Actual shipping rates are dependent upon the shipper (UPS/FedEx/USPS) and the markup (labor) by the vendor. As such, the vendor has no control of shipping rates. What the vendor can control is their labor costs AND packaging. It makes no sense to ship the various small parts in a box with 10 feet of bubble wrap when a padded envelope will do. Thats what irritates me the most.
You as the consumer can shop around. The majority of the parts we use are sold by multiple vendors. Compare their prices and shipping charges or surcharges. I'm ready to pull the trigger on brake and fuel lines and have found oversize surcharges ranging from $0 to $65. Guess where I'm shopping
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Ed
1968 GTO (Thanks Mom)
2006 Silverado
2007 Cadillac SRX
2015 Chevy Express 
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