[meteorite-list] International shipping isssues

From: Impactika_at_aol.com <Impactika_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Mar 30 21:43:13 2006
Message-ID: <bf.6ad59946.315dee93_at_aol.com>

In a message dated 3/30/2006 10:10:15 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
raremeteorites_at_comcast.net writes:
Dear List,

I was wondering if anybody else is having problems with shipping to other
countries, specifically Germany? It seems that about every six months I go
through a cycle were things are seriously delayed or in rare cases lost when
using USPS Airmail to Germany. I have made hundreds of international
shipments and have only had one other incident with another country outside
of Germany and this was only a delay. I always ship within 24 hours of
payment and to have something take over 30 days is unacceptable. Can anybody
tell me how the German postal systems works and why it is so inconsistent?

I have had 14 incidences with shipments to Germany the last two years:

10-with month or better delays
2- lost for over six months and returned to me even though the address' were
correct
1-opened with no item inside (100mgs of NWA032 fragments missing).
1-Never recovered

I would like to give German collectors some reasonable explanation to why
some of their packages are delayed and others are not so any information
would be useful.

Thank You and Take Care,

Adam
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Hello Adam, and members,
 
I don't handle nearly as many sales as you do, I am sure!!! ;-)
 
I have had very few problems, but more problems within the US than
internationally. One Priority Mail package to Peru Indiana, went to Lima, Peru! and
came right back, in perfect shape. Another one sent to Texas, got there flat as
a pancake with tire tracks across it!
Outside the States, I use almost exclusively Global Priority Mail, and I
have had no problem (except for one package addressed to Austria, it did get
there after a long detour thru Australia).
So Far!!!
 
Anybody else?

Anne M. Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
IMPACTIKA_at_aol.com
President, I.M.C.A. Inc.
www.IMCA.cc
 
Received on Thu 30 Mar 2006 09:31:47 PM PST