[ICOM] RE: swap shops

[Joe - WDØM]

Me too....I've had people in the lower 48 
(Outside, as Alaskans refer to the contiguous 
states) ask what kind of money we use in Alaska, 
and firmly state that they don't ship to foreign 
countries.  Same thing happened in Hawaii when I lived there.....sad.

Joe
ex-WL7M
ex-AH6JY

now WDØM in the contiguous 48 (not continental, 
since KL7 is pretty much on the same continent last I checked)

At 11:03 AM 7/7/2006, Peter Markavage wrote:
>I always scratch my head when someone posts a for sale with a "ship to
>lower 48 only". I guess Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or any place with a
>USPS Zip Code, other than the "lower 48" are foreign to them. Never been
>able to figure this one out.
>
>Pete, wa2cwa
>
>On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:31:37 -0400 Mike <nf4l at nf4l.com> writes:
> > It has to do with scams usually run from outside the U.S. for which
> > there is no recourse.
> > Mike NF4L
> >
> > AD5VJ Bob wrote:
> > > I don't think it's the swap shops themselves. It seems to be the
> > individuals for some reason say only ship CONUS.
> > >
> > > I really don't understand why the wont sell to other countries or
> > areas, but there seems to be many who say they wont for some
> > > reason.
> > >
> > > A while back I sold and sent a bunch of stuff to Germany and
> > although it was a little different, it really wasn't all that much
> > > different and didn't cost me any since the buyer paid for shipping
> > costs.
> > >
> > >   73 fer nw,
> > > Bob AD5VJ(AAR6VM)