Kyo Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) My favorite source for hard to find music (amazon.com's marketplace) now charges $6.89 for international shipping per item (used to be $5.49). Edited May 17, 2007 by Kyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 My favorite source for hard to find music (amazon.com's marketplace) now charges $6.89 for international shipping per item (used to be $5.49). I guess they had to, now that the USPS rates have gone up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 My favorite source for hard to find music (amazon.com's marketplace) now charges $6.89 for international shipping per item (used to be $5.49). I guess they had to, now that the USPS rates have gone up... that reminds me of something I've wondered. When something is shipped internationally, is their some monetary transfer between postal services? Or does everyone agree to deliver each other's international shipments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 My favorite source for hard to find music (amazon.com's marketplace) now charges $6.89 for international shipping per item (used to be $5.49). I guess they had to, now that the USPS rates have gone up... that reminds me of something I've wondered. When something is shipped internationally, is their some monetary transfer between postal services? Or does everyone agree to deliver each other's international shipments? I believe (or think I've read, anyway) that there are agreements between the various federal postal services to deliver shipments from other countries at no cost. That doesn't stop incoming packages from being charged Customs taxes and so forth, but the actual delivery is at no cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 My favorite source for hard to find music (amazon.com's marketplace) now charges $6.89 for international shipping per item (used to be $5.49). I guess they had to, now that the USPS rates have gone up... that reminds me of something I've wondered. When something is shipped internationally, is their some monetary transfer between postal services? Or does everyone agree to deliver each other's international shipments? The latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 (edited) I'm no expert on this, but there seems to be a system of financial compensations between countries, called "terminal dues" http://www.upu.int/faq/en/upu_activities/w...ts_settled.html http://www.upu.int/terminal_dues/en/index.shtml Edited May 17, 2007 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I'm no expert on this, but there seems to be a system of financial compensations between countries, called "terminal dues" http://www.upu.int/faq/en/upu_activities/w...ts_settled.html http://www.upu.int/terminal_dues/en/index.shtml In that case I've been misinformed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I'm no expert on this, but there seems to be a system of financial compensations between countries, called "terminal dues" http://www.upu.int/faq/en/upu_activities/w...ts_settled.html http://www.upu.int/terminal_dues/en/index.shtml In that case I've been misinformed. Hah - learn something new every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBlutarski Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 My favorite source for hard to find music (amazon.com's marketplace) now charges $6.89 for international shipping per item (used to be $5.49). just noticed that, too... what a shame... JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBlutarski Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 so what does it cost to ship a cd from the US to Europe as a private person? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 $5.50 - $6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBlutarski Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 $5.50 - $6 so Amazon is pretty accurate, and doesn't charge a lot of extra. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Covers the "handling" fees............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBlutarski Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 sure. but some guy on ebay tried to charge me $15 once, for one cd, said it was normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 sure. but some guy on ebay tried to charge me $15 once, for one cd, said it was normal If the shipping cost isn't specified in the description of the item, I always ask the seller before bidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBlutarski Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 sure. but some guy on ebay tried to charge me $15 once, for one cd, said it was normal If the shipping cost isn't specified in the description of the item, I always ask the seller before bidding. after that experience, I always do, too JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I tend to think that CD Universe is cheaper than Amazon.com for shipping fees to Europe. The last two CDs I had from CDUniverse (April) (one package) was $8.49. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBlutarski Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I tend to think that CD Universe is cheaper than Amazon.com for shipping fees to Europe. The last two CDs I had from CDUniverse (April) (one package) was $8.49. MG I checked, on Amazon 1 cd is $6.98, and 2cd's costs $9.47 for shipping to Europe. so CDUniverse is indeed less expensive, yes. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 I tend to think that CD Universe is cheaper than Amazon.com for shipping fees to Europe. The last two CDs I had from CDUniverse (April) (one package) was $8.49. MG I checked, on Amazon 1 cd is $6.98, and 2cd's costs $9.47 for shipping to Europe. so CDUniverse is indeed less expensive, yes. JB In the end, you've got to take shipping costs into account. Amazon.fr are very heavy on the postage charges. They charged me 7.60 euro (plus VAT) for 2 CDs earlier this month - and we ain't far away - you could practically chuck them here Trouble is, there are African things you can't get elsewhere (without going to Paris). MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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