Please help me getting my carvestik.

[raphael]

Hi everybody,

Following your advices on a good summer training tool, i bought a Carveboard Stik.
I live in France. This is my first time buying from the states.

I bought the Carvestik on Ebay from someone living in Massashusets. We agreed on 60$ for shipping, two weeks ago. But the seller now says it's not enough and asks for 60$ more. I don't have that much money, by the way it would make the board more expensive than a brand new one.

Do you know what's the cheapest way to send it to France ?

Does anyone plan to go to Paris in the next weeks ? Maybe you could help me.

Thanks in advance.

Raphael

[raphael]

By the way, if anyone here knows how much weigths a carvestik, please tell me.

Maybe the transporter the seller called is too expensive.

I hope he is not lying to me.

Any thoughts are welcome.

Thanks in advance.

[Jack Michaud]

Use the UPS shipping cost estimator here:
http://wwwapps.ups.com/calTimeCost?loc=en_US

Use a weight of 20 pounds, and if it asks for box size, say 48 x 14 x 12 inches.

Good luck.

[Neil Gendzwill]

Try DHL rather than UPS. I think they're cheaper to Europe.

ETA: Scratch that, DHL is outrageous on their tariff rates (although apparently quite good if you have an account with them). Use USPS - airmail is $70, and if you're willing to wait for surface it's $34. Because the dimensions are long you might have to use EMS which would be $81.

[D-Sub]

USPS is the cheapest international for _anything_ period.

surface mail is cheapest, but can take months, literally

airmail parcel post is next

Global Express Mail is the fastest and more expensive but offers a tracking number and $100 insurance

Global Express Mail™ (EMS) 3 - 5 Days $78.35

Airmail Parcel Post 4 - 10 Days $66.25

Economy (Surface) Parcel Post 4 - 6 Weeks $33.25

that is for a 20lb package to france, before insurance.

http://postcalc.usps.gov/

[raphael]

Thanks for your answers. :cool:

I don't know if it is 20 lb or more (well, 20 already seems heavy to me).

Hmm, surface certainly wont work, as long as there's no bridge crossing the atlantic. ;)

If the seller uses Airmail Parcel Post, there won't be any tracking number. Does it mean i will have no proof he sent me the item ? He has no status on Ebay, he is a newbie, wich means i don't know whether i can trust him or not. So the cheapest may be better for him. But is it not dangerous for me ?

I don't know how USPS works. French Post always gives you proof the item was sent, and proof it was received. Is it the same ? :confused:

[Jack Michaud]

Originally posted by raphael

I don't know if it is 20 lb or more (well, 20 already seems heavy to me).

The board weighed 19lbs when I weighed it for the review I wrote here.


Hmm, surface certainly wont work, as long as there's no bridge crossing the atlantic. ;)


bateau.

[raphael]

Well, 19lb was what i guessed. So it's a bit expensive with tracking.


bateau.
Are you sure ?

It looks pretty unexpensive for overseas. Is it not restricted to truck transport ?

[Phil]

Maybe there is someone here from Mass. that would be willing to pick it up and ship it for you. They could then ship it as cheap as possible.

Anyone?

[D-Sub]

surface mail means BOAT in your situation, but still takes too long.

if youre worried, I would pay for EMS. you get a tracking number that way.

in all honesty I would never have bid on something from someone with no record, altho in my experience most people are honest.

[Frappe]

Where in Massachusetts is he?