hi cees,
i second vern's suggestion about USPS. i am in australia and have always
found USPS to be reliable. they are significantly cheaper than UPS (up to
1/3 of the price) for OS shipping.
aaron
>Just curious.
>
>Why don't they just ship USPS?
>
>Living in Canada and buying stuff(crap according to my wife) off of
>ebay, always means a shipping hasel. But when the sender has used USPS
>I have never had any problems at all. No problems at the border, cheap
>brokerage usually $5.00 (UPS is like $25.00 and up).
>
>I generally don't buy anything anymore unless the sender can ship by
>USPS.
>
>I have noticed some reluctance from Americans sellers to send USPS. is
>there a reason for this?
>
>Vern.
>
>I've just received an eMail from Jerry Brown stating that the
>response has been overwhelming,he has one very major headache
>concerning OS shipping the cost is way high, he's been quoted by UPS
>@ $ 100 US, that's one of the reason's he's been slow at replying
>to some of the lists mail.
>You can appreciate the work load when my figures suggest that the
>NewtonTalk members have put their collective hands up for close to
>200 units, whether they all actually turn into buy orders, your quess
>is as good as mine.
>
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