DID NOT KNOW WHICH FORUM TO PUT THIS IN SO MODS PLEASE MOVE IF REQUIRED. HAVE BEEN QUOTED $35 FOR POSTAGE OF APPROX 20 45,S FROM THE U.S.A. IS THIS ABOUT RIGHT OR ARE THEY TAKING THE P .

KEV

DID NOT KNOW WHICH FORUM TO PUT THIS IN SO MODS PLEASE MOVE IF REQUIRED. HAVE BEEN QUOTED $35 FOR POSTAGE OF APPROX 20 45,S FROM THE U.S.A. IS THIS ABOUT RIGHT OR ARE THEY TAKING THE P .

KEV

Kev , I've just bid on 1 - 45 and like the muppet I am didn't check the postage which is $32.00

robbing barstewards !!!!

Swifty

I HAVE ONE GUY I BUY FROM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IF UK POSTAGE IS EXTORTIONATE USUALLY THE US POSTAGE IS CHEAP SO I DIRECT THEM ON TO HIM & HE PUTS THEM IN MY REGULAR BOX,I HAVE HAD NEARLY 100 IN ONE PACKAGE FROM HIM & HE ONLY CHARGED APPROX $40, WHICH IS WHY I'M ASKING YOU GUYS WHAT YOU THINK.

KEV

Just to put it in perspective ive just sent a record to the states International signed for up to £500 compo £10.23p:ohmy:

25 cost $24.52 by AIR back in March.

ROD

Kev , I've just bid on 1 - 45 and like the muppet I am didn't check the postage which is $32.00

robbing barstewards !!!!

Swifty

I fell into this trap this week on one 45 from the US, they tried to charge mem $26 when i have never paid any more than $7/$8 max in the past

have queried it and hopefully will get a reduction, otherwise i guess i shall have to bite the bullet and pay through the nose and learn my lesson to read despcription fully in the future....real shame is it will turn a bargain record into a rip off record:angry2:

They only do Air Mail from the US according to the feallah in my Post Office.

There are a couple of levels of service

Priority is the most expensive and gets there faster

First Class is cheaper and takes a couple of days longer

There are additional charges for signed for / confirmed delivery / Insured so look for those key words.

I have found that first class does the trick every time.

I do think that if you are working with a person who deals with records all the time they may pass on the cost of the professional mailers as part of the postage.

i posted a couple of days ago about a guy who hadnt posted to asia pacific region from america before. he had charged me 10 dollars postage on a record, which i was ok with considering some of the charges. thi i got an email from him saying " i just went to the post office and they only charged me $4. 50 to send the record so i am refunding you 5 dollars." well as you can imagine i fell over sideways into a bucket of sick and came out dry with a buch of roses. sadly it still takes two weeks to get here

then john manship posts a record on friday, similar costs and it gets here monday ............. go figure

we should start a campaign against the robbers...........but will it work (ref how many packages do you get a week.............we are just addicts)