gyg wrote:As for shipping to Italy - ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS get your parcel insured/registered/signed for/whatever - No aspersion on Italians but there post office is a black hole where parcels go to die!!
Alexander1968 wrote:I know that British people have a soft spot for Italy-bashing - no denials please, I read the Economist every week and I recognize sniding remarks when I see them...
TheHistorian wrote:40% of my dealings to and from Canada are a mess.
TheHistorian wrote:I've had worse like US<->Canada than any shipping situation involving an ocean...
Eryops wrote:it was a gamble to ship without insurance.
grodog wrote:DW #2 @ $30 BIN, seems a bit high to me: ** expired/removed eBay auction **
faro wrote:$86 postage has to be pretty close to a record for one magazine, in my recollection. Ouch!
faro wrote:Early DWs have nose-dived off the edge of a cliff in value in the past year or so which is a pity given the actual (very good) content. I sat on the sidelines and watched Mark pick up #1-4 for $10 or thereabouts and that wasn't the only sale that went low. Probably worth more than double that price for the interviews alone in my book.
Aneoth wrote:So has the name of this thread been changed then?To:Complaints about shipping overseasFor the past two and a half pages there have been only about 4 or 5 posts about what this thread is supposed to be for.Most of the rest are shipping problems, mostly into or from Italy.
faro wrote:... which is a pity given the actual (very good) content.