# postage help

**URL:** https://fixed.org.au/t/postage-help/53415
**Category:** Pub
**Created:** [October 11, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/postage-help/53415 "2011-10-11T21:53:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![aeroBLOKE](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@aeroBLOKE](https://fixed.org.au/u/aeroBLOKE)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/postage-help/53415/1 "2011-10-11T21:53:58Z")

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ok, so I am selling some parts and I need to send a crankset to the US of A. I went on the Australia post website and got a postage quote. I said it weighed 1kg-1.25 and to be shipped to the US. they quoted around $40!!

is something wrong? It can’t honestly be $40? can anyone chime in with some help?

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### Author: ![BrakeFree](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/brakefree/32/125_2.png) [@BrakeFree](https://fixed.org.au/u/BrakeFree)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/postage-help/53415/2 "2011-10-11T21:58:01Z")

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That sounds about right

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### Author: ![greenmachine](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/greenmachine/32/243_2.png) [@greenmachine](https://fixed.org.au/u/greenmachine)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/postage-help/53415/3 "2011-10-11T22:04:26Z")

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^ +1

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### Author: ![rolly](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/rolly/32/280_2.png) [@rolly](https://fixed.org.au/u/rolly)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/postage-help/53415/4 "2011-10-11T22:08:22Z")

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yep. i sent two faulty chainrings back to the uk. cheapest reasonable option (ie not on a boat for 3 months) cost me $21. they weighed less than 500g…

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### Author: ![Rangdog](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@Rangdog](https://fixed.org.au/u/Rangdog)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/postage-help/53415/5 "2011-10-11T23:37:40Z")

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Yup. It sounds right. Auspost is probably best for lighter/smaller stuff, but also try Interparcel. Highly recommend them.

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### Author: ![munga](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/munga/32/757_2.png) [@munga](https://fixed.org.au/u/munga)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/postage-help/53415/6 "2011-10-12T00:00:51Z")

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[Australia Post - Australia Post transforms its parcel service to meet online shopping boom](http://auspost.com.au/about-us/parcels-transformation-announcement.html)

A new international tracked parcel product called ‘Pack and Track international’ which is a significantly cheaper option. This product offers tracked delivery between the United States and Australia with more international destinations to be added in the future and is available online from today and in retail outlets early next year.