Vlad's Amazing Vintage Emporium

Arrrghh, the cheap(er) shipping is too tempting.. If Numenera and Duel of Ages are still available, can you add those to the box?

Dabid asked for it first, but didn't PM me yet. I'll give him a 12 hour term to make a formal offer, or it goes to you.
But, from now on, please PM me so I can take items off the list.

Almalik wrote: Arrrghh, the cheap(er) shipping is too tempting.. If Numenera and Duel of Ages are still available, can you add those to the box?

Yes, absolutely. I really hope you enjoy Numenera, I love the production value, graphic design and the world, but can't stand the deckbuilding.

Vlad wrote:

Da Bid Dabid wrote: Vlad I'll take WotR, Earth Reborn, and CitOW at least, prolly more. I'll hit you up via direct message with details.

You will get an additional discount if you promise to give Rex a shot.

So I'll be taking those without additional discount then...

And sold to the gentleman with principles!
If nobody shows interest for Game of Thrones and Bloodsuckers in the next 24hrs they'll end up in his garage, too.

Betrayal and Wiz-War? A new-ish, and an old classic. Perfect for my college's minuscule Board Game Club's library! If they're still available, I'm your huckleberry. PM forthcoming.

They are yours. But assuming you are in college, you should also consider Dungeonquest. It is the general consensus of many renowned experts that Dungeonquest is one of the best tool availables to prepare college students for the inevitable contrast between academic and real life.
In my opinion, so is Betrayal, of course.

Since I have not done this before, I am really really surprised at how much the USPS shipping is costing.
It is like 2,3$ per 1 pound on average inside the US, which is absolutely ridiculous. Is it my lack of experience and there's a better way of handling the shipments?

Shipping is crazy and why I pretty much stopped trading or trying to sell board games unless its in person.

Barnes' game shipping pro tips:

- If you can fit it into a flat rate priority box- do it. Even if it means stretching the limit of what fits in it. I've combined two flat rate boxes before in a sneaky way (lots of the free Priority Mail tape) and it went through OK.

- ALWAYS use the automated kiosks over going to the desk. You can easily cheat the size of the package by lowballing its dimensions. Sometimes that makes a couple of dollars' difference.

- Assume that a multi-game box of any size is going to be $20-$25 minimum.

- Parcel rate is sometimes cheaper depending on what zone you are sending to...but sometimes it is just like a dollar or less difference. That's how they get ya.

- If the package doesn't make any sounds (such as pieces rattling around) ship media mail. You have to do this at the desk though. Tell them it's books. They will tell you the package may be inspected. It won't be.

- UPS is actually sometimes cheaper for larger packages. UPS is also less if you are shipping to a business.

- Whole Foods bags plus salvaged bubble wrap plus tape equals packaging.

- Cut boxes to fit games. Do not fill with padding. Size affects shipping costs.

- if you are mailing to one coast and you are closer to another, ask for extra shipping.

- If you are unsure what to charge for shipping, ask for $20 up front, promise to charge the actual shipping cost, and refund any overage.

- If you are shipping to Grudunza, charge an extra $10.

I don't have automated kiosks in my USPS place. I have frowny ladies behind the desk. They look utterly unhappy each time they have to attend somebody, but my guess is that they don't want to be replaced by machines either.

They do not accept anything that is is not inside one of their own boxes. They sell their own boxes for 3$-6$.

The biggest problem is with large and heavy packages. Those coffin games don't fit well in any standard boxes.

Grudunza hasn't even bought a thing. Shame on him!

Grud has impeccable taste in cinema. It would be beneath him to send money to such a heathen.

Man, do I want Mall of Horror. It's a huge box though.

Said he who deemed a movie about people staring in the mirrors to be the best picture of the year. (well, together with the academy, but still).

Hey, if you can fit both Mall of Horror and City of Remnants in a large flat rate then I'll take them both. I love them.

If not; just Mall.