I've had the same experience with folks in Australia & NZ, accumulating stuff in the US until there's enough to ship it down under.
On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 8:07 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 2:12 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 7:58 AM Liam Proven via cctalk > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ... vendors mostly > > > refuse to ship internationally and buyers won't look at stuff that's > > > abroad. > > > > If you aren't used to customs declaration forms, it can be a pain. > > Back in the 80s, I bought an Amiga accessory from a 2-man shop in > > Canada and they hadn't done a cross-border shipment before and because > > they didn't get it right, UPS held my package at the border and the > > Customs Broker wanted $80 USD to fill out a 1/2 page form ($220 in > > 2024 dollars). I declined their "help" and the package went back to > > the seller to fix. > > > > I rarely buy from overseas sellers because $30-$40/kg postage is too dear. > > > > -ethan > > > > I have a trading buddy in England. I search eBay UK for stuff I'm seeking > and he also keeps an eye out for stuff he knows I like, and he buys it for > me and has it shipped to his place (shipping is very cheap within the UK). > Once enough stuff is accumulated on his end, he packs it all together and > sends it as one big bundle, which saves immensely on shipping, but it's > still kinda pricey. This all works in reverse too, of course. > > Suggestion: find yourself a UK or Euro-based trading buddy. > > I'm not sure what happened--it probably had something to do with Brexit, or > the Biden admin--but I remember it being a lot more reasonable to ship > across the pond both ways pre-2020. > > Sellam
