Don't get many Euros for your Dollar do ya?
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From: "James N. McBride" <jnmcbr@xxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 2:53 PM
Subject: RE: [OM] ( OM ) International postal sharges
> I bought a lens from a man in Germany about a year ago. Four months after
I
> received the lens a bill came from the US Customs people for about $20 in
> fees. No explanation, just the bill. /jnm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brian Swale
> Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:13 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] ( OM ) International postal sharges
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> While discussion about Post Office requirements, and Customs Charges etc
> is fresh in our minds, there's another related matter.
>
> Sometimes I would have liked to buy from eBay in Germany. But when I
> enquire about the postage cost to New Zealand I find they report, even for
> small items, costs that I regard as being out of this world.
>
> For example, something the size of an XA, or a 50mm lens, being posted
> airmail from the USA and Canada to New Zealand, would cost me
> something about USD 10 - 20. Often closer to USD 10 - 13.
>
> From Germany, the cost would be about USD 33 equivalent.
>
> I wonder if the German rates are actually as high as they seem; or maybe
> it's a reflection of distance.
>
> Brian
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