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Old Feb 9, 2016, 9:31 pm
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You better get your pricing for shipping it in the box you are using, and what your most expensive shipping could be i.e. furthest shipping zone.

You have DIM weights, or Dimensional issues. The 28" bag is probably going in a box that is 30x24x12 (internal dimensions, this would be the smallest standard non-custom box) Now you have to take the external dimensions and round up to the nearest inch. So 31 x 25 x 13 = 10,075 divided by 144 works out to be 69. something rounded up UPS will charge you as if this bag weighs 70lbs in the standard size box for shipping. If you use a box that is slightly large it will be even worse. Even thought the bag, box and materials weighs 12lbs you will be paying potentially a huge amount.

Get it right before you list it, that is my advise. FedEX and the USPS have similar dimensional weight rules as well.
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