Guys Joyce makes allot of sense here. I really like the idea and it'll work out cheaper for all of you. Birdie, what say you from blighty?
David C ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Westphal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 12:12 PM Subject: Fw: [VFB] glass bead swap with return costs at bottom > For those who asked where I got the information as to the cost of the return > postage, here is the post David sent to us. Money amount is in the last > paragraph. It was when I looked at the amounts needed to get him return > postage that I found this was a more expensive swap than I could afford. I > am thinking that perhaps a better way, and certainly less expensive, is to > share our US addresses and simply put our fly in individual envelopes and > mail it off ..for 15 swappers would come out to 37 cents each plus the 50 > cents to send it to David in South Africa. What do you think I think that my > flies are not worth 23.50 in costs to ship back when I can exchange each for > 37 cents here in the US. This is not meant to discriminate..just a hard > facts of life scenario. Joyce > > > Swappers > > > > Herewith the latest info that I have, please let me know if any > corrections > > need to be made. > > > > Denny has withdrawn from the swap, Ray and Patrick, please let me know how > > your flies are coming along. Ray Wallace and Dan, I haven't heard anything > > further from you subsequent to my confirmation of your spots in the swap, > > please let me know what flies you are tying. The return postage payment > > details are given below, based on Air Mail return and a parcel of 400 > grams > > weight. > > > > 1. David Colyn - Red Setter - tied > > 2. Brian "Birdie" Burgess - Bloodworm - tied > > 3. Joyce Westphal - Eddie's orange midge - tied > > 4. Ray "GGFlyTyer" - TBD > > 5. Ed Engelman - Bead Head Minky > > 6. Larry Carli - Bead Body Soft Hackle - tied > > 7. Michael Bliss - Pettis Pulsating Caddis Pupa - tied > > 8. Dennis Conrad - TBD - withdrawn > > 9. Eric Meredith - Orange Troth - tied > > 10. Patrick Harnish sr. - TBD > > 11. Ray Wallace - TBD > > 12. Dan Zambon - TBD > > 13. > > 14. > > 15 > > > > Tie Deadline: April 9 > > Two weeks for international postage: ETA: April 23 > > One weeks sorting and packaging : ETD: April 30 > > Two weeks international postage: ETA: May 14 > > > > Postal Address > > > > David Colyn > > PO Box 6998 > > Weltevreden Park > > 1715 > > Johannesburg > > South Africa > > > > Return postage payment details: > > > > Return postage R 145.70 (South African Rand) > > Swift: ABSAZAJJ > > Name: D.M.Colyn > > Acc No: 40 5376 8364 > > Acc Type: Cheque > > > > This amount is based on weight estimate, if the weight of the return > parcel > > is below my estimate, I will make up the difference in either tying > > materials or fly fishing paraphernalia to use the full amount of money > > forwarded. If however the weight exceeds my estimate, I will carry the > > difference myself. > > > > I hope that these arrangements are alright with you guys. > > > > Cheers > > David > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > > > E-mail Disclaimer and Company Information > > > > http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer > > > ______________________________________________ E-mail Disclaimer and Company Information http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer
