You guys are experts on shipping discs from US to EU and Mexico. What carrier is preferred and how do you calculate costs?
thank you, Td
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You guys are experts on shipping discs from US to EU and Mexico. What carrier is preferred and how do you calculate costs? thank you, Td —Sound of the Surf, the movie Last edited: Aug 27, 2020 11:28:19 |
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tdsurf wrote:
Looks like I found the simple answer... USPS! — |
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bigtikidude wrote:
I'm back to the square one here. I was using first class rates on the kickstarter. I'm not at all comfortable with using first class, would have lost a lot of money on that one. Priority rates are at least double. Doesn't seem like it's worth it to international buyers. Maybe when bundling with discs? $35 to $39 for most countries. — |
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Package and ship it as I ship CDs internationally, as shown in my Bandcamp site on this page for the Space Force album. See the section on the page under the subheading "Space Force Limited Edition CD in plain case. International orders only." The special knowledge you need to do this is the obscure fact that USPS considers CDs and DVDs documents. Therefore you can ship them one at a time by first class mail declaring nonmachinable contents on the outside of a half-letter size envelope thinner than 1/4" weighing 3 oz or less for just a few dollars. To Mexico and Canada it's less than $2. https://insanitizers.bandcamp.com/album/space-force While you're at it, please listen to this Very Original album. All lead instruments are guitar, even those that sound just like organ... —Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Last edited: Nov 21, 2020 18:57:13 |
Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 582 Monterey County, California |
Curious as to why this thread popped up suddenly w/o a new post to bump it? And...I can't send a CD in a flat package that weighs less than 3 oz to Canada or Mexico for less than $2 (it appears to be about $15 now, which is outrageous). Is the "key" to simply write "nonmachinable contents" on the outside of the package? I never heard of that and does it also work for EU or Asia-bound CDs as well? —www.johnblair.us Last edited: Apr 01, 2022 12:11:49 |
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I think the least expensive way to do it is USPS Media Mail Last edited: Apr 01, 2022 12:19:23 |
Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 582 Monterey County, California |
Can't send CDs/DVDs overseas via Media Mail. That's only good for domestic mail. Media Mail rate for a CD weighing less than 3oz within the US is now at $3.19. —www.johnblair.us Last edited: Apr 01, 2022 13:01:52 |
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I think international shipping is expensive everywhere now. It certainly is much more expensive to send out of country for Canada as well. The shipping expense for buying international music for me has me buying mostly digital now. Rev —Canadian Surf |
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John wrote:
A spammer posted to the thread last night. That post has been deleted. |
Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 582 Monterey County, California |
That explains that. Thanks. I'm still curious about:
I just noticed Squid's $18.76 postage rate to ship a CD to Canada. What am I missing? —www.johnblair.us Last edited: Apr 01, 2022 18:06:38 |
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Are US DVDs compatible with European players? —Happy Sunsets! |
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tahitijack wrote:
If the DVD has the US region code (1), no. |
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Digital downloads are the way to go. I used to subscribe to The Continental, but the costs to ship to the UK make it uneconomical. If it was digital, it would be feasible — |