GM>> JE> Shipping costs as compared to local (US) costs.

 GM>>And what are the shipping costs from Australia for a package
 GM>>weighing only a few ounces?

 GM>>Or were you just guessing it would be too expensive?

 GM>>If you telephone the company, they usually can tell you EXACTLY
 GM>>how much the mailing costs will be, then if it's not too much you
 GM>>can order the goods.

 JE> Greg, I once was going to send some used memory chips to Canada.
 JE> Ended up the postage was more than the used memory chips were worth 
 JE> without even considering the possible duties.

 JE> A Telephone call to NZ or Au would make it even worse!

 JE> Don't get me wrong. I'd have absolutely no objection to doing
 JE> business there - except for the excess costs as compared to 
 JE> here.

The only item I've ever ordered from Australia was a pre-programmed pic for my 
warp13 programmer. This was before the firmware upgrades became downloadable 
from Newfound Electronics' web site.  It was mailed in a small padded envelope,
and arrived in less than 1 week from the order date. I paid around 7 USD for 
it, shipping included. Seems like the stamp on the evelope had a value of about
1 USD.

I don't know about larger items, but for items small enough to be handled as a 
letter, shipping from Australia to US is pretty trivial. And when you order 
online, no phone call is needed.



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