ggzilla Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 USPS and FEDEX want hundreds $$$ to ship a six pound box. It is a bulky but very light item with measurements of 41" x 24" x 3". How do I get the cheaper ("slow boat"?) shipping that everyone mentions? USPS and FedEx only give ONE option each: * USPS: 3-day $188 * FEDEX: 7-day for $367 Quote Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Where too? When I was trying to ship my tandem bike to Maui it was hundreds cheaper to bring it as a carry on. Like nearly the price of a ticket cheap. Make a vacation out of it lol Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Destination australia. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Ive never had an issue USPS and their prices. Theres just a customs form to fill out... I ship stuff to Japan all the time and its never been a ginormous fee. I can see how Australia would be that much more expensive than Japan. You could try DHL. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted February 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 DHL $363. They only give an air-mail option when I use the quote feature. So you can't ship a package by ocean freight? Quote Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 How much are you selling it for? Dead serious on the take a vacation thing. Here is some round trip prices. Load up on parts and fly home. Sell cool ausie stuff to ratsuners. Profit. http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Seattle-SEA/australasia/cityzone.html Edit: Let's say you are selling _____ for around 200 bucks. Plus whatever you save on shipping you are already near half the price of a ticket. Fill up on emblems and rare bits and flip it all when you get back for 500-1000 dollars and you have a free vacation to Austrellia which would be killer plus ratsunites score rad parts. Wins all over Quote Link to comment
DREWSDIME Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 When sending over seas through usps if it weighs over a few pounds its has to be sent priority mail which is the most exspensive. Its kinda bullshit because they could send us the exact same frm over seas and would cost them about half of what we pay Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 There are private parts shippers and importers. If you can find one of them who is moving a container, you can usually get a big break on price. I know this is how some of the Aussie/NZ guys get their parts from the US. They wait to fill a container and then ship the whole thing at once. It's nice because it's cheap, but you usually wait a month or two for the bin to fill up. The only reason I know this is because one of the guys in NZ is buying some doors and glass from me, where I'll ship it to L.A. and his importer will take it from there. I don't ship it all the way to NZ, only to L.A. Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 I sent a L series Head via UPS once to BAZ at Datsport. But was under 100$ if I rememebr right Quote Link to comment
baldredhead Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 i've had better luck shipping USPS if i actually go into an office and utilize the people working there. fact is though, it's a large package. space and mass are what you pay for. Quote Link to comment
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