[ntp:questions] Re: Beware! starlite-intl

John Pettitt jpp at cloudview.com
Tue Jan 24 20:02:37 UTC 2006


Steve Kostecke wrote:
> On 2006-01-24, David J Taylor wrote:
> 
>> Mark Hansen wrote:
>>
>>>   <http://www.starlite-intl.com/Detail.asp?pid=1234&Key=>
>> Beware of these merchants
>>
>> Price on Web site: US $67.95 with shipping, handling and insurance to
>> Price the UK: US $115.00
>>
>> That's over $47 mark up! How can they justify that?
> 
> Provantage quotes similar prices: $70.92 for the GPS18 and $39.70 for
> DHL shipping to the UK. This does not include import duties or taxes.
> 

International shipping (other than regular mail) is expensive - $40-$50 is about the norm for a
small box.


John




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