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New shipping charges at Amazon

Has anybody noticed that Amazon vendors are now charging $3.98 for shipping? It's been $2.98 up until now with no discount for multiple items, so they were already making money on the shipping.
I buy used CDs and these vendors have been my number one resource for years backed by the Amazon guarantee. I just bought 4 CDs for $15.00 and the shipping charge was $15.92.

So does anybody have a favorite site to buy used? (In US with return policy). What about discogs for used?
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brownsfan
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Viridian, if I follow your reasoning, I think your comment is very insightful and is something that has occurred to me as well. We all seek low prices, but in the long run, our interests may not be well served by driving prices to the lowest possible point. Unintended consequences = carnage.
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lowrider57 OP
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"I believe that Amazon has actually pushed down prices almost across the board for many commoditized items, much as Wal Mart did. I don't really know if that's a good thing though. They left a lot of carnage in their wake."

I believe that. But by their recent price increases, I think they'll soon learn that there are other players in the market. I'm sure I'm not the only one looking for alternatives.

Thanks, Brownsfan. Presto looks to be cheaper than Arkiv.
raks
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Look at what happened to Netflix when they got greedy.
garebear
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I just noticed that myself and I do ( did ) buy allot of disc's through Amazon. I was averaging about 3-5 per month....the overall increase is $1.01 so it is now a $4.00 charge to ship a single disc. They are no longer competitive and I will find somewhere else to buy my music
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