In a message dated 4/8/03 3:30:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, gull@GULL.US
writes:

<< I had a guy from Japan bid on an auction where I'd marked 'US and Canada
 only', but he emailed first to ask if I could ship to him anyway.  I
 explained to him that the item was very heavy and would be expensive to
 ship, and he was okay with that, so I told him he could bid.  Unlike
 your case there was no reason I physically couldn't ship it, I just
 couldn't imagine that anyone would want to pay for it.  It was an old
 amateur radio tube transceiver, with accessories, and totalled close to
 100 pounds when packed into three cartons! >>

Hey a certain listmember paid to ship four wheels AND tires to the other side
of the world. Sometimes it makes sense.

BenT