[meteorite-list] International shipping isssues

[Impactika at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/30/2006 10:10:15 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
raremeteorites at comcast.net writes:
Dear List,

I was wondering if  anybody else is having problems with shipping to other
countries,  specifically Germany? It seems that about every six months I go
through a  cycle were things are seriously delayed or in rare cases lost when
using USPS  Airmail to Germany. I have made hundreds of international
shipments and have  only had one other incident with another country outside
of Germany and this  was only a delay. I always ship within 24 hours of
payment and to have  something take over 30 days is unacceptable. Can anybody
tell me how the  German postal systems works and why it is so inconsistent?

I have had 14  incidences with shipments to Germany the last two years:

10-with month or  better delays
2- lost for over six months and returned to me even though the  address' were
correct
1-opened with no item inside (100mgs of NWA032  fragments missing).
1-Never recovered

I would like to give German  collectors some reasonable explanation to why
some of their packages are  delayed and others are not so any information
would be useful.

Thank  You and Take Care,

Adam
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Hello  Adam, and members,
 
I don't handle nearly as many sales as you do, I am sure!!!    ;-)
 
I have had very few problems, but more problems within the US than  
internationally. One Priority Mail package to Peru Indiana, went to Lima, Peru!  and 
came right back, in perfect shape. Another one sent to Texas, got there flat  as 
a pancake with tire tracks across it!
Outside the States, I use almost  exclusively Global Priority Mail, and I 
have had no problem (except for one  package addressed to Austria, it did get 
there after a long detour thru  Australia).  
So Far!!!
 
Anybody else?

Anne M.  Black
www.IMPACTIKA.com
IMPACTIKA at aol.com
President, I.M.C.A.  Inc.
www.IMCA.cc