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Hans Ledel
Junior
Posts: 29
From: Stockholm Sweden
Registered: Dec 2005

posted August 25, 2006 08:43 AM

Hi

I have asked a seller on Ebay about the shipping cost for a 400 feet film to Sweden, the seller is in UK.
He said that the shipping would be 8,50 GBP

Is that the normal shipping cost for a 400 feet reel?

Cheers

Hans

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Joerg Polzfusz
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 815
From: Berlin, Germany, Europe, Earth, Solar System
Registered: Apr 2006

posted August 25, 2006 09:37 AM

Hi,

shipping from the UK to Europe is indeed rather expensive (compared to the prices the other way round):
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=400036&mediaId=400347
e.g. airmail up to 700g will be £6.67 for a letter and £4.19 for a small parcel.
When the shipper adds "airsure", he has to add £4.20:
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?catId=400033&mediaId=400034
An insurance for up to £500 is another £1.50...

... in other words: If he sends the film as a "small parcel", £8.50 is too much, but with those other options it's only what the post office charges...

Jörg

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Mark Todd
Film God

Posts: 3846
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted August 25, 2006 01:36 PM

Ask him to send it airmail small packet and ask for a proof of posting that covers it for free should be about £4 or so. Its a little more usually to the states. I think some seller`s like to cover their ebay and paypal fees in the postage cost.
Best Mark.

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Hans Ledel
Junior
Posts: 29
From: Stockholm Sweden
Registered: Dec 2005

posted August 25, 2006 02:00 PM

Hi

Thank you.

The sellers postage to UK is 4 GBP so he is trying to get some extra money via postage.

I will pass on this one it was only a reel of "The escape from Athena" and I guess that i will fin another one in the future.

I just bought my first film here in Sweden and it was The guns of Navarone (400 feet) and I thought it was pretty funny to look at it and therefore I am looking at diffeent 400 feet "classics"

Cheers

Hans

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 25, 2006 05:18 PM

Yes that sound high. Generally a feature on 4 x 600ft reels will go by Small Packet Air Mail for between about £7 - 9 GBP.

If it goes over 2KG then the rate flies up but then what I have done is to split it into two packages to keep the packages below 2KG.

In fact this works for sending packages to the US etc as well [Smile]

Kev.

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Hans Ledel
Junior
Posts: 29
From: Stockholm Sweden
Registered: Dec 2005

posted August 26, 2006 01:38 AM

Thank you, that is good to know for the future

Cheers

Hans

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Craig Hamilton
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 501
From: Luton
Registered: Sep 2004

posted August 26, 2006 02:44 AM

Don’t forget guys that the Royal Mail has just introduced a new pricing structure for all mail in the UK. Now we have different prices based on not only weight but the actual size of the package as well.
I suppose we can all thank Ebay for this as the Post Office has trebled it’s work load over the last couple of years.

Another case of screwing Joe Public. [Mad]

Craig

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

Posts: 4071
From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 26, 2006 04:58 AM

Craig, I checked the prices out on the Royal Mail web iste and the prices havent changed for Parcels and overseas post. If anything they should have reduced the parcel prices as they are so high for overseas [Frown]

It looks like these charges only apply to inland post and just letters and small packets.

Kev.

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted August 27, 2006 10:01 PM

UK's shipping price is always the issue...

Why they don't have something like Media Mail in the USA which is unbelievable!!!

cheers,

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Winbert

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