Hi Ray, Paperwork is not the problem. If you pay for the shipment on-line you can fill out the simple paperwork there as well. The real problems with international shipments are cost and insurability.
USPS is reasonable if you can ship by International First Class Mail. Unfortunately you can't purchase insurance so this not good for an expensive item. You can send it as Registered which is highly reliable within the USA but once it leaves our air space all bets are off. I shipped a 3 pound ebay item (value $250) to Israel with registration and it had not arrived after a month. I started a trace 2 months ago and still have not heard any results. So I had to reimburse the buyer and if the trace comes back as lost I "might" be able to collect a small amount of money. I'm not holding my breath. You can use USPS International Priority Mail but the limit of insurance is only $650. Not good enough for an amateur rig. And then if it isn't delivered how easy will it be to collect the insurance??? And how long will it take to trace the shipment before they settle the claim??? The buyer will want his money back right away. The best USPS has to offer is Global Express Guaranteed. It has a $2500 insurance limit. I priced up a 10 pound package to the UK with $2000 insurance and the shipping cost is $155. UPS is probably the most reliable service since they have their own people at the delivery end but the cost will be higher still. The same 10 pound package in a 12 x 12 x 12 inch box, insured at $2000, would cost $224 to ship to the UK. Is it worth the hassle when there are buyers in the US? I don't think so. 73, Mike K2MK Ray G3XLG wrote: > > I am intrigued, I've noticed that when various Elecraft rigs are offered > for > private sale on this forum they invariably say " Continental USA" only. > > Why...? > > We Europeans also have PayPal, Visa, Bank Transfers etc etc so what's the > problem please? > > I just bought a kit & accessories direct from Elecraft 2 weeks ago, it was > delivered within 7 days and they didn't have a problem with selling to > Europe. > > Just interested . > > 73 > > Ray G3XLG > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Private-Sales-of-used-Elecraft-Rigs-tp6431789p6432890.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
