[TR] Shipping a "heavy" item from England -

[William McLeod]

To look at from the other end, the post office no longer sends items  
overseas at a surface rate that weigh over 4 pounds.  Not even to  
Canada!  Whatever weighs 4 lbs plus has to go by Priority Mail at a  
cost of approximately $50 for 9 pounds going to Great Britain.  Their  
postal rates are higher, I believe, so your package is not out of  
line....

Regards, Bill

On Feb 11, 2009, at 3:27 PM, Barry Schwartz wrote:

> I won an ebay auction for a heavy metal item (4 Kilos about 9 lbs)  
> but the
> post there has quoted the sender about 75 GBP (around $108).  That  
> seems
> awfully high to me - What is the preferred method for sending  
> something of
> this nature from England to the United States (Southern California)

> ...things haven't gone up that much--have they??
> Barry Schwartz
> La Mesa, CA (San Diego)
> _