[Milsurplus] U-229 plug

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Ben,

I've no idea what it takes in order to mail a small package from the UK to 
the US but you seem not to understand  what it takes from here to there, and 
never mind any added export restriction considerations.  On small items valued at 
less than about $30 and weighing less than 4 pounds and that one isn't 
terribly concerned should they get lost or stolen you can use First Class Mail in a 
small box.  Not including postage itself, it costs me between $40 and $55 in 
direct and indirect expenses to ship one small package.  For a larger item 
going Priority Mail the cost is about $10 to $15 more.  Costs are a combination of 
time to complete forms, time and petrol for the round trip to the PO, time 
spent waiting in line to get up to the counter (in the que) and time spent at 
the counter.  By comparison, if I only have a few relatively lightweight items, 
it's a 40 foot trip to the front door and back.  Sometimes delayed slightly if 
our little dog decides she wants to see what's out front first.

So before you bitch about sellers who won't ship a $10 or $15 or even $50 
item to the UK, you should understand why many aren't willing to put up with the 
hassle.

All that being said, my wife and I both ship anywhere.  Vintage clothing 
isn't on any restricted list and very little Korean War or earlier stuff is 
either.  I just cleaned up a used U-229/U.  $10.00 plus shipping if you want it.

In a message dated 8/1/2008 5:25:51 PM Central Daylight Time, 
Military1944 at aol.com writes: 
> In a message dated 01/08/2008 16:47:50 GMT Daylight Time, tc0654 at mesh.net 
> writes:
>  
> >> I choose not to ship out side of the US because of the additional time 
>> required for handling the shipping,
> 
>  
> ? If I post a letter, or small packet, to a UK address, or US address, or 
> even Timbuktu, I can't really see it takes any longer or requires any more 
> effort. As for PP costs, well, tell ebay to stop forcing it on us. 
>  
>  Still, they are your bits so I guess you have every right to do with them 
> as you please. 
> 
> 

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480   
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