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Customer wrote:

could you simply pack them up & tell me the postage costs,
by air mail - SMALL PACKET rate [is it some kind of media rate cheaper?]
I will then get a friend in MBSI in USA to send you the payment for 
them by personal check & you can post them to me when it clears.
 
Many Thanks, Customer
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Hi Customer,

Here's the link to the USPS web site Rate Calculator Page.

Pick the service do you want??

http://postcalc.usps.gov/

Musically,

John A Tuttle
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Customer wrote:

I am not quite sure what I am looking at but can I have the service below ?
 
Priority Mail International - Flat-rate Envelope (Large)     
4 - 6 Days
$9.50 
 
Many Thanks, Customer
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Hi Customer,

That would be nice, but the envelope measures 9-1/2" x 12-1/2" and 
it's for mail type materials, e.g., letters, pamphlets, etc.

Here are your choices, which all involve a box.


   Global Express Mail (EMS)     3 - 5 Days    $37.70 
   Airmail Parcel Post     4 - 10 Days   $29.50 
   Economy (Surface) Parcel Post    4 - 6 Weeks  $24.25
          (Rate for pieces 5 pounds or less) 

Once you get over the five (5) pound minimum, the cost/pound 
starts decreasing. So, a 6-pound parcel will cost $26.35, or 
$4.39/lb. and a 10-pound parcel will cost $34.50, or $3.45/pound. 
This non-linear decrease continues until you reach the maximum 
deliverable weight of 66 pounds....  
See Table 9b: Economy (Surface) Parcel Post
(BTW, orders sent via this service can be Insured, but they cannot 
be tracked or traced.)

http://pe.usps.gov/text/pub51/51tblc.html#vnameref_1

The only way to get a lower rate is to send at least 11 pounds 
of goods via a little service known as USPS "M Bag". Here is 
a link to the Rate Chart, Table 7b: Economy (Surface) M-Bag

http://pe.usps.gov/text/pub51/51tblb_003.html#vnameref_1

As you can see, it's very inexpensive. The drawbacks are: The 
parcel cannot be insured; It cannot be tracked or traced; It's the 
slowest and least expensive service offered by USPS. 

I have used the M-Bag numerous times and every order has 
eventually arrived in good condition. The only trick to insuring 
safe arrival is excellent packing because the bag get tossed 
around like a duffle bag and it will get thrown into large piles 
of similar bags aboard the ship that carries them.

Bottomline, if you're not in a hurry but you want to save a 
bundle on shipping, order enough rolls to reach the 11-pound 
minimum weight, and have me ship them in an M-Bag. Your 
shipping cost will go down to $0.95/pound !! 

FYI, I charge $0.50/roll to handle the packing involved in using 
this service. Each roll box is double wrapped in bubble wrap and 
the shipping box is put into a slightly bigger shipping box or the 
order is packed in an extra-thick shipping carton.

Let me know what you decide to do....

Musically,

John A Tuttle
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