[ARC5] Cost of freight. [Was: shipping T-22 to Australia]

[Leslie Smith]

  Hello Mark (& list readers),
  On April 28th the postage for a BC-458-A to Australia was just under
  AU$72.oo (or about US$50-55).
  I have no idea how it got here - I just signed the form when the
  postman called at my door.


  By way of comparison, when the events of 9/11 finally washed up on the
  shores of life, the cost of shipping for any of the "command"
  receivers to Australia rose from exactly US$34.50 to around $50.00.
  This is due (in part) to the fact that some-one discontinued sea
  freight.   Every packet now goes by air.   This severely curtailed my
  acquisition of "command" set parts.   :-(

   73 de Les Smith
   vk2bcu at operamail.com



On Sat, Aug 20, 2016, at 08:14, Mark K3MSB wrote:
> I'm shipping a T-22 to Australia.    I have a FedEx account and of
> course get a discount when I use it.
> Here's the box dimensions and weight:
> 17 pounds
> 19x19x17
>
> International Economy Freight  $568
> Internalional Economy              $568
> If I'd been drinking a cup of coffee I'd have had to buy a new
> keyboard......
> I checked all my numbers and keep coming up with the same cost.....
> I know some of you have shipped to VK land;  which service did
> you use?
> 73 Mark K3MSB
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