<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by goldmedallionflyer:
What a deal! At DL, I regularly get taken for $225 for a 73lb computer case. The going rate = 3 x total_weight + taxes for all baggage over 70 lbs and under 100 lbs. And lately, they are not willing to 'look the other way' for the extra 2.75 lbs 
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It's quite hard to imgaine that their scale is accurate enough to make it impossible for you to wiggle out of.