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(...) Find out the packed weight, then go to ... (URL) and select package. The likely shipping methods are 'Airmail - letter post' or 'Economy - letter post'. For very light packages, airmail is sometimes less expensive than economy. Ray (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hello, Does anyone know how much it would cost to ship a small package (padded envelope with a few minifigs and small pieces) from the US (Michigan) to Ireland (Dublin)? And what are the shipping options? How long does it take? Thanks, Eric (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) 43 days seems reasonable to me. I once had a package of two full-sized and two over-sized [1] Lego sets sent to me via surface from Italy to the USA. It was during the December holiday package season and it arrived in 45 days of being sent. I (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hi Ray & guys ! Well, with over 60 packages of (new & used) Lego sent to many (14) different countries worldwide over the last 10 months I guess I can add a few words about this issue ... (...) via (...) available'. This is exactly the same thing (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Well, I'm all for giving the benefit of the doubt, so I don't wonder anything bad about the buyer, but on the other hand, I don't *need* the benefit of the doubt about whether I shipped it - I have proof that is good enough for me and probably (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Ugly situation. You might wonder if the buyer did receive it and is hoping you'll refund some or all of his money. If it really did go missing, the buyer might wonder if you really shipped it. (...) As has been discussed, it wouldn't have (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) This is the thing I don't get about USPS Priority Confirmation. I had one instance--the only instance *ever*--of a package going missing (and yes, John, I'm still looking for another Chief's Teepee for you!), and I checked it out but the (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) That's what I figured. I will take the receipt on Saturday and ask the clerk anyway, but I feared there would be little they would/could do. (...) I've heard this also. One buyer described this more as shipping confirmation than delivery (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Mike If you did not insure it or track confirm, there is no way. In fact, my PO said if Milissa puts a track confirm on the package and we put it in our mailbox for pickup, they will not guarantee tracking. We MUST take to the PO to get them to (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I shipped a package to California on 3/31 that I am told by the buyer never arrived. I didn't use delivery confirmation as it was not requested by the buyer. I've just been informed this week that the package never arrived. I want to do what I can (...) (23 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Probably so. I never bothered to check the item prices on the receipt vs. the ones on the order form. It's been a very long while, but I think they were all rolled in together on the order form, but separated out on the receipt. No complaints (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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It appears that US First Class rates are changing on 1 July 2001... New rates are .. First ounce 0.34 ( no change ) Each Additional ounce 0.23 ( up by 2 cents per additional ounce ) Ray (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Yes, I looked it up in the German tariff numbers book. I can send you a scan if you like, if the German text is of any use to you. Regards, Torsten (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Some of the pricing mystery is de-mystified here ... (URL) Economy Letter Post is calculated at flat rate for anything under 16-oz. It appears that Airmail Letter Post is cheaper for small packages (up to 5-oz) because of the rate schedule (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) The important issue is not the means of transport, but priority to use that certain means of transport, AFAIK. For the last three year, I have been ordering books from amazon.com every month, and I always prefer my order to be shipped via (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) got a (...) merchandise (...) this (...) unavoidable. (...) work, (...) I've purchased from DYA numerous times and believe that the "port" charge is the shipping charge. Troy (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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From what I noticed with the new USPS pricing, they seem to be really pushing the "Global Airmail Letterpost", or what used to be called "Small-Packets Air". I've seen numerous times where the cost for airmail was actually less than surface, (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Got a source for that? US Tariff Database comes up empty for 95033030; it only has an entry for 95033000. best LFB (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) If you want to be even more exact, use 95033030 - construction toys made out of plastic. Regards, Torsten (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) I'm in Australia and I recently completed a trade with a person in the US. I sent my parcel to the US via Economy Airmail and it took around 16 days. The parcel from the US was sent Surface and it took 63 days. Packages were about the same (...) (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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