Insane postage cost from the UK.

[Wombat]

Just scrolling through eBay for bits and pieces and I came across these 'Trials boots' in the UK.
Have a look at the blurb for postage:

UK POSTAGE COSTS £9.00
POSTAGE COST TO EUROPE £33.00 TO £43.00 DEPENDING ON DESTINATION.
POSTAGE TO USA & CANADA £56.00
POSTAGE TO AUSTRALIA £66.00

That equates to some $140 to $150 Aussie dollars just for postage!
Surely not?!

[paul]

that nothin wulf sport tried to hit me up for about 250  dollars to post some plstics
.they used pacel  company  , i had them sent to my mate in the uk and it cost about 20 dollars for the same stuff though the royal mail
plus i bought some maico stuff from germany they want 60 euros for the box to aus had them send it to the same guy 6 euros and 4 pound to aus

[Maico31]

That postage cost could be correct, that's why i buy most of my stuff from the US as long as it's shipped with USPS. UPS and Fedex in the US have ridiculous prices to ship to Australia, so i always ask for USPS.

[Quicksilver]

  Try $300US for CR250m rear guard from Canada.




Hi and thanks for your inquiry. Because of the size of box required, this fender would be prohibitively expensive to ship overseas. $300.00 plus via surface. If that doesn't scare you off, let me know and I'll check into it further to get an exact price. Regards, Peter

[Doc]

golden rule is always double check the total shipping price with the seller b4 you bid. If you jump in the deep end then you expose yourself to any charge or freight method the seller see's fit. I was offered a super cheap part on ebay once with a ridiculous shipping price. I simply paid for the part and told them to throw it in the bin along with their rip off shipping policy. Lesson learned 

[paul]

this is the company
Its Clive here. We have your order ready for you. It can be despatched today. The Parcelforce cost is £129.71. Can you let me know if this is acceptable and we will despatch it this afternoon
 tThe order includes:
1 front fender @ 14.95
1 rear fender @ 19.95
2 side covers @ 19.95 each
1 front no plate @ 11.95
this what  i asked for they have good plastics not like dc plastic

[Snowy 76]

bought a set of Nos crank cases for a kx125 cost 42 pounds, postage 85 pounds?  luckily long lost cousin over in the UK on holidays, after 2 months backpacking across Europe cases arrived in WA, $22 bucks postage from WA.

[VMX247]

The trail boots look a lot like Wellingtons,the NZed crew would probably have brands very simular.

Unbelievable that some people pay these high freight prices.
That is another part of VMX,waiting/finding a sorce for that special needed part.
cheers

[YSS]

Good insentive to buy local 

[Wombat]

The trail boots look a lot like Wellingtons,the NZed crew would probably have brands very simular.

Yeah probably, but I'm not looking to buy - I was just checking out various 'period pieces'.
eBay can be a good source for the 'hard to finds' but too many folk are out to skim on the postage!

[Quicksilver]

Good insentive to buy local 

Couldnt agree more.
Just a pitty we dont have the supply of used parts or im sure we all would buy local.

[BJJ]

this is just a joke.  what can we do collectively in AUS to show other countries that we wont be monopolised?  Do we have a member in TM/Marketing or Copywrite that can jump in? 
I am mad,  and I am sick of it.  We need parts from overseas,  but we don't have the choice of slow post anymore!!

[YSS]

Very simple , put in your parcel as many parts as possible and then sell them here to share the costs.
Thats basically what every importer does .

[VMX247]

It's like buying something here in oz,
just refuse to pay and say that you will buy from there opposition and if they don't come down on price ,too bad  :'(  just get it elsewhere.
Its them that is loosing, not you.
Be hard on them  then they may think twice next time.
Unless your loaded and can afford to purchase the item.
In other words play them at there own game.

[Doc]

yup, I agree with YSS. I've just had a parcel shipped from the US for $50 and I consider it an absolute bargain! Contents are
2 complete stators with rotors
2 cdi units
3 numberplates
1 piston
1 kickstart lever
1 pair of gloves
1 60T rear sprocket

For my $50 I had a man weigh the box and place a sticker or 3 on it, he put it in a bag for another man to collect. It was then driven to the postal sorting centre God knows where. From there it was driven to the airport. It probably then went on a nice internal US flight to a major city which was probably LA. From there it was packed onto another plane which probably stopped over at tropical Hawaii and then flew the balance of the 8000 or so klm's across the pacific probably also stopping over in Auckland briefly before flying on to Sydney. I assume it then went from the international terminal to the domestic where it hopped aboard another plane and fly to brisbane. When it arrived in Brisbane a man took it off the plane and packed it into a truck. It then went for a drive to the sorting centre here at Northgate where another man it took it out of the truck and packed it into a delivery van. The man drove my parcel to my door and handed it to me in person in totally undamaged condition. Was this worth the $50 postage costs? You bet!