Backglasses to Australia, etc.

[John Robertson]

A number of our friends 'down under' have asked me over the past year
what the shipping cost to AU is for one of our backglasses, then when I
tell them (often $4-$500 for courier as they box is too big for the Post
Office) they never write back.... rather understandably!

Now, I have a professional crating company that can build a very sturdy
shipping box for glass for around $300 or so (say up to ten sheets) that
would meet with all international requirements (needs special stamps
these days!) then we would contact our ocean freight company (Panalpina)
to ship the crate via surface to AU for around $5 - $800US. I have to
get a quote from each supplier to fix that number better.

So, my proposal is this to our friends down under. Chat back and forth
here in RGP or in email to build up a large enough order that the
freight becomes less significant (Like $100/glass or less!). I will
discount an order of multiple sheets of glass from 10% - 25% depending
on the size of the order

Still the boxes we now are having made will be the best I can do to
protect single orders of backglass - we wrap the glass each way with
three layers of 1/2 inch bubble wrap and then put the 6 inch thick
object in two double wall cardboard shells that fit inside each other
forming a very sturdy box (I can stand on the side of one!) then
strapping the sucker with shipping straps. Short of punching through the
box with a forklift I think they are safe enough for both domestic and
international shipments. Outside dimensions are 31.75 X 30.75 X 6.1
inches - it can't be any larger and ship via International Express Post
to Europe or USA.

http://flippers.com/back4sal.html

John :-#)#
PS, I found a few more odds and ends: "High Hand", "El Dorado"
(flacking!), "Mini Baseball" since the last update in early June.
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[Gary]

John,
Just be aware that any wood product (crate) that gets shipped into AU has to
be made from heat treated wood and will require the HT stamp logo.
http://www.carrlumber.com/htec_page.php
Otherwise it has to go through fumigation for an added cost.
Gary.
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[Stewie Caines]

John,

If this comes off and there are multiple people interested, please count me
in for a Williams Ambush backglass.

Stewie

"John Robertson" wrote in message...

[John Robertson]

Hi Gary,

Thanks for mentioning it in case others are not aware of this problem -
if they try to ship overseas and the wood does not have the correct
certification then the shipment either is refused or it may be destroyed.

I am quite aware of that (been shipping overseas for twenty-five +
years) - this is why I said that I use a "professional crating company"
for export - they have the correct wood for the job, the wood has to be
certified with a special stamp.

John :-#)#