Often times it is not the perception of additional but rather the
additional paper work involved in the customs declaration and possibly
having to go to the post office and wait in line to get the parcel on
it's way.
To be far, many who list their items as US Only will when I ask, mail
them also to Canada. I have noticed a trend lately however, were many
will list the shipping as First Class International flat fee (or
something like that) which is often 2x or more what it could really be.
There are many sellers which have it all figured out, provide first rate
service and reasonable postage charges. The others just haven't quite
gotten their yet or the amount of their sales going cross border are so
few in number they have just adopted a way of dealing them which
provides them the least amount of work.
There is another US seller "Dans Small Part" who has lots of good items
at good prices but will not mail cross border. Fortunately there are
always other options.
cheers, Graham ve3gtc
On 13-06-26 11:04 PM, Mike M wrote:
Mark C. Stephens
Wed Jun 26 10:12:53 EDT 2013
> RDR have some fantastic stuff.
> But they won't ship outside of USA.
> I have tried everything but according to Mark Cole the manager,
> "The loss of time and the additional risk of international
> shipping doesn't fit with our business profile"
I don't know why they think there is additional risk with
international shipments. Just send it with a signature required, and
it has exactly the same risk as any ordinary shipment in the US. But
a lot of vendors feel the same way.
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