> have to pay (though I think anyone here would be willing to list a low > value > & as a gift to help minimize those costs).
The problem is that if your sending that many at once, customs will get suspicious about the cost AND do you really want to send that many without being properly insured . If you send one at a time, I imagine that's a lot of paperwork that somebody is going to spend a lot of time filling out. Best to keep it on the up and up. Hopefully the price of the item will be low enough that it will offset the price of proper shipping. Another reason for holding out for a lower price. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Rabel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 12:24 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Thunderbolt - Shipping Outside the USA > Peter (and others), > > I talked to my guy about shipping UPS internationally. The UPS Expedited > service (cheapest they offer) is one to three days but the rates are > obscene! You can figure about 25% off the book rate for the discount he > gets, but you still have to add in the fuel surcharge and such. > > However, USPS rates are a LOT cheaper (1/2 to 1/4) for the airmail parcel, > it just takes a little longer (I don't think anyone would want surface > parcel). So I think USPS would be the way to go. > > And don't forget about any tax / duties / customs fees that you guys would > have to pay (though I think anyone here would be willing to list a low > value > & as a gift to help minimize those costs). > > Jason > >> Yes, I agree - particularly when considering the cost and difficulty >> of shipping out of the USA. At that price, though, I would certainly >> consider two units to play with, but over $200 each seems >> unreasonable. >> >> Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
