shipping USA to UK

[bigwull]

whilst browsing on ebay...looking for a reasonably priced DVD..of the Hobbit...i came upon this seller from Florida...good price for the disc...shame about the postage cost to UK

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140945396524&fromMakeTrack=true

[ghopper1924]

Who wouldn't jumpnon that?

[mart]

Could be because he is using UPS worldwide rather than good old USPS !!

[sapphire]

If you want to wait about a month I could likely grab one from the shop and send it off to you. That's if someone doesn't destroy one of the two we have........or 'forget' to bring it back. 

[bigwull]

Yes, Please............. ................pre tty please.....

[icedgold10]

It is for sure because they are shipping UPS.  I transitioned the company I work for to using EMS to the U.S. for prototypes from China because it was 75% more expensive to use UPS. 

[talesofthesevenseas]

I wonder why some sellers insist on UPS when USPS is so much less expensive. They are also faster. They give you an estimated date of arrival and they hit it. Their tracking follows your item at every arrival and departure along the way, so you know where it is. I recently had a package sent UPS. I got a departure scan, then nothing for days until it finally was put on to a truck for delivery. UPS gives a estimated date range of about five days for arrival.

[bigwull]

I have an account with FedEx....and can honestly say....for me..they are the best company...i,ve ever used....most of my useage..is international....an d FedEx have never let me down....in fact...they have done more than i thought was possible....approx 4 years ago, I sent a crate to Santiago CA...it measured 6ft x 3ft x 3ft..weighed 96kg...it was collected from me on a Friday afternoon at 4pm....and my customer had it by 3.30pm on the following Tuesday....now that,s what i call,a very good service...

[icedgold10]

I wonder why some sellers insist on UPS when USPS is so much less expensive. They are also faster. They give you an estimated date of arrival and they hit it. Their tracking follows your item at every arrival and departure along the way, so you know where it is. I recently had a package sent UPS. I got a departure scan, then nothing for days until it finally was put on to a truck for delivery. UPS gives a estimated date range of about five days for arrival.

The problem is with USPS if there were a claim involved.  They are never wrong and very rarely pay a claim that you purchase insurance for.

[rockandrollrods]

True about the claims. I lost several hundred dollars on a transaction that they claim "wasn't their fault". I use Stamps.com now, and buy my insurance through them. I don't have to use it very often, but they have yet to reject a claim when I did.