Check out DHL.

jim

On Nov 3, 2006, at 5:59 PM, Florian Speier wrote:

> fedex and ups ship only two day air from germany to the u.s., which
> is not
> affordable. deutsche post is cheap but limits to 44pounds. above
> that, i
> think there is only partial container load, which i dont know the
> prices of.
> if you figure something else, let me know.  as i have just moved from
> germany to the u.s., quite a bit of  my stuff is still awaiting
> transport..........so far my trick was to distribute one 50pound
> suitcase to
> every wedding guest... but that method is kind of exhausted now:-)
> flo
>
> On 11/3/06, Buffalo 66 <ss180ss@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think I found a pretty good deal on a 5 speed
>> modified ttransmission located in Germany, and the
>> seller is willing to ship to the US-
>>
>>
>> My questions are-
>> A) who do I go with to ship this? DHL?FedEx?
>> B) how do I avoid the extra fees everyone is talking
>> about? It's a private individual, shipping to a
>> commercial location in the US.
>> C) any other tips or tricks would be greatly
>> appreciated. I figure the trans will wieght about 150
>> lbs once crated.
>>
>> what does a vanagon transmission weigh anyway? I know
>> I can pick one up without too much difficulty..
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>>    percy.
>>
>

Jim Felder
felder@knology.net

  "I long ago lost a hound, a bay horse, and a turtle dove, and am
still on their trail. Many are the travelers I have spoken to
concerning them, describing their tracks and what calls they answered
to. I have met one or two who had heard the hound, and the tramp of
the horse, and even seen the dove disappear behind a cloud, and they
seemed as anxious to recover them as if they had lost them
themselves." - henry thoreau