It doesn't seem much better even if we're on the same continent. I've got a few bikes listed on eBay and this has me looking into the costs of shipping from Canada to the States. Online calculators are giving me numbers in the $115 US range for mortal without a business account. This is like double what I found a couple years ago when I was selling a few things. If anyone has any good Canada to US bike shipping ideas please let me know.
David -- David Bilenkey Ottawa, Ontario, Canada dbilenkey@sympatico.ca
> -----Original Message-----
> From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org
> [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of
> Freek Faro
> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 5:06 PM
> To: Doug Smith
> Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Costs of Shipping, Europe to USA
>
>
> Interesting to read about the huge shipping cost from the UK
> to the USA. Now I (living in the Netherlands) have shipped
> several frames to the US in the past year. I pack a frame
> rather extensively, and use extra cardboard inside for
> protection. Weight comes out at 8 kgs, + or - a couple of
> hundre d grams. I don't want to do it otherwise just to save
> a few bucks. Cost has been 65 to 70 USD, depending on valuta
> rate fluctuations. Not bad, compared to the cost mentioned
> for UK-USA shipment. That is for a weight between 5 and 10
> kgs, so there's still room for small parts. The size
> requirements ar e exactly right for even bigger frames. So
> much for EU harmonization, last time I checked, the UK was
> closer to the USA than continental Europe. Although the guy
> at the post office told me that my parcels would probably be
> flown to Milan (from Amsterdam), and then across the Atlantic!
>
> Anyway, consider this a shameless promotion for Dutch bikes,
> like my Gazell e Champion Mondial that's still for sale! (and
> more to come?)
>
> Freek (aspiring exporter) Faro
> Rotterdam Netherlands