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I have in the last three weeks or so sold and posted/freighted about
75 items ranging from my HEQ5 and my 8" Newt, to very small items
such as filters. All the small items under 500grams cost the same to post
in prepaid satchels; all items that are under 3kg and will fit in the
appropriate satchel cost the same, and all items that are under 5kg, and
will fit in the even larger satchel, cost the same. These three weight ranges
will cover a very sizeable proportion of items sold by a typical astro store.
In every case I was able to inform the buyer of the postal cost before
shipping the item. Even with the mount and scope, once I knew the dimensions of the boxes I was able to calculate the freight cost online in a couple of minutes, so the buyer could decide whether the purchase was viable or not.
The item I just bought weighed far less than 500grams, and was small, so
would have attracted a standard postal charge.
raymo
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