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Ken Chandler

K3 parts delivery in UK

Hi elecrafters
Just a quick one for UK owners,
I'm expecting parts delivery from elecraft (posted on 13 jan)
Via US postal service first class what's the norm for deliveries guys!!!

Thanks

73's

Ken..G0ORH k2, & k3

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M0XDF

Re: K3 parts delivery in UK

How long is your piece of string?
Depending on size, anything from 3 days to 10 days.
73 de M0XDF, K3 #174
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On 19 Jan 2010, at 08:17, Ken Chandler wrote:

> Hi elecrafters
> Just a quick one for UK owners,
> I'm expecting parts delivery from elecraft (posted on 13 jan)
> Via US postal service first class what's the norm for deliveries
> guys!!!

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Stewart Baker

Re: K3 parts delivery in UK

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Still waiting for parts posted around Jan 1st.

73
Stewart G3RXQ
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:17:05 +0000, Ken Chandler wrote:

> Hi elecrafters
> Just a quick one for UK owners,
> I'm expecting parts delivery from elecraft (posted on 13 jan)
> Via US postal service first class what's the norm for deliveries guys!!!
>
> Thanks
>
> 73's
>
> Ken..G0ORH k2, & k3
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
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AD6XY

Re: K3 parts delivery in UK

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If it is going via parcel force, after customs it has to go to their warehouse. There it will sit for up to a week. Then they will send you a letter with the charges due. Once you have paid these, including another £8 or £13 plus VAT they will send it on to you within a week or so. The penalty of living in the 3rd world I am afraid.

Mike

Ken Chandler

Re: K3 parts delivery in UK

Ok thanks everyone for the comments.
I was afraid parcel force would raise it's ugly head!
I have had past experiences with this rip-off company, I really don't
know how they can get away with it.
My k3 was delivered to the door by UPS who I guess had it released
from customs.
I paid at the door the customs VAT charges etc.

QUESTION
Who decides on which company handles our parcels from Elecraft once it
reaches the UK!!!
Is it the postal service used in the USA that determins who handles
our goods, if it is, then can Elecraft use a company that goes to UPS
when it hits the UK for delivery.

Ken..G0ORH

Sent from my iPhone

On 19 Jan 2010, at 08:53, AD6XY <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> If it is going via parcel force, after customs it has to go to their
> warehouse. There it will sit for up to a week. Then they will send
> you a
> letter with the charges due. Once you have paid these, including
> another £8
> or £13 plus VAT they will send it on to you within a week or so. The
> penalty
> of living in the 3rd world I am afraid.
>
> Mike
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Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy

Re: K3 parts delivery in UK

Ken,

A method that has worked well for me for several years is to use the
tracking number given me by the US supplier of the goods, and then follow
the progress of the shipment through UK Customs to Parcel Force's depot
which serves this area. When the shipment is reported as reaching our local
PF's depot in Perth I call the depot by 'phone quoting the tracking number,
and use my bank card or credit card to settle any outstanding payment. PF
then delivers the shipment on the next working day.

Most of the components that I buy from the US are shipped using FedEx,
chosen by the supplier(s)..

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD

Ken Chandler <[hidden email]> wrote on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 9:16 AM:

> Ok thanks everyone for the comments.
> I was afraid parcel force would raise it's ugly head!
> I have had past experiences with this rip-off company, I really don't
> know how they can get away with it.
> My k3 was delivered to the door by UPS who I guess had it released
> from customs.
> I paid at the door the customs VAT charges etc.
>
> QUESTION
> Who decides on which company handles our parcels from Elecraft once it
> reaches the UK!!!
> Is it the postal service used in the USA that determins who handles
> our goods, if it is, then can Elecraft use a company that goes to UPS
> when it hits the UK for delivery.
>
>
> Ken..G0ORH

Doug Turnbull

Re: K3 parts delivery in UK

In reply to this post by Ken Chandler

Ken,
I am in EI land and it has been my experience that Elecraft ships larger
more expensive items to EI by UPS but that if you ask, they may then send
smaller items by post and it then arrives by post.

I am not referring to Elecraft in this paragraph but it is not uncommon
for Nevada Radio in the UK to ship by a private carrier and then have it
delivered by the Irish postal service to my door. I believe some transport
companies make use of local postal services to deliver the last couple of
miles. In my case this is a pain in the butt as I generally have to pick
up the parcel at the local post office distribution center five miles
distant. In the case of EI if one ships by post then it is delivered by
post but if shipped by a private firm it may still be "delivered" by post.

73 Doug

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Ok thanks everyone for the comments.
I was afraid parcel force would raise it's ugly head!
I have had past experiences with this rip-off company, I really don't
know how they can get away with it.
My k3 was delivered to the door by UPS who I guess had it released
from customs.
I paid at the door the customs VAT charges etc.

QUESTION
Who decides on which company handles our parcels from Elecraft once it
reaches the UK!!!
Is it the postal service used in the USA that determins who handles
our goods, if it is, then can Elecraft use a company that goes to UPS
when it hits the UK for delivery.

Ken..G0ORH

Sent from my iPhone

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