[Milsurplus] RAK RAL Shipping

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Someone in the US sent me a BC-230 which was valued at US$45.00.
With the addition of air freight, the total was US$160.00.

Converted to NZ$, that became NZ$204.31. There was a bank transfer
fee of NZ$30, so my bank debited me $234.31.

I considered it money well spent. I had owned a BC-230 decades ago,
was twiddling my thumbs with no project going forward, and looked on
it as a nostalgic restoration project.

Yes, it cost me a lot of $hamburger.00 but I have only seen one set
advertised locally since and it wasn't in as good condition as mine. It
did however, have the full set of original tubes, VT-25 and VT-52!!

Neil ZL1ANM

On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 10:51 AM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Honestly, are many of us willing to pay the
> shipping it would take to send a reasonable RAK or
> RAL across country today?  Think about it before
> you say "yes."
> An RAL weighs 69 lbs; it cannot be shipped by
> USPS.
> A 75 lb package, 24x24x24 inches via UPS Ground
> from Dallas to Las Vegas would cost $110.
> And given the expense of shipping, how would that
> affect the value you'd place on purchasing one?
> Granted- you can get money, and you can't get an
> RAL at WalMart.  But would you?
>
>
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