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I am trying to resell some foam panels and reselling them locally is not likely because it's a niche market, however they are worth $260. Whenever I look in to shipping them the cost is $160. The shipping container is 24"x24"x18" however the weight is only 10lb.

So I tested with reordering new foam panels -

https://www.amazon.com/Acoustic-Panels-Studio-Soundproofing-Wedge/dp/B07D98BNBB/

The box for these could be no smaller than 12"x12"x24". On USPS they want $70 to ship this box. On amazon they will ship it for free with a total cost of $36.

How the fuck is amazon shipping for such an incredibly low rate that we can not?

I am trying to resell some foam panels and reselling them locally is not likely because it's a niche market, however they are worth $260. Whenever I look in to shipping them the cost is $160. The shipping container is 24"x24"x18" however the weight is only 10lb. So I tested with reordering new foam panels - https://www.amazon.com/Acoustic-Panels-Studio-Soundproofing-Wedge/dp/B07D98BNBB/ The box for these could be no smaller than 12"x12"x24". On USPS they want $70 to ship this box. On amazon they will ship it for free with a total cost of $36. How the fuck is amazon shipping for such an incredibly low rate that we can not?

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Something about UPS is off. Local area, a dozen of us worked remotely for a company and when we resign, we have to ship our company equipment (laptop, monitor, phone, keyboard) back to the office 4 states away.

One staff member shipped in February for $200, I shipped in March for $200, another shipped last week and it was $688 for exactly same items and weight

Gets worse ... items returned here, UPS said they couldn't find address, charged credit card $688 again, told her she had to pay another $688 to ship again. Equipment value is about $500, 10 year old laptop.

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Ups lost multiple of our stuff, it was all insured by them. Everytime we requested the insurance money, they never paid it.