18 May
2007
18 May
'07
4:34 p.m.
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.
Any suggestions (URLs would be ideal) for better alternatives appreciated!
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18 May
18 May
4:45 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard" <legalize at xmission.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 10:34 AM
Subject: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
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.
It recently cost me over $200 Canadian to ship a similar weight of magazines
and books from west central Canada to southern Australia by surface mail.
Check the Royal Mail website and get a rate for a surface parcel. That is
likely to be your cheapest rate. That UPS rate is very likely a surface
parcel too but courier rates, even for surface parcels, are more expensive
than the mail when you are looking at overseas shipments, at least in my
experience.
Jim
5:07 p.m.
In article <01de01c7996b$e67bec60$1802a8c0 at JIMM>,
"Jim MacKenzie" <jim at photojim.ca> writes:
Check the Royal Mail website and get a rate for a
surface parcel.
It seems I can only get rates for *mail* and not for parcels on their
web site.
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5:26 p.m.
On 18/05/07, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
In article <01de01c7996b$e67bec60$1802a8c0 at JIMM>,
"Jim MacKenzie" <jim at photojim.ca> writes:
Yup; royal mail only goes up to 2Kg; Parcelforce is their parcel
division, but they will only do up to 30Kg, and I just did an example
calc for 30Kg 50x50x50cm, which is cheapest ?145.90 ($290) and you
might need two....
Rob
Check the Royal Mail website and get a rate for a
surface parcel.
It seems I can only get rates for *mail* and not for parcels on their
web site. 
5:49 p.m.
On 18/5/07 18:26, "Rob" <robert at irrelevant.com> wrote:
On 18/05/07, Richard <legalize at xmission.com>
wrote:
I had a nightmare shipping the Alpha 3000-300s I offered on here a couple of
months ago. ParcelFarce were the cheapest but even then I ended up packing
and repacking the boxes several times to get the weight down. In the end I
had 2 boxes of about 24 and 17 kilos each, total cost ukp98.
Getting stuff from the US is going to be fun now that USPS have canned their
economy surface shipping service......(according to folk on the tekscopes
mailing list anyhoo)
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collection?
In article <01de01c7996b$e67bec60$1802a8c0 at JIMM>,
"Jim MacKenzie" <jim at photojim.ca> writes:
Yup; royal mail only goes up to 2Kg; Parcelforce is their parcel
division, but they will only do up to 30Kg, and I just did an example
calc for 30Kg 50x50x50cm, which is cheapest ?145.90 ($290) and you
might need two.... Check the Royal Mail website and get a rate for a
surface parcel.
It seems I can only get rates for *mail* and not for parcels on their
web site. 
6:22 p.m.
New subject: group shipments was Re: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
it occurred to me if there's a bunch of stuff in the
UK that us Yanks want, and contrariwise if there's a
bunch of stuff here that Red Coats want LOL LOL,
couldn't we arrange to have a big crate of stuff
shipped together to save? It's worth considering. Of
course something like that has to be planned in
advance.
Maybe we should start a trans-pond want/have
list...and go from there?
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6:50 p.m.
New subject: group shipments was Re: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
it occurred to me if there's a bunch of stuff in
the
UK that us Yanks want, and contrariwise if there's a
bunch of stuff here that Red Coats want LOL LOL,
couldn't we arrange to have a big crate of stuff
shipped together to save? It's worth considering. Of
course something like that has to be planned in
advance.
Maybe we should start a trans-pond want/have
list...and go from there?
The Japanese are way ahead of us - they have had shipping brokers that
cater to very small niches for years. Some guys just ship old radios,
others hifi gear or vintage guitars, and so forth. There are also
similar European organizations that cater to old military vehicles
crossing the Atlantic.
--
Will
7 p.m.
New subject: group shipments was Re: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
--- William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> wrote:
Ok...but there doesn't seem to *yet* be an
organization for vintage computer gear. Maybe this is
the start of something.
And what I wouldn't do to get my hands on certain
Japanese specific models...
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it occurred to
me if there's a bunch of stuff in
the
UK that us Yanks want, and contrariwise if
there's
a
bunch of stuff here that Red Coats want LOL LOL,
couldn't we arrange to have a big crate of stuff
shipped together to save? It's worth considering.
Of
course something like that has to be planned in
advance.
Maybe we should start a trans-pond want/have
list...and go from there?
The Japanese are way ahead of us - they have had
shipping brokers that
cater to very small niches for years. Some guys just
ship old radios,
others hifi gear or vintage guitars, and so forth.
There are also
similar European organizations that cater to old
military vehicles
crossing the Atlantic. 
7:02 p.m.
New subject: group shipments was Re: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
On Friday 18 May 2007 14:50, William Donzelli wrote:
Punching "shipping broker" into google comes back with a bit under 2 million
hits...
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it occurred to
me if there's a bunch of stuff in the UK that us Yanks
want, and contrariwise if there's a bunch of stuff here that Red Coats
want LOL LOL, couldn't we arrange to have a big crate of stuff
shipped together to save? It's worth considering. Of course something like
that has to be planned in advance. Maybe we should start a trans-pond
want/have list...and go from there?
The Japanese are way ahead of us - they have had shipping brokers that
cater to very small niches for years. Some guys just ship old radios,
others hifi gear or vintage guitars, and so forth. There are also
similar European organizations that cater to old military vehicles
crossing the Atlantic.
19 May
19 May
12:58 a.m.
New subject: group shipments was Re: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
--- "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at verizon.net> wrote:
Punching "shipping broker" into google comes
back
with a bit under 2 million
hits...
Question is would I ever be able to acquire,
f'rinstance, a Mitsubishi MyBrain for a reasonable sum
of money? Are *unusual* Japanese computers difficult
to come by? Is it so few Japanese collectors speak
English, or vice versa? Halp.
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10:29 p.m.
New subject: group shipments was Re: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
On Fri, 18 May 2007 20:43:59 +0100, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 11:22 -0700, Chris M wrote:
> Maybe we should start a trans-pond want/have
> list...and go from there?
Does anyone on the list have a boat?
more likely access to a private jet ...
Ducking back under my rock :)
Bob
19 May
19 May
11:05 a.m.
New subject: group shipments was Re: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 18:29 -0400, Bob Bradlee wrote:
On Fri, 18 May 2007 20:43:59 +0100, Gordon JC Pearce
wrote:
Both good, the jet is a little more expensive to run though.
Gordon
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 11:22 -0700, Chris M wrote:
> Maybe we should start a trans-pond
want/have
> list...and go from there?
Does anyone on the list have a boat?
more likely access to a private jet ... 
8:20 p.m.
New subject: group shipments was Re: A little help w/shipping from the UK, please?
Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 18:29 -0400, Bob Bradlee wrote:
I'm sure a large VAX could be made watertight. Strap an outboard to it and:
instant cargo ship... :-)
I'm probably shipping a few crates of stuff UK->US sometime, but I'm afraid no
idea exactly when (plus I have no idea how that works with customs, assuming
there's all the same "is this all yours / did you pack it yourself" stuff
that
airlines ask!)
There's an international shipping outfit a few miles up the road from my UK
address - I need to talk to them sometime soonish to see what the deal is with
"vintage bits of computer that untrained people might think could be used to
make bombs" :-)
On Fri, 18 May 2007 20:43:59 +0100, Gordon JC
Pearce wrote:
Both good, the jet is a little more expensive to run though. On Fri, 2007-05-18 at 11:22 -0700, Chris M
wrote:
more likely
access to a private jet ... Maybe we should start a trans-pond want/have
list...and go from there?
Does anyone on the list have a boat?
18 May
18 May
6:25 p.m.
Getting stuff from the US is going to be fun now that
USPS have canned their
economy surface shipping service......(according to folk on the tekscopes
mailing list anyhoo)
I ship quite a few large things to Europe and Asia, mainly radios, and
I am sort of happy to see the surface rate go away. Most of my
overseas customers want airmail anyway, even if pricey. Very few had
the patience to wait 6 weeks for stuff. Apparently the time lost in
transit was worth more than the extra money - less time to fool around
with the new toys.
Some folks insisted on surface rate, even though I warned about the
six week (or longer) wait, the rough handling surface parcels
received, and the greater risk of loss. Even with the warnings, I
received plenty of complaints that their package was not at their
doorstop in three weeks.
--
Will
5:17 p.m.
On 18/05/07, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
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.
First place I Iooked beats your ?200 - http://www.parcel2go.com/ -
gives example prices of ?135 ($270) for up to 70Kg to the USA via
FedEx. Looks like air, too. Not sure if they offre surface shipping
but they have a calculator to get a more exact price, if you know the
weight and parcel dimensions - most international shiping also uses a
dimension based charging system so big but light items dont get away
with it. (Why doesn't anybody make bubble wrap using helium to save
postage..)
19 May
19 May
5:33 p.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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6:03 p.m.
In article <ded268c40705191033s352cd8dfk6d5a462ad01412c5 at mail.gmail.com>,
"Paxton Hoag" <innfoclassics at gmail.com> writes:
Is there anyone that flys from London to anyplace near
you?
Delta flys direct from London to SLC, so I've asked the seller to
check that. Otherwise, its UPS as the cheapest so far.
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