It would be better to stay on topic and avoid the hostile rhetoric of some of the posts. Thanks Tom
On Sat, 22 Oct 2022, 9:49 am Jim Brain via cctalk, <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/21/2022 4:55 AM, Peter Corlett via cctalk wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 12:15:02PM +1100, Doug Jackson via cctalk wrote: > > [...] > >> Yet another American seler who doesn't understand how simple overseas > >> shipping is. > > As far as I can tell, the price to ship anything overseas from the USA is > > twice the value of the item, plus fifty bucks, plus ten bucks per ounce. > > Whether USPS actually charge this much or it's just sellers trying it > on, I > > neither know nor care. > > > > So I don't bother even looking at American sellers any more. > > > I ship all the time all over the world, and overseas shipping is a bit > pricey, but I don't think it's quite that bad. I think that's an eBay > thing. > > I don't use PirateShip (though I am sure they are fine), as I have a > business shipping manager I use, that gets me preferred rates like > PirateShip. > > If you find something you'd like but the seller doesn't do > international, feel free to reach out. I'm not looking to make a > business of reshipping, but I started this business to help folks enjoy > their classic computing hobby, so I'm happy to help. > > As another posting noted, though, requests to modify customs forms is a > problem. The most vocal concerns I've heard are folks who buy outside > the US, have t pay customs, and then complain to me that I should have > shown the price of the item including customs and VAT and such costs. I > agree it'd be nice, but it's untenable at times to pre-figure those fees. > > Jim > > -- > > Jim Brain > [email protected] > www.jbrain.com >
