[Milsurplus] European shipping(was Czech radios)

Sun, 30 Mar 2003 08:44:20 -0800

Hi Ben and the group

Well, no I don't have any bias toward Europeans. My reluctance to ship out of the
USA is related to Dan's post about the time ,expense, and what I call the PITA factor.  
(PITA=pain in the a**).

But as a matter of education, let's say I did work a deal to ship these radios out
of the USA. Private sale or trade, individual to individual.

What would be involved in shipping 30 pounds of Czech made radio gear from
the USA to a European country? What would be the best way to send these
items overseas? How about to an Asian or African country? 

Packaging? Would cardboard boxes be enough? Would I have to waterproof
the contents to take into account sea shipment?

Customs? Would the requirements vary from country to country?  Would I have
to declare a valuation, and how would that value be determined?

Would the transfer of technology (although obsolete, but you would have to
be radio-savvy to know that, and most government officials(American or not)
are not radio-savvy). Especially in todays world climate, would that be an
"eyebrow raiser"?

Any other problems I haven't mentioned here?

Looking forward to the answers.

Jack

Jack Antonio WA7DIA
[email protected]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Nock" <[email protected]>
To: "Jack Antonio" <[email protected]>; "Milsurplus" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 12:34 AM
Subject: [Milsurplus] Czech aircraft radio FT/FS

Message text written by "Jack Antonio"
>I would like to trade, preferably for WWII aircraft radio stuff, but am
open to offers.  I will only ship to a USA address though.

Thanks

Jack Antonio WA7DIA<
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why, is there something wrong with us europeans ? 

after all, we are presently enguages on a joint mission. 

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