Mercenaries Kickstarter Discussion 6: the 1st 3rd Star League conversation

[I am Belch II]

I guess nothing in 100% complete until you get the email. So let's hope this one change again and this is just a test.

[General308]

I guess nothing in 100% complete until you get the email. So let's hope this one change again and this is just a test.

Why would you do a test with wrong charges when you know people are watching for the charges to show up?

[trboturtle]

I live in Florida, and on a $889 order, my Shipping is $160.12 + $9.61 in taxes = $169.73.

That's steep, considering AFAIK, the company doing the shipping is in the same state, @ 100 miles away.....

Craig

[Lorcan Nagle]

Rem just said on-stream to hold off on questions until there's a backer update to say shipping fees are properly uploaded and should be correct, and then they can start looking at outstanding anomalies.

[Rob Bendig]

Is that $208 before or after the GST?

That's before tax. There's $67 additional in taxes which includes tax on order and tax on shipping.

[Wolf72]

I've never heard of NYS tax on shipping, but its there.  Hoping they review things again, my $101 still seems way to high.

On a side note the toxicity on the KS forums is really disheartening.

[Ghaz]

On a side note the toxicity on the KS forums is really disheartening.

The number one rule of Comments sections is "never read the Comments section" 

Still haven't received my updated Shipping yet...

[General308]

The number one rule of Comments sections is "never read the Comments section" 

Still haven't received my updated Shipping yet...

Though given that CGL hasn't bothered to respond to comments pretty much the whole kickstarter that might have something to do with the frustration of those people in the comments.

[Ruger]

$171.50 shipping and state shipping tax on a $1060 order.

Ruger

[DarkSpade]

I don't see the point of even checking until they send an e-mail out saying it's ready.

[Broken_Metal_Dreaming]

Some folks (myself included) who were part of the spot check are seeing price increases. Will have to wait until tomorrow as backerkit and QML are out of the office for any news on that front.

During spotcheck my big pledge was quoted at $150 ish and now seeing $260. (that pledge is 2k worth of stuff so $260 isn't completely reasonable if it is the correct number but it doesn't match with the earlier dataset quoted by Rem.)

My smaller spotchecked pledge was quoted as 120 ish and is now showing $68 or so so it actually went down. So obviously something still hinky with the data. or it was wrong during the spotcheck.

It seems like a new round of adjustments is going through. My big pledge is now showing the amount that I was given during spot checks. not sure how wide the changes are as of yet.

[cmerwin]

$171.50 shipping and state shipping tax on a $1060 order.

Ruger

What State do you live in? Any of the large neoprene maps?

In a similar situation, with a similar shipping charge, just curious if it's comparable.

[Tinyozora]

It seems like a new round of adjustments is going through. My big pledge is now showing the amount that I was given during spot checks. not sure how wide the changes are as of yet.

Same, mine just dropped $65+ down to the spot checked amount of $395 instead of $461.

[ColBosch]

My shipping quote dropped another $3 since I last posted. I was okay with original $75, so I am continuing to not complain.

[Lorcan Nagle]

Mine has dropped to the total Rem quoted me too. Down another $21 to $79.  So I am very happy.

[S2pidiT]

Mine did drop $50 to $100 shipping to Michigan. I'm glad for the drop but wish it could of been more.
Just never heard of taxes on shipping to Michigan.
I just wish I could order more, feel like I'm missing out on something.

For Michigan, I believe shipping is not taxed as long as it is on a separate line. So a single price that includes item(s), shipping, handling, etc. would be taxed fully, but if the purchase agreement lists item(s) = $X and shipping = $Y, then only $X would be taxed. I could be wrong here, but I've also not previously seen taxes for shipping.

On that note, I see that the sales tax for shipping was dropped for me in BackerKit. Shipping itself didn't change from yesterday, $51.69 for $345 of stuff. Though that's down from the original $63, I'm not 100% on how "good" that is. I got the Company pledge along with the Art of War book, a shirt, Somerset Strikers pack, dice, dice tray, and a DropShip.

[Ghaz]

Mine still hasn't been updated... 

[ActionButler]

Mine remains unchanged from its update earlier in the week, which is fine. If my final shipping cost is $50, I’ll be fairly unperturbed. It still seems high, but QML shipping has been high as of late and I honest.y have no idea how heavy those order will be once it’s all packed.

[I am Belch II]

Mine dropped the shipping taxes. Still paying about 16% of my charge. If this ended up being what it is, its not so bad.

[Charistoph]

Mine doesn't seem to have been updated.  The values haven't changed, and the shipping tax is still in place.

[The Eagle]

My original cost was about $170, and now has dropped to $140 which is still extreme.

[MarauderD]

My original cost was about $170, and now has dropped to $140 which is still extreme.

Just for comparison's sake, what was your pledge, did you order mats, and where are you shipping your order?  I came in at $167, which I thought ridiculous for shipping in the lower 48.

[thedancingjoker]

Mine has held steady at $187, no mats, Wisconsin, $1170 pre-shipping order total.

[Brym]

Mine's around $50 on a $350 pledge (no neoprene mats).  That's also about what it cost for me to get another recent crowdfunded game (Frosthaven) shipped via UPS ground, which came in a 17.5x13x11.5 box and weighed just under 40 pounds.  So it seems about right to me.

[The Eagle]

Just for comparison's sake, what was your pledge, did you order mats, and where are you shipping your order?  I came in at $167, which I thought ridiculous for shipping in the lower 48.

With add-ons (including the city mats), it was four hundred and change.

[Nastyogre]

106 on 620 to Iowa. That still seems really steep.

[Ruger]

What State do you live in? Any of the large neoprene maps?

In a similar situation, with a similar shipping charge, just curious if it's comparable.

Tennessee. No really large items.

Ruger

[cmerwin]

Tennessee. No really large items.

Ruger

Yeah, so we're next door. Seems a hair high for shipping, although if that's what it is in the end, I'm not complaining.

[Colt Ward]

People have gotten emails again?  I have seen nothing.

[Charistoph]

People have gotten emails again?  I have seen nothing.

We've been using the link from the previous email.