[Hallicrafters] USA postage to Australia? Microphone What the?

[Peter VK6PM]

	Has anyone in the group got any theories on why is would cost
US$48.25 to send a normal sized microphone to Australia from the USA?

I would have thought an item like this would be slipped in a padded
post-it bag, shouldn't be anymore than $5>$10.

I've actually stopped buying from USA at the moment.

You should have seen what someone in the USA was charging to post a
single crystal to VK land, another obvious rip-off.

I've emailed the seller to query the postage price, however I'm not
expecting  a positive outcome, my experience in the past has been
"that's the price, take it or leave it".

	The item is a Drake 1525EM DTMF microphone, the link is: 
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vintage-Handheld-Microphone-by-DRAKE-Model-1525EM-w-Keypad-/291093817626?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:AU:3160#shpCntId

	I would send a screen grab of the Australian pricing, but I know it
won't get through the mailman.

It's just getting plain stupid!

Peter VK6PM

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