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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2100448, member: 27832&quot;]Think about what you&#039;re asking for.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shipping costs are pretty much fixed. A cheap dealer <i>could</i> send a few coins in a regular envelope for less than a dollar, but it&#039;s risky. To send coins in a minimal padded envelope, you&#039;re looking at at least a buck or two.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, suppose you&#039;re trying to ship $5 or $10 worth of coins. &quot;Free shipping&quot; means you&#039;re losing 10-20% -- not 10-20% of your <i>profit</i>, but 10-20% of your <i>total price</i>. What seller would be willing to accept that loss? The only way they can do it is by baking worst-case shipping costs into their base price. That&#039;s how you find people asking $3-4 for a single silver dime &quot;with free shipping&quot;. If you order a dime from them, they&#039;re still able to make a little money. If you order two or three, they&#039;re making out <i>really</i> well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your best bet is to find a place that does <i>not</i> offer &quot;free shipping&quot;, but <i>does</i> offer <i>reasonable</i> shipping, <i>per order</i>, not per item. That way, you&#039;re not deceiving yourself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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