21 Oct
2012
21 Oct
'12
11:44 p.m.
On 10/21/2012 11:25 PM, Tothwolf wrote:
Shame the USPS decided to make international shipping
pretty much cost
prohibitive for sending small inexpensive parcels to the UK. At one
time I was sending out tons of small cables internationally (including
lots of TRS-80 stuff). These days international postage is typically
more than 2-3x the cost of what a small cable itself costs to make.
You can send stuff under 4lbs USPS First Class international Parcel
which is super cheap. The problem is no real tracking and no insurance.
If it is lost or damaged it's just gone. No claims no appeals. Just
poof. There are also very limited ways to print postage for first class
international parcels online. They don't make it easy. You can do it at
any post office though.
It is very cheap for small things. Something like a MMJ cable might be
$5 to pretty much anywhere in Europe. As things get heavier the
difference between it and Priority International start to disappear
though. When you get up towards the limit it is just a dollar or two
different and doesn't make any sense.