[cctalk] Re: what to do with our "treasures"

I use MyUS for that.. I think they have a UK place also.  Fees are okay and they will store things for up to 3 months and then ship things in a single bundle.Without them my collection would never have happened.Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Mike Stein via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Date: 2024-07-01 5:32 p.m. (GMT-08:00) To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> Cc: Sellam Abraham <sellam.ismail(a)gmail.com>om>, Mike Stein <mhs.stein(a)gmail.com> Subject: [cctalk] Re: what to do with our "treasures" I've had the same experience with folks in Australia & NZ,accumulating stuff in the US until there's enough to ship it downunder.On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 8:07 PM Sellam Abraham via cctalk<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:>> On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 2:12 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>> wrote:>> > On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 7:58 AM Liam Proven via cctalk> > <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:> > > ... vendors mostly> > > refuse to ship internationally and buyers won't look at stuff that's> > > abroad.> >> > If you aren't used to customs declaration forms, it can be a pain.> > Back in the 80s, I bought an Amiga accessory from a 2-man shop in> > Canada and they hadn't done a cross-border shipment before and because> > they didn't get it right, UPS held my package at the border and the> > Customs Broker wanted $80 USD to fill out a 1/2 page form ($220 in> > 2024 dollars).  I declined their "help" and the package went back to> > the seller to fix.> >> > I rarely buy from overseas sellers because $30-$40/kg postage is too dear.> >> > -ethan> >>> I have a trading buddy in England.  I search eBay UK for stuff I'm seeking> and he also keeps an eye out for stuff he knows I like, and he buys it for> me and has it shipped to his place (shipping is very cheap within the UK).> Once enough stuff is accumulated  on his end, he packs it all together and> sends it as one big bundle, which saves immensely on shipping, but it's> still kinda pricey.  This all works in reverse too, of course.>> Suggestion: find yourself a UK or Euro-based trading buddy.>> I'm not sure what happened--it probably had something to do with Brexit, or> the Biden admin--but I remember it being a lot more reasonable to ship> across the pond both ways pre-2020.>> Sellam