How do they stay in business?

He made is choice. He bought elsewhere. Nothing to do with government.

darsben wrote:

empty_nest wrote:
I needed to order a battery box vent cover. Mine has just gotten brittle and broken from years of sun and weather.

Found the exact replacement part on Camping World online store. I'm thinking "super". $5.50 +. Went to order and was floored with better than $15 for shipping. Are you friggin kidding me?? A piece of 4X4" plastic that you can easily stick in a shipping envelope? That is absolute robbery!!

Went to ebay and fouond the same item for $6.49 and FREE shipping.

Camping World is no longer in my "favorites" and will not renew my Good Sam membership if they are going to constantly fleece customers. There are other options!

So you are against the free enterprise system where every retailer is free to set their prices without government intervention?
The alternative is government controlled pricing.
MAKE YOUR CHOICE.

Boy talk about straw man arguments and overkill...

Nothing in his post is against the free market system...in fact he showed he supported it by going somewhere else. He has a right to be angry...no one like to be taken advantage of and that shipping cost can certainly be justified as price gouging.

The last time we had government controlled pricing it was during the Nixon administration... Remember wage and price controls???

His comment has nothing to do with that or any other government issue.

But in my view he is totally correct in alerting others to this price gouging especially here on this forum. Information is what makes us all better and smarter consumers and ends the practices his post is addressing.

empty_nest wrote:

darsben wrote:

empty_nest wrote:
I needed to order a battery box vent cover. Mine has just gotten brittle and broken from years of sun and weather.

Found the exact replacement part on Camping World online store. I'm thinking "super". $5.50 +. Went to order and was floored with better than $15 for shipping. Are you friggin kidding me?? A piece of 4X4" plastic that you can easily stick in a shipping envelope? That is absolute robbery!!

Went to ebay and fouond the same item for $6.49 and FREE shipping.

Camping World is no longer in my "favorites" and will not renew my Good Sam membership if they are going to constantly fleece customers. There are other options!

So you are against the free enterprise system where every retailer is free to set their prices without government intervention?
The alternative is government controlled pricing.
MAKE YOUR CHOICE.

What??? What does any of this have to do with the government? The free enterprise system is exactly the point. There are much better options than CW. Shop around!! Had I not paid attention, I'd have been on the hook for an item that cost 3 times to ship than the value of the item.

You are complaining about CW pricing. They are free to set the price.
You posted complaining about their price and calling them robbers.
SO I SAID;
So you are against the free enterprise system where every retailer is free to set their prices without government intervention?
The alternative is government controlled pricing.
MAKE YOUR CHOICE

The responsibility is on the consumer to do their research and buy accordingly.
There is Amazon, Ebay and a host of internet options. There is CW the only national RV chain. There are local dealers.
Each seller has their own price structure,marketing strategy and business plan. They are not all created equal nor are they striving to be the same.
It's sort of silly to blame the seller if the consumer makes an unwise buying decision.

darsben wrote:

empty_nest wrote:
I needed to order a battery box vent cover. Mine has just gotten brittle and broken from years of sun and weather.

Found the exact replacement part on Camping World online store. I'm thinking "super". $5.50 +. Went to order and was floored with better than $15 for shipping. Are you friggin kidding me?? A piece of 4X4" plastic that you can easily stick in a shipping envelope? That is absolute robbery!!

Went to ebay and fouond the same item for $6.49 and FREE shipping.

Camping World is no longer in my "favorites" and will not renew my Good Sam membership if they are going to constantly fleece customers. There are other options!

So you are against the free enterprise system where every retailer is free to set their prices without government intervention?
The alternative is government controlled pricing.
MAKE YOUR CHOICE.

What??? What does any of this have to do with the government? The free enterprise system is exactly the point. There are much better options than CW. Shop around!! Had I not paid attention, I'd have been on the hook for an item that cost 3 times to ship than the value of the item.

maybe CW is waiting for amazon to ship it to them.lol

empty_nest wrote:
I needed to order a battery box vent cover. Mine has just gotten brittle and broken from years of sun and weather.

Found the exact replacement part on Camping World online store. I'm thinking "super". $5.50 +. Went to order and was floored with better than $15 for shipping. Are you friggin kidding me?? A piece of 4X4" plastic that you can easily stick in a shipping envelope? That is absolute robbery!!

Went to ebay and fouond the same item for $6.49 and FREE shipping.

Camping World is no longer in my "favorites" and will not renew my Good Sam membership if they are going to constantly fleece customers. There are other options!

So you are against the free enterprise system where every retailer is free to set their prices without government intervention?
The alternative is government controlled pricing.
MAKE YOUR CHOICE.

CW is definitely behind the curve with their shipping rates and facility.

I recently ordered a $250 item that was cheaper with them than Amazon and was waiting for a shipping acknowledgment that never came.

I DID get an order acknowledgment, but had to email Customer Service to get shipping info.

With Amazon, you get texts and/or emails and are a click away from a full shipping status.

It also took over a week to get it while Amazon is usually no more than 1-2 days.

People click the pay now button without due diligence.

They add it all up....the $20.00 is still cheaper than the dealer price of $29.99, so they THINK they got a deal.

You, on the other hand, checked around...saved enough money to buy ice cream on your next camping adventure.