No problem, Warhead. I know I hate getting that ridiculous "surprise" duty charge. I once was charged $30 for an order of $50 because it came via UPS. I was not pleased....

If it makes you feel better, though, I was going to order a Dire Troll Mauler Extreme from Privateer Press and the shipping to Canada (to British Columbia, no less! 400 KM at most) was going to be about $35 US. It's a big model, but it isn't that large! Pain loves company.

 Yes well if you can't make everyone happy you might as well make them all as miserable as you I guess.  

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Well I know from doing a lot of e-dealing here, eBay, etc., Postage & Handling are @#$%&* Crazy !  And BTW I've dealt with Chaos Orc, I've found him to be a good e-trader.  

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Cross Atlantic shipments are a pain either way. I have had the same experiance ordering stuff from the UK and being hit with major shipment charges to get it here to California.  

I do feel for you.  

Daniel

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Hell, when I moved to Kansas I had to replace a rubber mounting for a turn signal on my motorcycle, probably just a hair under three cubic inches in volume.  Everywhere I looked online it was $13 US for the part and $15 to ship it  

I just looked at my poor debit card and said BOHICA.

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Jim, it's not to make everyone unhappy.
It's to make you happy, as everyone else join your company, of misery.

   

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Woe is us   ... Yay!?.   Thanks lads.  

It's suckier than a sooky sweet sucked by a sultry sex slave.    Anyone into smuggling? Boarder running? Own a chartered jet, hand glider, yacht, dingy, row boat?  

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Have you been able to contact Privateer about this yet?

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Now living in Boston... any EPIC players want to meet up?

@Warhead, that list of bits from Privateer could easily go First Class international for around $3.  I send minis across the pond all the time with the USPS and it can be dirt cheap.  It's honestly surprising how many manufacturers overcharge on shipping as it's got to cost them business.

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The Lost & the Dipped

Sorry no, not yet. Been a bit busy and now lazing about feeling washed out. I still have lots of visiting relatives hanging around that need entertained 24-7 but once they leave I'll get things in motion.

Thanks for checking in though guys.

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Sounds like a lot of fun ...

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."