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Old 02-15-2010, 05:59 AM   #1
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Shipping rims to australia

Im trying to help another member out by giving him the rims on the lexus in my sig for no cost just shipping, Hes in aussie and im in the united states. Ups and fedex both want $80-$90 USD for shipping them there in a UPS/Fedex 'Pak'.

Am i doing something wrong? This seems outrageous!

Im marking it as .1lbs and 20USD for customs value. Do i need to change something?


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Old 02-15-2010, 06:40 AM   #2
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Re: Shipping rims to australia

Nevermind this genius who gets his mail everyday from USPS completely forgot about USPS at all when it came to getting qoutes.........

$28 is more like it!
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Re: Shipping rims to australia

28 is still very high..

12.95 Priority mail flat rate small box of envelope.

you could also go to Walmart buy a small bubble mailer for 2 bucks, then ship the item first class.. will run about 4-5 bucks
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Re: Shipping rims to australia

yea go with international flat rate box
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Old 02-15-2010, 07:55 PM   #5
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Re: Shipping rims to australia

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Nevermind this genius who gets his mail everyday from USPS completely forgot about USPS at all when it came to getting qoutes.........

$28 is more like it!
I use USPS for almost all my international shipping as it's the least expensive compared to the Big Three. So far everything I've shipped across the pond has arrived in perfect condition too.
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Re: Shipping rims to australia

Thanks for the info guys, yea i didnt even think about priority. Im an idiot when im sick.

Long time since ive seen you phat, and GTmike.
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Re: Shipping rims to australia

Im always around checking in here. I just dont post much here anymore due to a few things and Ive been slammed with ScaleDreams. Im always checking in here though so If ya need something hit me up..

UPSP top Australia is very safe you could get away with the first class. Ive never had an issue shipping there. Priority does add in insurance but for the wheels being worth less then the shipping I dont think it would be worth the upgrade.
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