Who want´s it ? SOLD !

944_Jim wrote:Can I place a tentative claim on both the Charlie's heads? I need to check my spares box to see if I have this size. I know I have two each .049, .09.
I should know first thing tomorrow am.

Sure you can , you are the first and only which has intrest .

Please be aware , postage fee from Europe to US went crazy.
Makes no sense , way to expensiv .

Wow! I didn't realize the parts are in Europe. I'm backing away carefully. I'm sorry...especially since I haven't found my stock of Charlie's heads.

Drat, I could really go for a .15 venturi.
Bob

Germanbuddy,
Any chance you have a US Service member friend nearby? PM if so...maybe there is another way.

944_Jim wrote:Germanbuddy,
Any chance you have a US Service member friend nearby? PM if so...maybe there is another way.

Great idea. If it pans out, maybe statesiders could do a group buy?
Maybe DHL or UPS?

Bob

D,
We are on the same page. I'll wait for GB's PM. I still want the Charlie's heads and possibly the Tee Dee glowplug. I can relay from this side.

Sorry but all US Army Installations near me are closed for years.
Service members were send home (Fort Hood) or to Poland.
I dont live near Ramstein AAFB.
Coleman US Army Airfield (Heli base) is closer but
unaccessable to enter with the wrong ID/Passport.
I used to have backstage pass 20 years ago
working for a Telephone Company (T-COM) for such concert.
Plan "B" if one of your relatives is @ Coleman or maybe Ramstein ?
he sure can contact me via pm/e-mail .

Me @ Ramstein AAFB Front-Gate with wrong pass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoj8cE4QGhw

Grrrrr! Well, there went that angle.

Just an idea and dream , imagine , covid is gone beginning next year ???
which let us organize our 10th Intl. Lassogeier Event in September 2021.
Maybe our Canadian friend Paul Gibeault will join us again,
maybe he can help sending items from CAN to the US for less postage ?.
I dont know !.
2019, Paul @ 10:52 Mins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMWgSNdfXZM

OT
my "Knotty Girl", Paul´s "Indy Racer" @ "Lassogeier 2019".



Peter
GER-1223

How much is the postage actually? I would think those heads would fit in a bubble-wrap envelope. I sent an old Cox firewall to Bernie some time ago and I think the postage was something like 4€. Just sent it as a letter, no customs forms or anything.

If you want to go ”by the book”, you can fill the customs form and list the parts as antique toy parts, die-cast toys or such. There is an actual customs class for this kind of stuff. In Finland, there is no customs tariff for this class, and I can’t imagine USA would have a very high tariff either. VAT is only applicable to shipments over 30€ in value (in Finland again, YMMV).

It’s not like I have a huge amount of experience in international shipping, but I am pretty sure those would be just fine in a bubble envelope. Take your chances with the US customs and so on, but it should not be any different than any other little parcel coming from wherever. Most of the time they just arrive in your mailbox, sometimes the recipient has to do a customs declaration, but nowadays that should be pretty straightforward too.

And if you fill any forms, do not write anything about nitro Remember, collectible, toy, model, die-cast... also try to avoid the word ”engine”.

This monday I checked my local DHL post office for posting fee GER-USA.
The employee  behind the desk wanted 55.- Euro
shipping one 26 grams , medium size air bubble evenlope.
So I took off before I become nuts either.  

Whaaat

Now that IS nuts. Is it DHL courier or just the regular mail? Either way, nuttier than squirrel poop, and bad for the hobby too

Regular Air-mail , maybe one of covids side effects   ?.
Intl. Air traffic is down low.

Just checked the Finnish postal service webpage. Parcels (boxes) start at around 45€, max weight 10kg. A bit overkill for a couple of heads and venturis. BUT, letters have max thickness of 30mm, adequate for little stuff and the fee depends on weight:

https://www.posti.fi/en/private/letters-and-mail/send-a-letter-or-postcard/international-letters-and-cards

Again, that’s the Finnish ”Posti”, but I would assume the prices would be similar in your area? If you choose no tracking etc, it is very reasonable.

Sorry but Finnish ”Posti" and Germanish "Posti" are different.
@ other DHL office they would tell me the same.
No other way , I must belive what he asked (55.-Euro) for.
I could send via UPS but doing so ,
I must register @ UPS webpage which I dont like either.

Yes, I realize that, and sorry for being ”pushy”

It’s just that I have learned the hard way the difference between a ”thick letter” and a ”flat parcel”. Same item, huge difference in the postage fee. Would have thought that it would be similar with the Deutsche Post.

For example, I was happy I could fit a couple of large scale drawings in two A4 envelopes, taped them together and went to send them as a letter (to a Finnish address). The postage was something like 11€! For a letter it was heavy... As a parcel the exact same shipment would have been 5.90€. The package was equal to about 3 magazines in size and weight.

I have sent and received smaller stuff as letters directly to my mailbox for 2,40€ (Domestically), even an 049 engine fits the 30mm limit. As a parcel that would have been 5.90€ and I would have had to pick it up at the automat at the grocery store.

Anyway, I hope y’all get this sorted some way

Hello 944_Jim send you pm.

KariFS wrote:Yes, I realize that, and sorry for being ”pushy”

It’s just that I have learned the hard way the difference between a ”thick letter” and a ”flat parcel”. Same item, huge difference in the postage fee. Would have thought that it would be similar with the Deutsche Post.

For example, I was happy I could fit a couple of large scale drawings in two A4 envelopes, taped them together and went to send them as a letter (to a Finnish address). The postage was something like 11€! For a letter it was heavy... As a parcel the exact same shipment would have been 5.90€. The package was equal to about 3 magazines in size and weight.

I have sent and received smaller stuff as letters directly to my mailbox for 2,40€ (Domestically), even an 049 engine fits the 30mm limit. As a parcel that would have been 5.90€ and I would have had to pick it up at the automat at the grocery store.

Anyway, I hope y’all get this sorted some way

Hello Kari ,

many thanks for hints and advice.
Will go for second "DHL post office" bubble envelope adventure next week,
after I get pm mail address from Forum member   944_Jim.

@ Bob dckrsn ,
will add 1 Venturi aslong  944_Jim can relay to you which saves cost of shipp..

@ Jim and Bob ,
I dont mind pay me off after items in your hands.
Trust you , because long time CEF members.
Why ? because nobody knows how long it will take and will arrive ?.

Peter
GER-1223

Thanks Peter, I really appreciate the effort.
Bob

PM sent. I will mail out whatever count venturies. I will buy the Charlie's heads and Cox glowhead. I wonder how long this will take.

To all my CEF friends:

I can certainly help out with delivery transactions, unfortunately by the time you send something to me in Canada & then I forward it to the USA, you might as well have just sent it direct. Canadian postal rates increased a lot recently also, often making postal delivery not worthwhile.

To my friend Peter, do keep me posted as to the next Lassogeier Luftzirkus event. It makes no financial sense, but I feel I must enter mouse race again, but this time with a special "German Rules" mouse racer. If you watch the movie "Ford vs. Ferrari", you might better understand why I must return! My wish is to bring along a full team of (American/German/Canadian) fellow mouse racers with me! I pray this COVID mess can be beat so that we can all resume with our flying.
Cheers,
St. Pauli (my nick name in Germany)


[quote="germanbuddy"]Just an idea and dream , imagine , covid is gone beginning next year ???
which let us organize our 10th Intl. Lassogeier Event in September 2021.
Maybe our Canadian friend Paul Gibeault will join us again,
maybe he can help sending items from CAN to the US for less postage ?.

Hello Saint Pauli

And YES , it all depends if this COVID mess can be beat or NOT .
For me is patience the name of the game .
We all must sit and wait , stay home and stay healthy .
Always wear a mask going outside .
Sure you know the rules .

from best regards "Buddy"
(my nickname in Germany)
your COX Mouse Racing and .15 Indy Racing "Pitman Gab" from LUX +
F2A speedy "Nobbi" knows better .