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That sounds about right if they're shipping via UPS or FedEx. I once priced shipping a Paramount GT-1100S (precursor to the Paramount ME) from California to Australia and that's about what it came out to at the time with two counterweights (same ones as used on the MX) included. That was in Australian currency, which at the time I think was worth a bit less than it is now. Mind you, the 1100S is heavier than either the MX or ME. It was over 70lbs just for the mount proper. When a box goes over 70lbs, they charge extra. You can go online and get shipping estimates from both UPS and FedEx just by entering box sizes and weights. My experience is that their estimates are always accurate to within a dollar or so. I think the trick is not to use UPS or FedEX, but instead another less expensive shipper. I ended up selling the mount to a guy in Arizona. Cost of shipping to there was negligible by comparison. Boy did that guy get a good deal too!