19 May
2007
19 May
'07
10:33 a.m.
On 5/18/07, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
I want to purchase this item from ebay 130113266639
and the seller
quoted me this for shipping:
"The total weight is 45kg! The cheapest freight I have found costs
approx #200.00 (approx $400) with UPS. It would need to be
shipped in 2 boxes. If you can find a cheaper shipping quote from
London, UK, N10 3AB then you are welcome to arrange your own
pickup by a delivery company from here if you win the auction."
Any suggestions on a more cost effective way to ship this? I suspect
the person got an air shipping quote and not something slower but less
expensive.
You might check out direct airport to airport. We have shipped
electronics by delivering it to the airport freight people for the
airline. I think we were using Lufthansa which as a direct flight from
PDX to Germany, Frankfurt. It cost about half of what normall shipping
cost.
Is there anyone that flys from London to anyplace near you? check and
see if that airline has airport to airport freight. That would
probably be your cheapest.
Shipping to and from from the United Kingdom is very expensifve.
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Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA