AlexScammer Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Usually, when I sell stuff on BrickLink, I don't ship any packages to Australia. And I found a customer, who wants to buy a minifigure from me. Does anyone know, If I use PayPal to print the shipping label, how much it can cost if I want to send it to Australia? Thanks, Alex. Edited July 6, 2011 by Rufus Clarified the title
Big Cam Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 You need to actually bring the package into the post office and have them weigh it and punch in the address, otherwise your guess is as good as mine. Overseas shipping rates are anything but predictable.
AlexScammer Posted July 6, 2011 Author Posted July 6, 2011 You need to actually bring the package into the post office and have them weigh it and punch in the address, otherwise your guess is as good as mine. Overseas shipping rates are anything but predictable. Oh... But I mean is there any sellers that had packages shipped to Australia? Okay, it will be 1 ounce. The shipping to Denmark and Germany is not THAT big. :/ I know about Hong Kong. It's $13.25. But nothing about Australia...
Big Cam Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 Oh... But I mean is there any sellers that had packages shipped to Australia? Okay, it will be 1 ounce. The shipping to Denmark and Germany is not THAT big. :/ I know about Hong Kong. It's $13.25. But nothing about Australia... I see your point to this thread but any answer you get won't apply directly to your situation. Size of the package matters as well as the weight, plus the departure and destination addresses will play a role in price, Australia is not a town, different parts are farther away. I don't mean to sound rude, but if someone pops in and says "Oh ya, I've shipped there, it'll be $5" then you tell your buyer that and it ends up being $15, you'll be responsible for the difference, that's why I always check before hand.
AlexScammer Posted July 6, 2011 Author Posted July 6, 2011 Okay, thank for help. I will try to check the post office today. Thanks you very much, Big Cam
mikey Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 I see your point to this thread but any answer you get won't apply directly to your situation. Size of the package matters as well as the weight, plus the departure and destination addresses will play a role in price, Australia is not a town, different parts are farther away. I don't mean to sound rude, but if someone pops in and says "Oh ya, I've shipped there, it'll be $5" then you tell your buyer that and it ends up being $15, you'll be responsible for the difference, that's why I always check before hand. I don't mean to sound rude either, but offering a link to United States Postal Service International Delivery Page might be more helpful than a barrage of your opinions.
Big Cam Posted July 6, 2011 Posted July 6, 2011 I don't mean to sound rude either, but offering a link to United States Postal Service International Delivery Page might be more helpful than a barrage of your opinions. You may not agree with my delivery, but nothing I said in reference to how his package will be priced was an opinion. And why post just to start an argument, you very simply could have just posted your link as your offer to help.
Brickaroo Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 I've bought many items from the US, I live in Melbourne. For something that small I'd estimate about $6 - $10 USD. Let me know how far off I was.
Donut Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 (edited) For future reference: you can use the USPS postage calculator to approximate the cost of the package you want to ship. From my experience, the actual price that I paid relative to the estimation is usually around +/- $2.00. Edited July 9, 2011 by Donut
AlexScammer Posted July 9, 2011 Author Posted July 9, 2011 Everyone were ve-e-e-ery far.) I paid $1.72 + $1 for the package. $2.72, plus gas spent to get to the post office ~ $0.50 + my and my mom's time spent on this ~ $1 $2.72 + $0.50 + $1 = $4.22 . Buyer paid $4.50 . I think, it's the good price, isn't it? $0.28 is tax. I live in Florida and there is tax for everything, including the package (envelope). But excluding actual shipping charge, no tax on it. Thanks everyone for the advice.
Ricecracker Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 First of all, the BSTF forum would've been a better place for this, but since that is for LEGO only it doesn't really belong there either. In the future, please direct your shipping related queries to the post office or shipping company.
Recommended Posts