photojoe FSO
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I think that most places giving high shipping rates for parts like gaskets may be sticking it to the buyer. Canadian Post is a good system and pretty cheap for first class mail. I have a lot of experience receiving parcels from Canada, and looking at the stamp, shipping rates seem to be around $US15 to $20.00 for a 2-3 pound box via Express Mail. Now, through ebay I've only shipped to Canada a couple of times and even a camera lens was around $20 (depends of course what part of Canada.) Buyers receive them fast enough also. It only requires a few minutes of my time to fill out the proper paperwork which I keep right here in my home office. Add $5 for my time and the 4 block walk to the post office.
When my Son was attending University in Glasgow, Scotland, I shipped stuff to him all the time. I remember sending him a pretty heavy full length wool coat in a pretty big box. It was only $40, and that was from the States across the pond.
What you're shipping would depend on how much you sweat I guess. An expensive part is more of a headache, and of course if the seller is a legit company here in the States, they would have to be honest about the contents IE: pax taxes customs charges for the contents, but, that's something the buyer has to pay, not the seller. Most companies will not do the "personal gift" thing.
There are countries/continents that I will not ship to. A few examples would be anywhere in Central America, Asia, Eastern Europe or the Middle East. Actually, there are only a few of them that I will ship to.
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