1. In the US, USPS priority mail is great. If you are sending something
outside of the country it is out of USPS' control at the foreign
airport. This is where the fun begins. In Israel, our postal service
adds at least 2 weeks to get a package through customs, and you don't
know where it is or what's going on for most of that time. Sometimes
things get lost, and sometimes there are complications with customs. UPS
does it in half a day without problems, but the cost can be
astronomical. I bought a big Johnson Matchbox from a guy in MN. UPS
charged more than $450 to ship it.
2. There is no good reason for Americans to not sell things to
foreigners if the foreigner agrees to pay the actual shipping in advance
by Paypal or bank transfer. All the risk is on the buyer. The only thing
the American has to do is fill out a customs form when he sends it.
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 02/01/2019 19:40, Rose wrote:
I've been making Elecraft cases and covers for eleven years. All
of the hundreds I've made have been sent via USPS Priority Mail.
To date, not a single one has gone astray … a remarkable record.
I live "in the country" and have no mail delivery, so all of my USPS
business is transacted in town at the Post Office.
I purchase task-specific sizes of cartons from U-Line. usually 50
at a time. Cover orders are sent in padded envelopes, again
purchased specifically from U-Line for the task.
The Post Office provides a delivery date on each Priority Mail
receipt, and these … so far … have proved highly accurate. Priority
mail will reach anywhere in the US within a maximum of three days.
An exception … an order to Turkey took -five- days! (:-)
I will -not- use any other service. Fed-Ex is an awful organization, IMO.
88 !
Rose - N7HKW
[email protected]
1-406-560-3738
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