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> I don't really want to order them from the US (you know this is damn
> expensive).
>
> maybe some day, i find them somewhere and can read them...
>
> st

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Ron Amundson wrote:

>
> > I don't really want to order them from the US (you know this is damn
> > expensive).
> >
> > maybe some day, i find them somewhere and can read them...
> >
> > st
>
> I wonder why no one sells them, I've shipped a lot of books to the EU over
> the years, and usually shipping is not all that bad, but there are
> exceptions. I'm shipping some vacuum tubes to Spain today for something like
> $8US, but it takes quite a while. I shipped a book to Iceland a year ago for
> something like $7US and it arrived in 3 days which was amazing.
>
> Let me know your country, I've got a friend that distibutes pretty much all
> of Lindseys books and I'll be seeing him at the end of the month. Maybe we
> can work out some kind of deal.
>
> Ron
>
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> I wonder why no one sells them, I've shipped a lot of books to the EU
> over
> the years, and usually shipping is not all that bad, but there are
> exceptions. I'm shipping some vacuum tubes to Spain today for something
> like
> $8US, but it takes quite a while. I shipped a book to Iceland a year ago
> for
> something like $7US and it arrived in 3 days which was amazing.
>
> Let me know your country, I've got a friend that distibutes pretty much
> all
> of Lindseys books and I'll be seeing him at the end of the month. Maybe
> we
> can work out some kind of deal.
>
> Ron
>
>

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Stefan Trethan wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Oct 2
> > I wonder why no one sells them, I've shipped a lot of books to the EU
> > over
> > the years, and usually shipping is not all that bad, but there are
> > exceptions. I'm shipping some vacuum tubes to Spain today for something
> > like
> > $8US, but it takes quite a while. I shipped a book to Iceland a year ago
> > for
> > something like $7US and it arrived in 3 days which was amazing.
> >
> > Let me know your country, I've got a friend that distibutes pretty much
> > all
> > of Lindseys books and I'll be seeing him at the end of the month. Maybe
> > we
> > can work out some kind of deal.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
>
> Thanks for your offer, but i just talked yesterday with a friend about
> those books.
> I remembered he buyed his laptop in the US (it was WAY cheaper there, the
> same device),
> His sister lives in NY and occassionaly visits her family...
> He sayd it would be no problem to order some books for me and his sister
> can bring
> them here just like the laptop...
>
> This way it will take some month, until his sister is going to come for a
> visit again, but that is no problem for me...
>
> Anyways.. country would be Austria - what do you estimate shipping would
> cost (for the 7 book metalworking shop series)? If it is not too much i may
> think about it..
>
> My last "order from the US" experience was not so good...
> total cost for ~$20 printer replacement parts was about $120... with
> customs and all..
> I needed the parts, and they were worth it... since then i avoided orders
> from overseas...
>
> stefan
>
>
>
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> USPS Global Express from anywhere in the US to anywhere in Austria
> is:
>
> Large Flat-Rate Envelope $9US
> Variable Weight $12
>
> This is assuming the books weigh in at a pound (which is pretty
> close.)
> They're small enough to fit in a large flat-rate envelope. Figure $9
> US,
> plus customs paperwork.
>
> If Lindsay won't ship to Austria, your friend's sister probably could.
>
> Tom
>
> On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Stefan Trethan wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 9 Oct 2
> > > I wonder why no one sells them, I've shipped a lot of books to the
> EU
> > > over
> > > the years, and usually shipping is not all that bad, but there are
>
> > > exceptions. I'm shipping some vacuum tubes to Spain today for
> something
> > > like
> > > $8US, but it takes quite a while. I shipped a book to Iceland a
> year ago
> > > for
> > > something like $7US and it arrived in 3 days which was amazing.
> > >
> > > Let me know your country, I've got a friend that distibutes pretty
> much
> > > all
> > > of Lindseys books and I'll be seeing him at the end of the month.
> Maybe
> > > we
> > > can work out some kind of deal.
> > >
> > > Ron
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for your offer, but i just talked yesterday with a friend
> about
> > those books.
> > I remembered he buyed his laptop in the US (it was WAY cheaper
> there, the
> > same device),
> > His sister lives in NY and occassionaly visits her family...
> > He sayd it would be no problem to order some books for me and his
> sister
> > can bring
> > them here just like the laptop...
> >
> > This way it will take some month, until his sister is going to come
> for a
> > visit again, but that is no problem for me...
> >
> > Anyways.. country would be Austria - what do you estimate shipping
> would
> > cost (for the 7 book metalworking shop series)? If it is not too
> much i may
> > think about it..
> >
> > My last "order from the US" experience was not so good...
> > total cost for ~$20 printer replacement parts was about $120... with
>
> > customs and all..
> > I needed the parts, and they were worth it... since then i avoided
> orders
> > from overseas...
> >
> > stefan
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> I am new to making my own PCBs, is there free software that is a
> standard (I use Linux and Windows XP)? I have heard of Eagle and
> Protel, I see that Gerber files appear to be the standard for PCB
> houses.

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Benedict
To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Lindsey publications to EU


I think it depends on the shipping method. I've sent hardware to a number
of countries with no problems whatsoever, using the normal ol' postal
service. UPS charges an arm and a leg to ship overseas. They bump orders
by something like $30US simply to process the customs paperwork. (If
you've never filled out customs paperwork, it's about the size of an index
card with maybe 10 lines to fill out at the most. If I could make $30 for
every one I filled out, I'd be tempted to change jobs.)

Tom

I use USPS, and if the item is too big, as some countries limit physical size, then the price jumps up quite a bit through DHL, but they are a lot less than UPS or FedEx. One issue to be concerned with is the dept of commerce regulations as to what can go where, but other than that Intl stuff has been pretty simple
Ron

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