When I was overseas & needed to mail stuff home there was an option
called "Space Available Mail" that was really cheap. Mailed a 9x12
carpet home for $8.00. Took it about 2 weeks to get there (not a big
deal because I didn't get there for another six months myself).
There may be something like that available, but you probably won't find
any commercial parcel handling outfits that will offer to find out about
it for you.
On 12/19/2013 3:02 AM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
Thanks John and Bob. Not a solution in either case.
Royal Mail (in some sort of fire sale situation, I read) is the
umbrella corp of ParcelForce. Their prices are pretty much the same
as the rest. They only seem to differ in the service used to deliver
the goods once over here. One suggestion made by the seller and by
eBay was to find a consolidator who takes their time but fills
containers to ship under their name. Getting the package to a port
and getting it delivered might be another sticking point.
ParcelForce, by the way, offers the best prices, up until just below
my purchase's cubic footage, at which point that service is no longer
available.
On Dec 18, 2013, at 12:25 , John wrote:
Does the British Post Office do parcel post? ... or whatever that's
morphed into now-a-days.
On 12/17/2013 9:30 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote:
I just purchased two new old-stock still boxed Aux. sheet-feeders
for my Apple Laserwriter 8500 for £50 from an outfit in Luton,
north of London. They suggested I use "Parcel2Go" for a quote on
getting it to my home in Washington state. The two units taped
together total 9.2 cu feet but only weigh 10 Kg.
The least expensive shipper is quoting me £141, the most £512.
But these are 3+ days shipments, much faster than I need. I am
only interested in getting these intact within the next month or
two. These sheet-feeders are already almost 20 years old, and a
great find, just an ocean away.
Could one of you make some suggestions on ways to cross the pond
in a more reasonable manner?
Luton LU2 to USA 98349
Joseph McAllister pentax...@mac.com
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