----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: OT:shipping to Canada
> Sad story. And one that's been repeated many times. I shipped list > member Bernd Scheffler a lens via UPS. Bernd is in Germany, and I'm in > the US. The lens was worth $120 or so (I don't remember the exact > amount), but UPS and the German customs conspired to charge him an > extra $50. That was my last UPS international shipment. Never again. I > still use UPS for domestic shipments, because I get a great deal > through work, but for international I now use the US Postal Service. No > problems so far. I'm watching an auction right now for a lens I kinda want, but the seller sez UPS only for shipping. I just checked, and the lens is still available new, delivered from Pentax to my local store for about what I figure the auction will close for plus whatever UPS tacks on. If the guy would ship via any other shipper, I might have bid...... William Robb
