From lojbab@lojban.org Tue Oct 30 05:27:07 2007 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list llg-members); Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:27:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from eastrmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.240.46]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1ImqBD-0001zN-Qm for llg-members@lojban.org; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:27:01 -0700 Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20071030122628.JYTG1395.eastrmmtao104.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:26:28 -0400 Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([72.192.234.183]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id 6cSH1Y00a3y5FKc0000000; Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:26:20 -0400 Message-ID: <472722EE.5060802@lojban.org> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:26:22 -0400 From: Bob LeChevalier User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: llg-members@lojban.org Subject: [llg-members] Re: CLL reselling References: <47236730.5030400@gmail.com> <20071030010927.GC31462@mercury.ccil.org> <20071030011855.GB27850@digitalkingdom.org> <4726A214.7010503@lojban.org> <20071030055016.GF31462@mercury.ccil.org> <4726F133.2040807@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4726F133.2040807@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis X-Spam-Score: 0.0 X-Spam-Score-Int: 0 X-Spam-Bar: / X-archive-position: 505 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: llg-members-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: llg-members-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lojbab@lojban.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: llg-members@lojban.org X-list: llg-members And Rosta wrote: > Theodore Reed, On 30/10/2007 05:57: > >> On 10/29/07, John Cowan wrote: >> >>> Bob LeChevalier scripsit: >>> >>>> Specifically, a box of 16 books probably weighs around 45 pounds, and >>>> the USPS says that a package of that weight would cost $168.00 to ship >>>> to Great Britain, with a 5% discount if we buy the postage online. >>>> Insurance and other services that might be applicable could add another >>>> $20 to that total. >>> >>> Look at http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/fh_014.htm and search on the page >>> for M-Bags: it's $31.35 for the first 11 pounds and $2.85 a pound >>> thereafter, max 44 pounds. >>> >>> The requirements on M-Bag content are at >>> http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/immc2_026.htm#ep967275 . >>> >> >> So, given Bob's figure of 2lbs11oz for each book wrapped, 16 books >> weighs 43 pounds, just under the limit, and would cost $122.55 to >> ship, or $7.66 per book. > > > UK postage costs for CLL are £5 within UK and c.£7.50 within the EU. Add > $7.66 to those figures, subtract the per-book cost of batch-shipping to > a US-based CLL-reseller, and then compare to the cost of sending a > single book to a UK address and an EU address (i.e. from a US-based CLL > reseller). $21.60 to most of Europe, so it is probably somewhat cheaper. lojbab