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I might be off on the exact details but here are some thoughts.....

- US priority mail within the country was $4+.... today it was $8+ Yes it’s cheaper to buy many items direct from China as shipping is literally a few cents for many small to medium sized items
- Cheapest small package to Europe was $4+.... now it’s $12+
- cheapest express mail international used to be $35ish by EMS at the post office. They now only offer FedEx which is probably $100. Now priority mail international is between $50+ to most of the rest of the world.
- Clone 6497s.... $30ish... still the same.

I find shipping out of Canada is very expensive. It has stopped me a number of times trying to send an item down to the U.S. for some mods by some of our fellow members.

RE: HF year 1 vs Year 11

I'm way more detailed oriented then HF year one. Not just in the watch world. I see the smallest differences in things that I would never have noticed in the old days. My friends think I'm O.C.D.

binbin wrote: ↑March 6th, 2020, 5:45 pm I find shipping out of Canada is very expensive. It has stopped me a number of times trying to send an item down to the U.S. for some mods by some of our fellow members.

RE: HF year 1 vs Year 11

I'm way more detailed oriented then HF year one. Not just in the watch world. I see the smallest differences in things that I would never have noticed in the old days. My friends think I'm O.C.D.

10 years ago.... you would not have spotted this.

Oh boy.......what can I say.......some of the OCD was knocked clear out of my head.........

Absolutley nothing wrong with an extra couple hours in the day.

binbin wrote: ↑March 6th, 2020, 5:45 pm My friends think I'm O.C.D.

My close friends call me a liar!

Best!

Tanukjaju wrote: ↑March 6th, 2020, 4:39 pm - Clone 6497s.... $30ish... still the same.

I guess we are lucky around this neck of the woods.

Shipping for small items is 6€ and 10 years ago was 4-5€

Registered mail within Poland from $2. World wide registered mail from $5 at current exchange rates. Pretty reasonable. 11 years ago international started at less than $3.

straps68 wrote: ↑March 7th, 2020, 9:03 am Registered mail within Poland from $2. World wide registered mail from $5 at current exchange rates. Pretty reasonable. 11 years ago international started at less than $3.

So it cheaper for me to have something shipped from Poland than within the US!

Tanukjaju wrote: ↑March 11th, 2020, 3:17 pm

straps68 wrote: ↑March 7th, 2020, 9:03 am Registered mail within Poland from $2. World wide registered mail from $5 at current exchange rates. Pretty reasonable. 11 years ago international started at less than $3.

So it cheaper for me to have something shipped from Poland than within the US!

Looks that way.

I wonder how much it actually costs to ship something from China - I mean a one off package, not the bulk pricing of $0.10/letter that some sellers charge.