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<DIV>I've spent about that much, just in postage, simply trying to pay for a
speeding (clocked at 36 in a 30!!!) ticket, I acquired in Jolly Olyde. So
wow, for an actual package, like with something important inside, that seems
like a real bargain!</DIV>
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<DIV>#2SteveK</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=strovato@optonline.net href="mailto:strovato@optonline.net">Steven
Trovato</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=zmagnette@autox.team.net
href="mailto:zmagnette@autox.team.net">zmagnette@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 16, 2013 3:27
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Zmagnette] Shipping car parts
from England</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>The short version is, I am trying to figure out <BR>the best
way to have a package shipped to me from <BR>England to New York. Read
on for the gory details.<BR><BR>About 4 years ago, I purchased an exhaust
system <BR>from NTG. For comparison, the shipping was <BR>£62.60 which I
was told was the 10 - 15kg <BR>rate. I am currently attempting to have
<BR>something shipped to me from a private party in <BR>the UK.
The package is 127cm x 16cm x 10cm and <BR>about 10kg. I am trying
to figure out how to <BR>have it shipped for a reasonable price. I don't
<BR>care how slow it is. I went to the royal mail <BR>website, which has
a link to parcelforce <BR>worldwide. This seems to be where you have to
go <BR>to ship things more than 2 kg. I entered in my <BR>data and got a
quote of globalvalue service, 5-9 <BR>days, £104.20. I tried
Fedex, which gave me <BR>crazy quotes > $300 with a footnote that they do
<BR>not offer services from the origin or destination <BR>city at this
time. Not sure how they can say <BR>that and still list a price.
DHL came back with <BR>a message that they won't take a package longer
<BR>than 120cm. UPS Expedited showed a price of <BR>£94.71. I then
read about some "freight <BR>consolidator" services. I found
<BR>parcel2go.com. There I got a quote for express <BR>saver service at
£46.40. Now, that's a little <BR>more like it. Does anyone have
any experience <BR>with this service or others like it? Does anyone
<BR>have any experience with this sort of <BR>international shipping?
Words of wisdom are <BR>welcome! I have bought things from the UK
<BR>before, but it was always from companies. They <BR>would tell me the
shipping cost and that was <BR>that. This is the first time I have had
to get <BR>more involved in the process. Thanks.<BR><BR>-Steve
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