A few years ago some kind soul sent me a couple of 5 1/4" HS Vector Graphic diskettes from Minnesota to Toronto; as I recall, it cost him about U$2.00. After copying them I forwarded them to another VG owner in Winnipeg, a few hundred miles from the original sender, and it cost C$10.00!
Australia and New Zealand are pretty costly as well; you really have to want whatever it is ;-) And don't talk to me about UPS or other customs brokers! m On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 7:12 PM ben via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On 2024-07-01 3:06 p.m., Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 7:58 AM Liam Proven via cctalk > > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> ... vendors mostly > >> refuse to ship internationally and buyers won't look at stuff that's > >> abroad. > > > > If you aren't used to customs declaration forms, it can be a pain. > > Back in the 80s, I bought an Amiga accessory from a 2-man shop in > > Canada and they hadn't done a cross-border shipment before and because > > they didn't get it right, UPS held my package at the border and the > > Customs Broker wanted $80 USD to fill out a 1/2 page form ($220 in > > 2024 dollars). I declined their "help" and the package went back to > > the seller to fix. > > > > I rarely buy from overseas sellers because $30-$40/kg postage is too dear. > > > > -ethan > > Things have not improved for shipping to CANADA from the USA. > Now it is $80 for $2.0 chip from the USA. > I expect to pay for shipping from China for bulk things like > bypass caps, the same as the cost of the part. > It was $5.00 for shipping for The Baker's Scoop Seasoned Frying Flour > 3.5 Lb (Pack of 2) off Amazon. > > > >
