[Boatanchors] Correction to Overseas Shipping

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

James, Bill, et al,

I've had the same experience about loss of business as the rest of you, 
although my wife's stuff has been less affected (mostly light enough stuff to go 
1st Class where it used to go Air Letter Post).  But I did discover on one item 
I sell (LS-3 Loudspeaker) that if I remove it from all of the original boxes 
it will just barely fit into the flat rate shoe box @ $37.00.  Which to 
Australia is only about $4.00 more than it used to cost Surface.  However, the LS-3 
is the only thing so far to fall into that category.  But it's worth keeping in 
mind.

I also went and signed the petition.  Probably won't make any difference but 
who knows, stranger things have happened.  :-)

In a message dated 10/19/2007 11:54:33 AM Central Daylight Time, 
jamminpower at earthlink.net writes: 
> How much did it cost you to send that?
> I agree that using USPS is by far the simplest way to ship internationally. 
> I have had nothing but great experiences using USPS. It is just that without 
> 
> surface mail, it is 3 to 5 times more expensive. It has basically ended my 
> international business.
> 
> James A. (Andy) Moorer
> www.jamminpower.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> >Folks
> >
> >Fat fingered the message. It should read USPS instead of UPS, i.e. the 
> >Post Office. Corrected message follows:
> >
> >I've had good luck shipping Signal/One CX7s to Italy via USPS Priority. 
> >The shipping weight on them is around 50lbs. Virtually no paperwork, 
> >insured, appears to be a good way as all the government post offices 
> >adhere to international rules. Pay on the Internet site, it saves you 
> >10-20% I believe. Also, a lot of hams, especially in the EU, ask to ship 
> >that way.
> >
> >Bill
> 

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