$42.50 to send a 50g parcel from the states??

Marcos · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:17

Thats outrageous right? not sure what this seller is smoking

but in order to prove him wrong i need to provide an alternative service and i was wondering what you guys use (UPS, fedex etc) to get items from USA to here?

i would expect to get a couple of kilos sent here for that money

Glaucus · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:18

usually ups, just do a quote on there websites.
depending on size £10-20 should be achievable.

Tom0 · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:18

nope, to send 1kg to america is £40 ($80) with royal mail. It was the last time i looked.

edit: just looked it up, £25 ($50) to send a 1kg package to america

oh wait! you said 50g not 500g, then yes, thats ludicrous :eek:

rich_g85 · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:18

I'd probably use standard Airmail from the Post Office to send a 50g packet to the USA. Can't he do the same?

Peño · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:29

Tom0 said:
nope, to send 1kg to america is £40 ($80) with royal mail. It was the last time i looked.

edit: just looked it up, £25 ($50) to send a 1kg package to america

oh wait! you said 50g not 500g, then yes, thats ludicrous

He also said from USA to the UK.

Glaucus · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:32

just realised you said $42 that's about £21-22 so that's not bad. But still for taht weight, I'm assuming it must be letter sized, in which case you should be able to get it cheaper. If it's not letter size then it can get costly.

Size tends to have a lot to do with price. weight on an aircraft isn't as important as space.

But just get his zip code and do some quotes on ups, dhl, etc.

loopstah · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:33

Well I've bought loads of DVDs from the US on ebay, they weigh about 70g or so and I don't think I've ever paid more than $15.

It would cost about £6 to send a 50g packet to the US using Airsure.

PhilthyPhil · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:37

For a 2oz package by USPS...

Express Mail® International 5 Days $25.00
Priority Mail® International 6 - 10 Days $20.00
Priority Mail® Flat Rate Box 6 - 10 Days $37.00
First-Class Mail® International Varies $1.80

randal · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:38

He's probably offsetting the cost of the item against ridiculous postage, sellers are doing this more and more these days on the 'bay. It's wrong, IT'S WRONG.

Lopéz · 12 Oct 2007 at 17:41

Tom0 said:
nope, to send 1kg to america is £40 ($80) with royal mail. It was the last time i looked.

edit: just looked it up, £25 ($50) to send a 1kg package to america

oh wait! you said 50g not 500g, then yes, thats ludicrous

Depends, if the minimum banding is 500g then it doesn't matter if the item weighs 5 or 500 the charge will be the same.