Don't ship UPS. I rma'd my 3080 ftw3 and went to ship in the same box it came in. Went to the ups store and was told they'd have to repack it. Cost $35.00. I asked why, it's the same box I received it in via ups from Evga. Reply was it has to have a minimum of 4" of packing on each side. That's not the way it was shipped to me via ups. What? Shipping was ground 5-7 business days plus a grand insurance for $69.00. Lets total this up: $35.00 packing+$69.00 shipping + tax = $111.28 (5-7 days shipping time)
USPS Priority mail 2 day delivery + $1000. insurance signature required with tracking...$47.63 from FL to Ca. Sent Mon. arrived Wed.
Just my experience.

aki9111996
I would get shipping label from goshippo and package it my self and drop it off

I'll be damned. Never heard of it. I'm old. It still beat ups tho.
Thanks for the heads up next time.

I hope I don't have to use it on my incoming 3080ti xc ultra.

I don't understand why UPS would worry about how you ship an item that they don't know what's inside of it? Their job is to ship boxes not worry about your RMA. The 2" packing on each side or whatever the rule is, already exists how within the OEM box on how EVGA packed it. You don't need to add anything else unless you want to yourself.

Try to Cross-ship next time. Evga will provide you a prepaid label. You'll just have to pay collateral, but you'll get the refund once they receive it (they said 1-3 business days, but I've received the confirmation my refund the day they received it.)

Pack in original shipping box, generate shipping label with your UPS account and any applicable coupon codes, drop off at 3rd party shipper store front like Staples.  Cost should be reasonable.

kram36

Donradeon
That is strange. I have never had ups tell me I need to repack anything I've ever shipped. I walk in with the label printed and on the box and they weigh it and scan it and ask if I want a receipt.

This is exactly how I ship back an item to EVGA. I reuse the same box EVGA shipped it in, have it tapped up with a label I already purchased from UPS attached to the package and just ask for a receipt.

I think you're more likely to have the UPS store or an actual UPS location editorialize on your packaging.  Place like Staples doesn't care unless it's a hot mess.

Gatorb8
I don't kmow. I've shipped alot of stuff from there before. Never had a problem. I never saw this girl before, maybe she was new. Problem is the owner, which I've delt with before was standing right there.
Funny how you can be a customer for years and it's all good but the one time it goes south, that's the one that stands out.
Btw, it was sealed with a printed lable.
Anyway, I saved more that half the cost for half the shipping time.
That's all I'm saying.

Sorry that happened, you got robbed. I ship ups from NY and it cost me about $30. Never had any problems and i have taped carboard to the product box before to make it look like its in another box lol.

wes_lodman
I just did an RMA and shipped it via UPS in the same box I received it in (the brown one, not the GPU packaging). It was 21 dollars. you got hustled

Most definitely got hustled. Last time I let the UPS Store actually do all the shipping label stuff, I was sending in my UPS Pension Request documents. The guy noticed where the 2Day Air Letter was going to and said congrats to me. I said thanks. He told me the charges and I kinda thought it was a bit high, but I paid it and went home. Once I got home I notice he put the package as going to a Residential Address, in which UPS charges a sure charge on. The little rat knew it was a business, but screwed me and I'm a UPS Employee.
 

kevinc313

kram36

Donradeon
That is strange. I have never had ups tell me I need to repack anything I've ever shipped. I walk in with the label printed and on the box and they weigh it and scan it and ask if I want a receipt.

This is exactly how I ship back an item to EVGA. I reuse the same box EVGA shipped it in, have it tapped up with a label I already purchased from UPS attached to the package and just ask for a receipt.

I think you're more likely to have the UPS store or an actual UPS location editorialize on your packaging.  Place like Staples doesn't care unless it's a hot mess.

I don't need the UPS Store editorialize my packaging. I package it, buy my label online, take it to the UPS Store the get a receipt and all is good. I highly suggest people do your their own packaging and shipping label purchasing as these UPS Stores are independently owned, not actually ran by UPS and will as wes_lodman sated, they will hustle you on the price.

Cancel077
Not sure why a UPS store would hassle a customer. Weird.

They make more money that way, they are independently owned.

Cancel077
Not sure why a UPS store would hassle a customer. Weird.

The Store makes money off of packaging material. 

Cancel077

kram36

Cancel077
Not sure why a UPS store would hassle a customer. Weird.

They make more money that way, they are independently owned.

Interesting. Either way, if a person was going to hassle me for my packing I would scratch my head, tell them off and probably go to a different store. Wouldn't trust them to handle my package.

Packaging your item is where they make the most money, they get 100% of that. As for the shipping cost, the get a percentage of that. They are going to do whatever it takes to maximize profits off people that don't know any better.

UPS is just terrible.
I implore EVGA to find a reliable and trustworthy shipping company.

Sounds like the OP got scammed by a store employee trying to make an upsale quota...

gsrcrxsi

andross182
Sounds like the OP got scammed by a store employee trying to make an upsale quota...

how did he get scammed? he realized the overcharge and took his business elsewhere. he didn't pay the price from UPS, and he's just sharing the bad experience he had.

I guess I didn't read closely enough, good for OP for not paying

"USPS Priority mail 2 day delivery + $1000. insurance signature required with tracking...$47.63 from FL to Ca. Sent Mon. arrived Wed."
 
the last phrase (bold) makes it pretty clear that he actually sent it this way via USPS instead of what UPS quoted him.