[Rockhounds] mineral trades

[betdav97 at aol.com]

  Thanks, I was speaking of domestic mail only. I try to
stay away from overseas mailings, way too expensive.
dave
http://prehistoricplanet.com/wv/


-----Original Message-----
From: Lawrence Rush <larryrush at worldnet.att.net>
To: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors 
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Sent: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 3:10 pm
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] mineral trades


Tim and Dave are both correct. But, there is a Flat Rate box for 
Domestic use that costs $9.85, regardless of weight or US destination. 
I have packed as much as 25 pounds of minerals in one of these, a real 
bargain! A postal clerk told me she once sent one of these with steel 
bars in it to Hawaii, which would have cost $70 otherwise. When using 
them for non-domestic shipping, they are usually cheaper, but you must 
compare prices with other classes, as they are not always the cheapest 
form of USPS shipping, depending on the weight and destination. This is 
not always convenient, since you can't always change the classification 
when at the counter, as the FR boxes MUST be sent in the PO special 
box. And the USPS does not make it easy for the customer to understand 
their arcane and often indecipherable rules. 
 
Larry Rush 
 
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