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

[manualman at juno.com]

Bob:
I'm not clear what you're referring to. The rates are the same whether
you ask at the local U.S. Post Office or go and look them up at usps.com.
However, at the local post office if the counter person is a good
salesperson, they would/should try to upsell you any possible faster
delivery method, tracking, return receipt, stamps, etc.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:17:25 -0400 rbethman <rbethman at comcast.net>
writes:
> 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> rbethman
> > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2014 3:07 PM
> > To: Duane Fischer, W8DBF; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> > 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
> >>>