Hey Ken, Any idea on how much postage money we Canadians should include for a US-based swap?
Preston Waterloo, Ontario --- "Ken, Carolyn, Alex and Hershel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Preston... > > One other thing. > > I don't put the recipe for my flies in the envelope > either -- its best to > e-mail your recipe to the host of the swap. > > I use seal fur a lot -- and polar bear sometimes. > > If you list those as materials for the fly, you > might get some overzealous > customs agent who will seize them as a violation of > CITIES (convention on > the international trade in endangered spieces). > > -Ken- > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Preston Quan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:45 PM > Subject: [VFB] Whiting Co-op Swap- Explained - > Shipping to Canada? > > > > Thanks for the explanation Byard. Makes sense and > I > > do see the great benefits. Also understand the US > > resident only policy for pluckers. > > > > What size saddles (not the midge) are going to be > > used? > > > > Another question. This applies to normal fly > swaps > > and this Whiting swap. Living in Canada, how do > you > > label the package for shipping/customs purposes. > I'd > > love to participate in swaps just don't want to > pay > > the stupid taxes and duties for normal mail order > > items (which I don't think these qualify as but > > Customs Canada might). I think if it were > labelled > > used fishing tackle or value less than $20Cdn > (about > > $12US) I'm okay. > > > > Any Canadians out there (or Byard) with experience > on > > this? > > > > Thanks again, > > Preston > > Waterloo, Ontario > > > > > > --- Byard Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Preston and others... > > > > > > For each group of 12 swappers 6 different > colored > > > silver grade > > > Whiting saddles are acquired. Six of the twelve > are > > > designated as > > > pluckers and each receives one of the saddles > along > > > with packaging > > > materials. Their chore is to pluck all the dry > fly > > > feathers from the > > > cape, evenly divide them into 12 piles, package > them > > > and return them > > > to me. When I have received them all I send one > > > package of each color > > > to all of the twelve swappers. The swap allows > folks > > > to get a broad > > > selection of Whiting saddle feathers at a very > > > affordable price. Each > > > package will contain enough hackle to tie WELL > over > > > 100 flies. > > > > > > Here is a photo of some of the packaged > hackles... > > > > > > <http://www.linesend.com/product/whiting_swap_pic.shtml> > > > > > > And here is the link to the sign up form, where > you > > > will see a > > > description of which colors are in which > group... > > > > <http://www.linesend.com/product/whiting_swap.shtml> > > > > > > The reason a plucker must be a US resident is to > > > avoid shipping delays. > > > > > > Hope this brief explanation is sufficient. If > anyone > > > has any > > > questions..fire away. > > > > > > keep tyin'...byard > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
