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

[rbethman]

As Duane wrote: "Call your local 'main' post office".

USPS.com isn't going to TALK to the local USPS Office!

USPS.COM only gives the highest rates!

Bob - N0DGN




On 4/18/2014 3:10 PM, Mike Lopez wrote:
> 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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