Free Shipping …. of a turret mill !?!

[Roger HeadParticipant @rogerhead16992]

Don’t select the UPS option

[Roger HeadParticipant @rogerhead16992]

Only God and Google know why, but, when searching for a particular stepper motor, Google threw up this_link . My first thought was 'Wow, $2000 for a Bridgeport-style mill'; my second thought was 'Crikey, free shipping to Oz'. Then I nearly sprayed my cornflakes over the desk when I saw the UPS shipping charge – $127,050.01

All the prices are in USD of course, but ignoring that, and ignoring considerations about possible quality concerns etc, it struck me as a strange commentary on our modern world that you can advertise a 1250kg brand new machine tool with free shipping across the globe at such a low price.

Note the package size; 5m x 5m x 5m. There must be an awful lot of bubble-wrap around it .

Roger

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Interestingly, Roger … Your link opens to show me free UPS shipping to the United Kingdom.

Of course, if ParcelForce provide the last leg of the delivery, they will probably leave a card through the door saying I can collect it from the Post Office.

MichaelG.

[MWParticipant @mw27036]

It definitely looks the business for the price, but then it's an awful lot of money to part with to find out the hard way!

Michael W

[mark smith 20Participant @marksmith20]

Well if the machine weighs 1800kg and the package for shipping weighs 500kg then there`s a 1300kg piece of it missing somewhere!

Sorry 1250kg for the smallest mill , still 750kg missing somewhere.

Edited By mark smith 20 on 27/12/2016 10:07:21

[David ColwillParticipant @davidcolwill19261]

When I looked there was an offer to get a $5.00 coupon which could be used to offset the shipping

[Roger HeadParticipant @rogerhead16992]

Yes, certainly a strange one …

Posted by mark smith 20 on 27/12/2016 09:47:47:

Well if the machine weighs 1800kg and the package for shipping weighs 500kg then there`s a 1300kg piece of it missing somewhere!

Sorry 1250kg for the smallest mill , still 750kg missing somewhere.

Edited By mark smith 20 on 27/12/2016 10:07:21

Seeing as it's free shipping anyway, maybe it will come in bits'n'pieces – a knee here, a column there, etc. All just nice 500kg bite-sized bits. Sort-of Ikea style, with an Allen key and a stamped spanner – "Some Assembly Required".

And yes, David, the coupon would be most welcome…

Roger

PS Michael I just re-read your post – earlier today I had changed the country selection in the shipping tab and it seemed to show free shipping everywhere, but always by FedEx or TNT. UPS was always $127k (although generously marked down ( "You save: US $508,200.03 (about 80%)" ).

Maybe they should spend their $5 coupon on a new calculator

 

Edited By Roger Head on 27/12/2016 14:45:38

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Roger Head on 27/12/2016 14:31:35:

PS Michael I just re-read your post – earlier today I had changed the country selection in the shipping tab and it seemed to show free shipping everywhere, but always by FedEx or TNT. UPS was always $127k (although generously marked down ( "You save: US $508,200.03 (about 80%)" ).

.

Perhaps it's cheaper for iPad users:

MichaelG.

[Roger HeadParticipant @rogerhead16992]

I give up on trying to understand their numbers. It sounds attractive, especially to someone in the market for such a machine, but Michael W 's post says it all;

Free shipping – to where, exactly? (into my workshop?; to the nearest FedEx depot?; to the nearest port? )

E&OE

Errr, well, no, that meant ….

And a guaranteed delivery time of 23 days??? – Fine, if it's in-country, but otherwise…

I could imagine a lot of hassles. But then, a simple click on 'Contact the seller' might immediately resolve everything .

Maybe I'm being too critical. Maybe the listing just needs a bit of work on its presentation to be more convincing.

Roger

[Andy HoldawayParticipant @andyholdaway]

Not quite the same, but just before Christmas I ordered a 3 axis DRO through AliExpress, which offered free shipping. It all arrived in 8 days via DHL once I had paid the import duty (£19) which I had already factored in. Full tracking info was available within two days of placing the order.

This is the first time I have (knowingly) bought anything direct from China, and it worked for me. Whether I would be as confident with 1.5 tonnes of Mill is another matter!

Andy

Edited By Andrew Holdaway on 28/12/2016 00:34:37

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