New shipping charges at Amazon

What got my goat was Amazons practice of breaking up shipments into groups instead of just one shipment (when it came to CDs and DVDs). They tried that once with me and it set off a mini campaign of acrimony on my part that was followed by all sorts of excuses on their part. It never happened again.

As for the price increase, I guess with that 1/2% profit that they're choking on they didn't notice what effect it would have. :-)

Monopolization has always ended up in price increases and lower customer service since, de facto, they're the only well known game in town. Amazon just wants to become another utility, like the gas company. No one looks for another source of gas.

All the best,
Nonoise

If you ask me, Amazon's rate for shipping used, third-party music and movie items is a bargain. If you buy a lot of items frequently, then you might want to consider Joining Amazon Prime; then you don't have to spend at least $25 to get free shipping. This applies to used music and movie items too.

Nice try, Sgbaird, but see this:

Ineligible:

Items fulfilled by Amazon Marketplace sellers.
Magazine subscriptions.
Personalized gift cards.
Any item that doesn't have a message indicating that it's eligible for Prime on its product page.

To anybody interested...

Import CDs is an Amazon vender but has their own site. Shipping rates are $2.98 for up to 2 CDs, then $1.49 for each additional CD. Prices are slightly higher on ImportCDs.com but it's a good site when buying multiple items.
Nevertheless, Amazon still has a strangle hold on the CD/DVD market.

I may have missed it in one of the previous posts, but the increased postal charges for THIRD PART SELLERs (what used to be called Z-sellers), increased one dollar. I'm sure this was at the request of these sellers to cover their shipping costs. I think it will prove a double-edged sword, as in many cases the increased shipping charge will bring the reseller price very close to Amazon's list price. I never pay shipping at Amazon because I aggregate my orders in batches of $25 or more and get the free Super Saver shipping. SO if a reseller has the item at $6, and Amazon at $10, I will get it from Amazon.