I paid $3 shipping on two slivers of Photo Etch from Greatmodels... That was for the slowest, pony express delivery they had...
I'm not a postal worker so I don't know for sure but I doubt that it matters if it's going to the next city or the next state.. the postage is the same.That is the prime reason i use Luckymodel for many purchases... Free shipping on most any Aftermarket item (PE, small resin items, gun barrels). I just ordered a 1/32 Tamiya mustang from them. Shipping was $20 but even at that I beat the LHS price by $25