[Info-vax] Sending stuff to Europe

[Hans Vlems]

On 18 feb, 15:33, billg... at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
> In article <kftba2$ah... at news.albasani.net>,
>         Jan-Erik Soderholm <jan-erik.soderh... at telia.com> writes:
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> > Bill Gunshannon wrote 2013-02-18 14:12:
> >> In article <5a64b34c-bb54-48bd-bdcd-8362f25f5... at dp10g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,
> >>        John Wallace <johnwalla... at yahoo.co.uk> writes:
> >>> On Feb 17, 8:21 pm, billg... at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
> >>>> Can anyone suggest how to do this at a reasonable cost?
> >>>> I just ran a 2lb. 6x9x2 inch package past UPS and the USPS.
> >>>> UPS wanted from $100 to $178 to ship it to England.
> >>>> The cheapest from the USPS was $55 with most offerings being around $78.
> >>>> I'm sorry, but these cards just aren't worth that much.  If I can't
> >>>> find something much cheaper I will have to withdraw the offer to send
> >>>> them overseas.
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> >>> Find a "freight forwarder" (as distinct from a courier service) and
> >>> ask for their advice. In the days when I was routinely shipping stuff
> >>> around Europe, my local branch of Circle Freight did a grand job. They
> >>> may not be that interested in a small item (but they shipped me a VME
> >>> board from Germany to the UK and it was in my hands within 30 minutes
> >>> of arriving at the airport, and the airport to office journey
> >>> accounted for much of that).
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> >> I have no idea what a "freight forwarder" is but if I have to run all
> >> over town or spend hours calling people to find someone to do this it
> >> just isn't worth my time.  And no one here is likely to be willing to
> >> pay me what my time is worth.
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> >> I have been pointed at a USPS site that priced it at $23.  If that is
> >> acceptable I can do that.  I will need to run tot he local UPS store
> >> for padded envelopes...
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> > Note that the quoted shipping fees are for the flat-rate envelopes
> > and boxes from *USPS*. Maybe "UPS" above was just as an error...
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> Oh, I got a pile of them!!  :-)
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> > Or maybe you need UPS packing material for other needs... :-)
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> > B.t.w, it seems as the shipping fees to Europe is a bit higher
> > today then it was a few years ago, I seem to remember that the 4 lb
> > envelopes was something around $15 a few years ago. I have probably
> > got something like 50-60 of these USPS packages over the years.
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> Expect them to get higher and higher as the USPS moves ever closer to
> bankruptcy.  What other company can you think of who thinks the way to
> increase business is to reduce service and increase prices.
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> Hans, if your still reading this is $23 for shipping acceptable?
> If so, I will box it up and send it your way.  Easiest way to
> exchange the money might be PayPal.  Do you do that in Europe?
> Reply via email to this and send me a postal address.
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> Thanks Jan-Erik for all the help.
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> bill
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Bill, I think $23 is alright.
Two things to consider though. About the board, I assumed it is about
the size of a
DE500 board, or a Qlogic 1040 or so. That size will fit in the padded
envelope and probably make it, my risk.
A Mylex960 , KZPSA sized board definitely won't make it.
The second point is that you're doing me/us a favour here and I feel
it shouldn't end up being a chore that will
take you a weeks's time!

All that leaves me with one other question: if you decide to continue
this: how do you get paid, Paypal alroght?
Hans