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<DIV>Try <STRONG>American Van Lines</STRONG> for inside USA.</DIV>
<DIV>I once had a jukebox shipped at a very reasonable rate.</DIV>
<DIV>They will do curb to curb for extra.</DIV>
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<DIV>Graham</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/2/2011 5:24:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
kgordon2006@frontier.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>On 2 Mar
2011 at 13:49, Dana Cobb wrote:<BR><BR>> <BR>> Hi group:<BR>> I
am selling a SB 200 Rf Amp. I was asked by a buyer in Poland what shipping
costs <BR>> would be from Florida. I just checked with the USPS and they
want $ 760.00.<BR><BR>As I understand it, the reason for this is that any item
over a <BR>certain size is actually shipped via FedEx on contract to the
<BR>USPS.<BR><BR>> UPS wanted over $ <BR>> 800. Anyone shipped a heavy
unit like this (41 pounds) overseas by a different means at a <BR>> cheaper
cost? Thanks in advance, Dana - K1RQ<BR><BR>Dana:<BR><BR>It isn't so much the
weight as it is the physical SIZE of the <BR>shipping container.<BR><BR>The
cheapest way to ship anything of reasonable size to Europe <BR>is via the U.S.
Post Office. For the exact rates, you have to have <BR>the package all
prepared, take it to them, and let them figure it <BR>out.<BR><BR>UPS and
FedEx rates are simply horrendous in all cases.<BR><BR>I have shipped various
electronic items to Europe, Australia, and <BR>Japan, and learned the hard
way. Unless the item fits the USPS' <BR>size requirements, I won't ship
it.<BR><BR>In one case, I had a large-ish, but light, part that was needed in
<BR>Poland by an organization that was restoring a B-24, and I ended <BR>up
shipping it through the Polish Embassy in Washington D.C.<BR><BR>The final
addressee in Poland had contacts in the Polish <BR>Embassy.<BR><BR>You might
suggest your buyer contact the Polish Embassy <BR>officials in the U.S. to see
if something similar couldn't be <BR>arranged.<BR><BR>Ken
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