[Heath] SB 200 Amp shipping question

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Try American Van Lines for inside USA.
I once had a jukebox shipped at a very reasonable rate.
They will do curb to curb for extra.
 
Graham

 
 
In a message dated 3/2/2011 5:24:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
kgordon2006 at frontier.com writes:

On 2 Mar  2011 at 13:49, Dana Cobb wrote:

> 
> Hi group:
>  I  am selling a SB 200 Rf Amp. I was asked by a buyer in Poland what 
shipping  costs 
> would be from Florida. I just checked with the USPS and they  want $ 
760.00.

As I understand it, the reason for this is that any item  over a 
certain size is actually shipped via FedEx on contract to the  
USPS.

> UPS wanted over $ 
> 800. Anyone shipped a heavy  unit like this (41 pounds) overseas by a 
different means at a 
> cheaper  cost? Thanks in advance, Dana - K1RQ

Dana:

It isn't so much the  weight as it is the physical SIZE of the 
shipping container.

The  cheapest way to ship anything of reasonable size to Europe 
is via the U.S.  Post Office. For the exact rates, you have to have 
the package all  prepared, take it to them, and let them figure it 
out.

UPS and  FedEx rates are simply horrendous in all cases.

I have shipped various  electronic items to Europe, Australia, and 
Japan, and learned the hard  way. Unless the item fits the USPS' 
size requirements, I won't ship  it.

In one case, I had a large-ish, but light, part that was needed in  
Poland by an organization that was restoring a B-24, and I ended 
up  shipping it through the Polish Embassy in Washington D.C.

The final  addressee in Poland had contacts in the Polish 
Embassy.

You might  suggest your buyer contact the Polish Embassy 
officials in the U.S. to see  if something similar couldn't be 
arranged.

Ken  W7EKB
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