Reply to "Warning, stung by USA postage"

steveExpertSniper

Glad you won, susieboxer. Now that you've gotten that under your belt it'll be a lot easier the next time. But I have a question: if $36+$11=$47, how come you had to spend $70? Insurance?

I've been buying things from the UK for a long time and believe me, the postal rates to and from the UK are outrageous. It puts me at a disadvantage in bidding because I have to factor in the shipping costs as well as the currency exchange rate in setting my max bid. I recently bought a book for £31, which translates into $49.60 US. The postage was £11 -- another $17.60 -- which ran the total up to $67.20. That's nearly as much as I'd have had to pay if I bought the same book from a US bookseller.

7/18/034:50 AM

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