Kiwi Phil
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- Jun 23, 2003
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Does the Chief ever visit this site to see what the Indians are up to?
I ask this as he may not be aware of the shipping charges being asked for shipping purchases made thru iboats to International destinations.
I am in Australia.
All $$ values are in US$.
I went to purchase a Seloc Manual on Suzuki, which costs $29.71, which is fine, but the postage is $88.21 = $117.92
The cheapest i could find here in Aussie, was $63.37 incl postage, but they advertise world-wide postage for around $4.35
I mean....is your postage on a book really approx $50 more than ours??
I don't need the next part, but a Sierra 18-3292 Impeller Key for a Suzuki Outborad is $3.99 and the postage is $37.70 = Total of $41.69
I realise a 3rd party may be involved, but I would like to make the point that grossly over-charging on postage probably won't help sales a lot.
Please, I am not one to be critical....I just want to bring this point to someones attention...especially if they are seaking international sales.
I bought a set of bearing buddies in the US.....my friend put them in an envelope....the postage stamp said $12.....and it took 5 days door-to-door.
Here is the crunch, and the following dollars are Australian.
I bought a Suzuki DF50 Thermostat for $73, and an Impellar for $75 delivered to my door.......so if you know the US prices....then if the postage is realistic...then you have a pretty open market to sell in too....if you don't overcharge on postage.
Cheers
Phillip
I ask this as he may not be aware of the shipping charges being asked for shipping purchases made thru iboats to International destinations.
I am in Australia.
All $$ values are in US$.
I went to purchase a Seloc Manual on Suzuki, which costs $29.71, which is fine, but the postage is $88.21 = $117.92
The cheapest i could find here in Aussie, was $63.37 incl postage, but they advertise world-wide postage for around $4.35
I mean....is your postage on a book really approx $50 more than ours??
I don't need the next part, but a Sierra 18-3292 Impeller Key for a Suzuki Outborad is $3.99 and the postage is $37.70 = Total of $41.69
I realise a 3rd party may be involved, but I would like to make the point that grossly over-charging on postage probably won't help sales a lot.
Please, I am not one to be critical....I just want to bring this point to someones attention...especially if they are seaking international sales.
I bought a set of bearing buddies in the US.....my friend put them in an envelope....the postage stamp said $12.....and it took 5 days door-to-door.
Here is the crunch, and the following dollars are Australian.
I bought a Suzuki DF50 Thermostat for $73, and an Impellar for $75 delivered to my door.......so if you know the US prices....then if the postage is realistic...then you have a pretty open market to sell in too....if you don't overcharge on postage.
Cheers
Phillip
At least we are trying. We are using an outside provider for international orders for both credit card clearing and shipping. We are searching for better-less expensive options right now. We hope to have something soon. Keep the faith. 
