Re: [CR]overseas shipping query

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Cinelli)

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 16:12:03 -0700
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]overseas shipping query
References: <136.f44b113.2a3a7f3b@aol.com>


Mike Hall wrote:
>
> Another option (albeit a slow one) is to use the US Postal Service "M-bag".
> It's an international mail bag that ships by "surface", up to 11 pounds for
> $11, and then $1 per pound additional up to 64 pounds. Drawback? Six week
> delivery!
>
> I sold some books to someone in Hong Kong, and they requested this method.
> Seems slower but cheaper is sometimes worthwhile.

My understanding is that M-bag is "M" for media meaning it is for printed matter.

Chuck Schmidt
SoPas, SoCal