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Certainly a rare chance to find one of these, a 1982 Kyosho Volkswagen Baja Bug - with box, 2 chassis, body, and many good tyres. A very good, fun vintage project, especially for VW fans...



www.ebay.com.au...1555.l2649

HI!... wow that shipping is a bit crazy. when it's that high I always think the seller is trying to make a profit on the shipping. JMO.

It's funny you mention that, as I'm just in the process of trying to work out if there's an alternative to Australia Post for international shipping :/ Don't worry, I never profiteer from shipping.

In this instance, a fairly large box is required, and the item weighs over 5kg overall. So when I use Australia Post, here's what I get. Let's say I'm sending it to the USA.

auspost.com.au/...arcel.html




I always recommend regular Air Mail, because it takes about 2 weeks. Compare that to Sea Mail, which looks like good value, until you realize that Australia is a long way from the rest of the world and Sea Mail can take anywhere up to 3 months!

I would agree with you there Hibernaculum, sending stuff out of Australia is expense. I've tried a few other options, like Fedex, but there doesn't seem to be any cheap way. What gets me is stuff coming to Australia is a lot cheaper,

regards

Johann

Put both costs (& estimated delivery time for each) in the listing, & let the buyer decide how quickly he wants it vs how much they're willing to pay.
You could even say something like "Sorry but this is the cheapest I can do it, but I welcome any advice if you know how to do it cheaper" - this will get the postage whinees looking for themselves & they'll gain a better understanding/appreciation of what stuff costs to ship abroad

Yes, I think today I will add a note to the description, to help explain that the postage cost is purely dictated by Australia Post. And also offer the Sea Mail option, for anyone who is extremely patient.


www.rctoymemories.com

When my daughter was in Australia, I wanted that she mail me a kangaroo pluche, but when she said me the price of the shipping ... a Jpeg picture was enough

Yeah, seamail is tricky if you are relying on paypal for any come back. I once bought some items out of Canada, and was quoted 10 weeks. It ended up nearly 11, but either way it was long past the paypal cut-off date. In that case I felt it was worth the risk, I'd only lose about $25AUD for a good lot of new parts. But I always check the users feedback score and comments and how long they've been around,

regards

Johann

The final winner of my large, heavy Kyosho Baja Bug lot is from Australia, so I guess that makes sense. Overseas bidders weren't in the best position for this item, due to the weight/shipping costs.