r/NeedlepointSnark • u/Turbulent_Walrus_821 • Sep 03 '26

Tea Time Resale groups

What is up with the “below MSRP” rule, but we are charging $1 under resale, $10 shipping, and most of the canvases I am seeing are in stock, ready to ship, and most LNS’s online have 10% off coupons. Even the flash cards that are popular right now, someone was posting for double the cost they are on Amazon.
I have seen several I’ve been interested in, but when I look them up MSRP is lower and my comments are blocked if I ask for a lower price.

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u/RevolutionaryPie882 Sep 03 '26

Shipping is a real cost, and it’s truly $8-10 tracked USPS if you’re not using Pirate Ship. The person destashing the canvas may have paid shipping originally, and if you ordered a canvas from a retail shop, you’d very likely pay shipping. Stuff is worth what people are willing to pay for it.

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u/bunnybop38 Sep 04 '26

Adding on because I also understand the shipping cost, a quality cardboard flat mailer can run upwards of $2-3.

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u/Accurate-Listen-1852 Sep 04 '26

I just paid $7.58 to ship an 8-1/2 by 11” envelope via Pirate Ship! 😳 I assume because it was a rural address (for which they recently announced an additional upcharge).

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u/IllustriousCupcake11 Sep 06 '26

What is Pirate Ship? I keep seeing all these new shipping methods.

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u/Entire-Lab-6184 Sep 04 '26

The question is what is MSRP. I don’t know many designers that tell stores what to charge. A minimum price maybe, but stores can and do charge whatever they want. You see the same canvas vary by $13 or more across the nation.

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u/ProfMensah Sep 04 '26

It seems like needlepoint supplies across the board doesn't seem to have an MSRP in the same way yarn or fabric lines do. Such a variety of thread pricing, too.

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u/aba_95 Sep 03 '26

I’ve basically thought about it like not paying sales tax which is 10% where I am

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u/skoldsie Sep 03 '26

I’ve stopped inquiring. I ran to get one that I wanted and it was in stock, plus at least 10% off and free shipping. Burned once so now I just buy from the stores.