Eric,
I believe that insurance does cover packages shipped to the EU, African
countries may be more risky perhaps because of poverty or corruption.
Having said this your point is that made by others that the average guy just
does not know the rules nor codes for international shipping of expensive
radio equipment. This might make a useful article for QST but most people
would be bored by the topic. It is generally the overseas operators who
suffer as the US is a large market with attractive prices for radio gear, in
Europe we envy the QST prices.
73 Doug EI2CN
-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Champine
Sent: 02 June 2011 20:04
To: Joseph Trombino, Jr
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Private Sales of used Elecraft rigs
Hi all.
I shipped two boxes with assorted small stuff that they needed to my nieces
in Africa via the USPS and I was told that my insurance and
delivery confirmation was only good in the US. I still shipped it anyway.
Both of the boxes never showed up and they didn't get what they wanted and I
was out a small amount of cash. Now imagine shipping $1,500.00 bucks USD of
ham equipment and having that happen. That is one reason when I sell
something it is always only in the US. Sorry to everyone else. Just not
worth the headache to me, I have not tried UPS or FedEx yet to see if it
gets through.
73 de W2EEC
Eric
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