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Offline steveo247

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USA to AUS sending a motor.
« on: January 22, 2012, 02:58:13 pm »
I bought a bottom end on american ebay for $36 without asking for a postage price first. (mistake)
and now the guy says its gona cost $184 shipping! i was not expecting that!

he says the box is 12" x 12" x 10" and weighs 41 pounds.

Anyone have any ideas on how to ship it cheap? I dont care how long it takes.

The guy is in "Itasca, IL, United States"

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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 03:39:33 pm »
thats cheap postage for a engine

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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 04:10:09 pm »
Have you checked the usps shipping calculator?

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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2012, 04:10:40 pm »
I checked the online postage calculator for a 12 x 12 x10 container weighing 41lbs
and it was $237.00 USD!

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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2012, 04:13:46 pm »
Hmm I just purchased one as well ans was wondering what would be the cheapest way
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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2012, 04:56:12 pm »
Speak to Robin aka shoreline he brings containers over all the time just got to get it to LA

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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2012, 05:02:10 pm »
thats cheap postage for a engine

agree.Ours was three hundred,went halves in cost and arrived in a week..
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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2012, 05:26:43 pm »
That's nothin grab it

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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2012, 05:41:38 pm »
You could get it shipped to DDR or Shoreline on the west coast to be put in one of their containers to Oz but doubt if it'll end up any cheaper.

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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #9 on: January 22, 2012, 05:43:25 pm »
I've paid $80 USD to to ship a motor from the East to West coast of the US. It does take some of the celebration out of it when the shipping is way more than the winning bid.
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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2012, 06:12:45 pm »
I payed $260 to get a Hodaka bottom end from the east coast of the US aprox 5 months ago via USPS. It took 14 days to get here. Darcy
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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2012, 07:07:38 pm »
thanks for the replies guys.
Just pissed me off a bit.

i spose its not too bad he claims its in good nic so a bit over $200 for a good bottom end isint too bad. I thought shipping was going to be around $100 - $120.

I really should have just bought nathan's YZ C model stuff.




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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2012, 09:22:33 pm »
ddr was going to charge me $150 for a complete rm 80 engine last year .cheers.

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Re: USA to AUS sending a motor.
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2012, 08:25:56 am »
I just paid $90 USD for P/H a bare set of TL125 crank cases from the USA , I was expecting the cost at around $60 USD, >:(
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