Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA
Replied off list. Thank you Cotty! Joseph On Dec 19, 2013, at 11:08 , Steve Cottrell wrote: On 17/12/13, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: 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 sheetfeeters 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? Joseph if you want to get the things sent to me I'll forward them onto you at a sensible rate in your time frame. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA
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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA
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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA
On 17/12/13, Joseph McAllister, discombobulated, unleashed: 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 sheetfeeters 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? Joseph if you want to get the things sent to me I'll forward them onto you at a sensible rate in your time frame. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Production --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA
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 sheetfeeters 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA
http://www.parcelforce.com/ -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Sent: 18 December 2013 20:25 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA 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 sheetfeeters 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: Need help with a package from UK to USA
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 sheetfeeters 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.