doomcreep Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I need to ship a double LP to Austria and the guy wants a quote for registered mail, saying he had a record shipped from the US last week for roughly $25 registered. I'm trying to mock up a shipping label through the USPS site to get an idea of cost but as I've never done this before for international I'm not sure what to choose in terms of the package size as none of the options appear to be close to roughly 12x12x1. I chose "Package" which seems to generally cover what this would be but once I input all the info and add a registered option, we're looking at around $41 which isn't gonna fly. Anyone have any tips or tricks that might make this make more sense for a n00b? Thanks in advance. http://ircalc.usps.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Sounds like you did everything right. It is expensive to send packages internationally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomcreep Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Sounds like you did everything right. It is expensive to send packages internationally. Well I already know that, I just don't know how this guy claims he got a registered mail record sent for $25. I've sent two international records before both as the cheapest option with no bells or whistles and they were around $23 each so I think he might be confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maneatingcow Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 I just went through and calculated a price for shipping to Australia. I selected Large Package and entered in 13x13x1 and a weight of 2 lbs. First class shipping is $22-$25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomcreep Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 It's Austria, but yeah, I'm getting the same thing at like $25 so this guy must have been misinformed. Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 As someone who had to have a ton of records sent from US to EU I can tell you that there are big differences between UPS and USPS and other shipping services. It's very possible that he had a record sent for that amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomcreep Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 As someone who had to have a ton of records sent from US to EU I can tell you that there are big differences between UPS and USPS and other shipping services. It's very possible that he had a record sent for that amount. I'll check out UPS and see if that makes a difference. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 If I recall correctly you can have delivery confirmation for a first class international package without any additional fees. Maybe this is what he meant. This only applies to certain countries though (it does for mine, so I had to sign for all the packages I got from the US in the last few months). I'll see if I can dig up a list of all eligible countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomcreep Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 If I recall correctly you can have delivery confirmation for a first class international package without any additional fees. Maybe this is what he meant. This only applies to certain countries though (it does for mine, so I had to sign for all the packages I got from the US in the last few months). I'll see if I can dig up a list of all eligible countries. That might be it. I checked UPS and it was wayyyy more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 $25 doesn't sound too far off to ship via USPS to Austria, but it sure as hell wasn't registered. If you print a label online or ship through the post office they give you a customs form # which is trackable, but not insured. You don't have to put the exact measurements through USPS.com if you buy postage, but you need the exact weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 ^^^ Also Registered is the safest way and you can't use clear tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 $25 doesn't sound too far off to ship via USPS to Austria, but it sure as hell wasn't registered. If you print a label online or ship through the post office they give you a customs form # which is trackable, but not insured. You don't have to put the exact measurements through USPS.com if you buy postage, but you need the exact weight. Really? That works for Europe too? Thought it was just a Canada thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Really? That works for Europe too? Thought it was just a Canada thing. Depends on the country. I traded with a guy in Germany and I got confirmation it was delivered there. Pretty sure I got Australia confirmation too. Theres a list somewhere on USPS.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Depends on the country. I traded with a guy in Germany and I got confirmation it was delivered there. Pretty sure I got Australia confirmation too. Theres a list somewhere on USPS.com. Well, I'll be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomcreep Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 I usually guess on the weight but what do you guys figure for a double 180g record with some bubble wrap and a cardboard square? Standard mailer and some tape. Also, thanks for all the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I usually guess on the weight but what do you guys figure for a double 180g record with some bubble wrap and a cardboard square? Standard mailer and some tape. Also, thanks for all the info. It's hard to guess because an ounce could mean up to a $2 difference depending on the weight. Unlike media mail which goes in increments of 1-2lbs, most other services have much smaller price increments with weight. If you have some type of postage scale of even a kitchen scale that would help. Otherwise its annoying (and a little more expensive) to just take it to the post office. I would say $25 is a safe price and if anything you could refund the difference. I have never sent anything registered international but the customs form at the post office for registered is much more detailed and costs about double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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