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Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« on: December 09, 2014, 08:09:16 PM »
UPDATE: I am going to bump the scheduled deadline up several days to December 13. 


Greetings all,

I'm in the market for primers and I found a great deal at Grafs.com.  However, the hazmat fee makes a small(ish) purchase too costly, so I was wondering if anyone else would be interested in primers from Grafs.

If you want to know what they have in stock, check them out at www.grafs.com

A few points of interest for those interested.
  • PayPal account required:  I will be asking for your portion of the funds via PayPal (no fee) transfer
  • 50 pounds of product can be shipped for one hazmat fee of $28.50
  • The hazmat fee ($28.50) will be divided between the buyers.  What I have done before is divide the fee by the number of boxes (1,000 primers) purchased.  For example: If there were 20 boxes purchased, then the fee per box (1,000 primers) would be $1.43.
  • We could add powder to the shipping order.  I would likely divide the hazmat fee by pounds of powder and boxes of primers.  For example, if the order was for 15 boxes of primers and 5 pounds of powder, then the fee per box of primers or pound of powder would be $1.43
I am planning on doing this soon, so if all commitments could be submitted by December 13, I will get the ball rolling.

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« Last Edit: December 11, 2014, 01:14:45 PM by OnTheFly »
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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2014, 08:47:13 PM »
U R smart with ur math thar my friend. I ain-t got that many toes and fanguhs...

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2014, 08:54:06 PM »
U R smart with ur math thar my friend. I ain-t got that many toes and fanguhs...

Yeah, I'm a genisis.  I have a calculator.   ;D

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2014, 08:55:35 PM »
 you cant ship primers and powder in the same box, at least powder valley wont do it.
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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2014, 09:05:16 PM »
you cant ship primers and powder in the same box, at least powder valley wont do it.
They didn't have squat for powder IMHO so that shouldn't be a problem

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2014, 09:46:44 PM »
you cant ship primers and powder in the same box, at least powder valley wont do it.

Hmmm...didn't think about that. That is probably the same for Grafs.

They didn't have squat for powder IMHO so that shouldn't be a problem

Yes...very true. Likely won't be anyone that can find a powder in stock that they want anyhow. So probably a moot point.

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2014, 10:07:54 PM »
Just FYI, Widener's has S&B primers for a lot cheaper.

https://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=278|284|1589

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2014, 12:27:04 AM »
Just FYI, Widener's has S&B primers for a lot cheaper.

https://www.wideners.com/itemview.cfm?dir=278|284|1589

Not after Widener's adds on the ~$14.00 S&H charge.  Grafs has no S&H for orders over $175.

Also, I should add that I was looking at Graf's 5K pack of S&B primers which was $109.99.

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2014, 12:31:48 AM »
you cant ship primers and powder in the same box, at least powder valley wont do it.

From Powder Valley's website...

WE CAN COMBINE UP TO 48 LBS. OF POWDER AND PRIMERS UNDER ONE HAZMAT TO SAVE YOU MONEY. IF SENDING FUNDS IN ADVANCE, PLEASE CALL FOR ASSISTANCE IN CALCULATING YOUR AMOUNT

http://www.powdervalleyinc.com

So I guess they can ship it all together.

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2014, 01:19:55 AM »
From Powder Valley's website...

WE CAN COMBINE UP TO 48 LBS. OF POWDER AND PRIMERS UNDER ONE HAZMAT TO SAVE YOU MONEY. IF SENDING FUNDS IN ADVANCE, PLEASE CALL FOR ASSISTANCE IN CALCULATING YOUR AMOUNT

http://www.powdervalleyinc.com

So I guess they can ship it all together.

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  well damn, I bought powder 2 years ago and they wouldn't ship together.
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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2014, 01:09:55 PM »
  well damn, I bought powder 2 years ago and they wouldn't ship together.

Intuitively, I am thinking it would be a bad idea to ship one product that is made to combust when struck, with another product that is made to burn rapidly when combustion occurs in its vicinity.  I guess the fact that it is "HazMat" and labeled appropriately is all that is required.

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2014, 01:13:38 PM »
I am going to bump the scheduled deadline up several days to December 13. 

Please let me know by then if you are interested.  So far, independent of the forum, I have commitments for 29 boxes of primers.  That is bringing the HazMat cost down to just under $1.00 per box of primers.

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2014, 06:21:20 PM »
Intuitively, I am thinking it would be a bad idea to ship one product that is made to combust when struck, with another product that is made to burn rapidly when combustion occurs in its vicinity.  I guess the fact that it is "HazMat" and labeled appropriately is all that is required.

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Just because it ships together, doesn't mean its in the same box

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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2014, 11:25:36 PM »
Just because it ships together, doesn't mean its in the same box

So there would be one HazMat charge for two separate boxes?

ETA: From the FAQ's on Grafs website...

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Hazardous Materials cannot be shipped via US Mail. Powder, primers & liquid cleaning chemicals over 1 quart, will be charged a $28.50 hazardous material fee per package. (emphasis added)

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« Last Edit: December 11, 2014, 11:53:31 PM by OnTheFly »
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Re: Tis the season...for a group buy from Grafs
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2014, 12:48:54 PM »
Last call! 
Anyone interested better come on board because this flight is about to depart.

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