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

[Mike Lopez]

Go to usps.com to contact the US Post Office from Australia.
Mike N8AZC

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Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] USA postage to Australia? Microphone What the?

Duane,

This would be a "reasonable" idea - EXCEPT this person is IN Australia!

Pray tell, just how is he supposed to contact a US Postal office?

Bob - N0DGN

On 4/18/2014 7:44 PM, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> Call your local 'main' post office and pose this question. They seem 
> to always quote the highest rates, wonder why? (LOL!) Ask if there is 
> a less expensive means of shipping the microphone. Nowdays everything 
> going overseas goes by air mail, no getting around that. Good luck -
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter VK6PM" 
> <peter_may at optusnet.com.au>
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2014 9:00 PM
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] USA postage to Australia? Microphone What the?
>
>
>>
>>
>> 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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