Will shipping Pachislos and Pachinkos cost more soon?

[bslaws]

Fedex announced today that they will start using dimensional weight on all ground shipments starting Feb. 5, 2007. This could cause the shipping rates for machines to go up. Not sure if all carriers are going to this system but look out if they do.

FedEx ShipSource® eNews
FedEx Updates
New Dimensional Weight Rates for FedEx Ground® Packages in 2007
Effective Feb. 5, 2007, the shipping charges for larger FedEx Ground packages will be calculated based on dimensional weight rather than on oversize package definitions.

Dimensional weight is based on the amount of actual space a package occupies in relation to its actual weight. If the cubic size of your FedEx Ground package measures three cubic feet (5,184 cubic inches) or greater, you will be charged the greater of the dimensional weight or the actual weight.

Examples of Calculating Dimensional Weight
Here are some examples to help you better understand how dimensional weight works for determining billable weight.

Example 1:
Actual weight: 28 lbs.
Length: 30 inches
Width: 15 inches
Height: 15 inches
Cubic size calculation: 30" x 15" x 15" = 6,750 cubic inches
Dimensional weight calculation: 6,750/194 = 35 lbs.*

Because dimensional weight (35 lbs.) is greater than actual weight (28 lbs.), 35 lbs. becomes the billable weight.

*Divide the cubic size by 194 for U.S. and Puerto Rico shipments or 166 for Canada shipments. Round the result to the nearest whole pound to determine the dimensional weight of your package.

[birdbrain]

so the average pachislo box 24x24x36 is = to 106 Lbs. rather than the 90-94 lbs they actually weigh.

[Sid]

And the others will be soon to follow!

[H20Dreams]

It wasn't too long ago when I bought my first Pachinko and the average rate for shipping on e-bay was $69.00