
Getting a firm solid price is a must before entering any payment info. If you cant get it instantly online through the shopping cart, try email, or calling on the phone. I agree that anything near a $200 shipping charge should have been verified by the seller before shipping as well though.

And I would always deal directly with any issue before posting about it online.
 
I have always had a positive experience with Marstar and would certainly not hesitate to deal with again, but their order system does seem a little out of wack. SFRC has shipping quotes right on their site before you finalize a purchase, even for firearms. still love you marstar.
 
I like shopping at Marstar. My point is that a heads up on shipping price would be nice. As for calling I did. I am sending an e-mail to John now that I have the address.
 
It's evident that not many people here have ever ordered heavy items and had to pay for the shipping.

For this reason I've never even considered ordering ammunition as the weight-shipping rate would make it cost prohibitive; a magazine costs $15 to send, imagine 100lbs of ammunition.
 
I shipped a rifle to BC on Monday, weight 6.687 kg, in a large box, Expedited, insured for $1200, and a signature was $63.59. So ammo with all the restrictions and weight of the stuff would be expensive.
 
people who throw up the "buyer beware" crap need a slap. Buyer beware is a phrase intended for those buying from a random 'joe' at a yard sale, trader magazine or swap meet, not a licensed company.

I've bought a few things from marstar in the past and have not had a problem, i'm sure there is more to this than we are hearing. But if you are having a problem with shipping, trying buying closer to home.
 
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