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PastorSteveHill
Trad Bowhunter
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Shipping to Australia?
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March 20, 2010, 06:26:00 PM »
Have any of you ever shipped to Australia? I've gotta ship a 68' longbow to a friend in Australia. I'm gonna ship it in a PVC pipe. How long can it be?
Any other info I need to be aware of?
Thanks in advance...
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Chuck Jones
Trad Bowhunter
Posts: 296
Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 20, 2010, 06:37:00 PM »
You will have to ship by UPS or Fed Ex. Too long for USPS. Will cost over $255.00
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Earthdog
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 20, 2010, 06:44:00 PM »
I've had a couple of longbows shipped to me in New Zealand via Fed Ex.
The cost was $US140,,can't see it costing much more then that too Oz.
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Chuck Jones
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 20, 2010, 06:46:00 PM »
That was the UPS price. Don't know the Fed ex price.
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Chuck Jones
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March 20, 2010, 06:53:00 PM »
About $200.00 for Fed Ex economy.
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lpcjon2
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March 20, 2010, 07:10:00 PM »
Whats a plane ticket cost for it? Would it be cheaper to ship it to Cali. to a friend and then they ship it from there?
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Benny Nganabbarru
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 20, 2010, 07:28:00 PM »
Well, Craig Ekin ships longbows to me for US$115 via FedEx, which is pretty darn good consdidering the distance. They arrive good and fast, too.
No matter what the bow - longbow or take-down recurve - Black Widow ship via UPS for the price of US$95.
I don't know how these two companies find such a good deal, but they do.
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Al Kidner
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March 21, 2010, 05:21:00 AM »
Yep, Ben is on the money.
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 21, 2010, 09:18:00 AM »
Takedowns are much cheaper to ship by US Post Office. I checked the cost on shipping arrow shafts this week, and for five pounds weight the cost is $46 and change, by Priority Mail International. A takedown bow would be similar.
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Keith Zimmerman
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 21, 2010, 04:29:00 PM »
I just shipped a 62" Blacktail longbow to a friend in Australia in a PVC tube. It cost $48! I shipped it USPS. It took less than 2 weeks.
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Benny Nganabbarru
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 21, 2010, 04:39:00 PM »
Keith, I think you got lucky. If you have someone at your end who will accept that length, you're in with a chance - someone who doesn't know the regulations. The problem, as I understand it, doesn't lie with USPS; rather, it is Australia Post that imposes the 48" restriction. If somebody at USPS lets it in, you might be lucky, and the Australia Post worker might also accept it. If you're unlucky, the Autralia Post receiver might send it back.
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lpcjon2
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March 21, 2010, 09:40:00 PM »
Make it a take down longbow
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Holm-Made
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 21, 2010, 10:29:00 PM »
Cheapest I found that I could ship a one piece longbow to Aulstralia was 250.00. What we ended up doing was have 2 guys each buy a bow and ship them both in one tube so they each paid 125.00. It really bites to find out others are able to ship the same thing for much less. Chad
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SCATTERSHOT
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March 21, 2010, 11:07:00 PM »
Shipped a recurve to Oz a couple of years ago, and it was $175.00, US. With that and the import duty those poor guys have to pay, it's a wonder that any of them shoot foreign equipment. Says a lot about their dedication.
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Earthdog
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March 21, 2010, 11:36:00 PM »
Ben,your postal people must be related to ours.
Makes little sence to me,,,but what can ya' do huh!?
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Ragnarok Forge
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March 22, 2010, 12:26:00 AM »
Sounds to me like some people in Oz need to start making top end bows. They would have a strong customer base since shipping runs prices up so high.
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Earthdog
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March 22, 2010, 01:11:00 AM »
Some of the better bowyers in OZ can't keep up with demand,an there are a few that make very nice stuff.
Last time I looked at the Huntsman web site,he'd stopped taking orders he had that many to build.
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Benny Nganabbarru
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March 22, 2010, 06:19:00 AM »
Shipping prices don't matter a hoot to me when I take a magnificent game animal with a magnificent bow from the USA. The price is forgotten real quick.
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LYONEL
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 22, 2010, 06:21:00 AM »
I have bought 4 take down bows into Australia in the last five months the most expensive was $56 US registered & insured & most under $50 US.I would love a couple of good one piece bows but the freight is a little expensive one at a time.Mark Kimber from Huntsman bows is back taking orders again & for an Aussie made takedown recurve you wont find better,I've had two the last one for ten years,sold it at the end of last year to go lighter,at 70# it was a little heavy for me now.
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BigJim
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Re: Shipping to Australia?
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March 22, 2010, 06:58:00 AM »
Have shipped several dozzen shafts via usps for $52. My takedown bows would fit in the same size box and weigh the same. Would have to add insurance of course, but shouldn't run over $60 acording to the usps site. It does say max length for package is 56" but I would check with them because they are allowing 78" overall demensions.
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