17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
5:51 a.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Jay West
Sent: 17 December 2003 18:45
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: shipping help from UK
I'm looking at getting a cpu shipped to me from the UK. I checked
UPS and it
says 40 pounds, 30x20x10 inches, would be about $106 to ship to me in US,
63146.
I've never shipped anything from UK to US before - can anyone advise if
there is a better carrier, things to look out for, etc. I'd appreciate any
advice.
Normally I wouldn't go to so much trouble, but it's a older PDP-11 that
would particularly round out my collection :)
I'd take that - 40 pounds is about 19 kilos, and using the Royal Mail to
ship 19 kilos to the US costs ukp82.55 for surface shipping, which is about
$124. Make sure that it gets marked as a gift, and I'd also put a
description of something like 'old computer parts' rather than a whole
machine - Uncle Sam might get suspicious.
Just checked Amtrak and that's even more expensive.......
cheers
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adrian/witchy
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