[wctisue]

I always do a lot of looking on eBay for wine bottles and this ad caught my eye. 10 cases of bottles for $1???? Then you look at the astronomical shipping charge and just laugh.


Wayne


http://cgi.ebay.com/Wine-Bottles-750ml-Antique-Green-10-Cases-/220611651619?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

[Wade E]

I contacted the seller and said that I sincerely hope that shipping amount is a misprint. Some people just try and scam you pretty bad making some sites turn your stomach.

[Wade E]

This is the quick reply I got from hi.
Please note this is for 10 Cases 155 lbs of glass
bottles.
Have you seen the market pricing for bottles? these are
shippng out for 28-45 dollars per case (inclusive of shipping). Mine
ship for 20.00 Per case. This is the best option you'll find either on
Ebay or on the internet with the exception of used bottles (which are in
some cases still more expenseive) and the occasional person who will
offer pick up only pricing on a bulk lot. I've also got bottles listed
for purchase for 5 cases (approx 22.00 per case inclusive of shipping)
and single cases for 25.00 per case. My single case pricing is cheaper
than most vendor's bulk pricing. </font>

[Wade E]

After looking closer and doing the math it is a decent deal!

[Bartman]

Originally Posted by Wade

After looking closer and doing the math it is a decent deal!

Then why bother selling the bottles at all, since the cost is
obviously more than $1? Clearly, the profit is in the shipping fees,
and apparently all the sellers use that approach.

[cpfan]

Damn, and I thought $12 a case was expensive. And I gotta drive to pick them up too. And pay 13% sales tax.


Bottles do seem to be a bit cheaper in Canada than the US.


Steve

[Tom]

I can get them @ Gino Pintos for less. Then again I get all my bottles for FREE. Can't beat that price.

[Waldo]

Same here tepe......all mine cost is a little sweat

[fivebk]

I now have over 1000 bottles that only cost me a drive to pick them up.

BOB

[PeterZ]

I just priced the same 10 cases from George. He is $7.49 more. Given George's customer service and Mark's packing, I would go with FVW for the order. The Ebay guy implies that breakage is to be expected and would leave you with the loss. I doubt George would, and having ordered many cases of bottles from FVW with zero broken on arrival it's a no-brainer.


Still, I'd like to know where this guy is. Someone local can buy the 10 cases for a dollar and pick them up.