Re: [meteorite-list] Shipping to bad news places.

2013-05-08 Thread Michael Farmer
Now you know why Italy is on my DO NOT SHIP list:) Michael Farmer Sent from my iPhone On May 8, 2013, at 11:13 AM, Jim Strope wrote: > I just had a near loss with Italy. Against my better judgement, I shipped a > sizable piece of NWA479. Luckily, I registered the package. It never got > deli

Re: [meteorite-list] Shipping to bad news places.

2013-05-08 Thread Gary Fujihara
Aloha Sean, I have been shipping to Italy without trouble for years. The reason other dealers don't ship there may be because of Italy's many import restrictions, which take up multiple screens on the USPS counter terminals. I've shipped over 5000 packages worldwide, and have only lost a handfu

Re: [meteorite-list] Shipping to bad news places.

2013-05-08 Thread Jim Strope
I just had a near loss with Italy. Against my better judgement, I shipped a sizable piece of NWA479. Luckily, I registered the package. It never got delivered, but the customer was able to track it down using the registered number. It had been sitting in the same customs office for 29 days. WT

Re: [meteorite-list] Shipping to bad news places.

2013-05-08 Thread Yinan Wang
I've had issues with India on 50% of my shipments there and have stopped shipping there. Usually it's so much bureaucratic red tape that its just easier to have the item returned. "What is the chemical composition of this rock? Where is the paperwork for the mine this came from? Come back after

[meteorite-list] Shipping to bad news places.

2013-05-08 Thread Sean Brooks
Hello List, I've noticed most U.S. dealers on E=bay don't ship to Italy. I was wondering what other countries are bad news to ship to and should be avoided? Sean Brooks #7781 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com M