Hi Bernd, > it's not completely true that there is no insurance available at all. > I sent a parcel with a lens to an Australian PDML member. There was an > insurance available, but not for the complete way. IIRC it was insured > up to Australia. Inside Australia it was not insured.
As I understand it, the German Post Office changed their insurance conditions recently (2001). I too sent a package to Australia in March 2001, and it was not insured. > If I would transfer money to America, it would cost me about 15..20 > US$ !! That's crazy. Only escape is via VISA, PAYPAL and similiar > possibilities. Note that PayPal charges extra for currency conversion. > Even if we want to transfer money to other European countries ( most > of them use now the EURO, so there are no currency eychanges ), the > fees are still about 10..15 US$. We wait hopefully that these fees get > cancelled, but up to now I have no date for that. As long as the banks > don't get forced by the government, I suppose they will take a lot of > money for such transfers. � in an insured envelope works extremely well, even if it is against the rules. $ works too, only you have to pay the exchange fees. > Hey American guys, do you still claim about the nationalistic Germans? I am sure that this was a joke... Cheers, Boz - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
