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Old 19th January 2006, 10:35 PM   #1
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Default USA remailer services

This is one for the non US citizens. I often need to source weird & wonderful electronic components and if the source happens to be the US, apart from a small group of companies like Mouser and Digikey, usually come up against one of three brick walls
(i) A total refusal to export
(ii) Higher MOQs for export
(iii) Insistance on using premium couriers like DHL/UPS/Fedex which cost up to $100 for even the tiniest package wheras USPS is extraordinarily cost effective and has never lost anything of mine (yet)
Example : recently wanted a few Nordic $7.50 RF audio streaming chips, maybe 20g total, 200g packed.
SemiconductorStore (California) quoted :
US MOQ : $50 , Export MOQ : $500
US Freight : $8 , Export Freight : $75.
Then I came across this outfit USA2Me offering (for a steepish but not absurd price) to accept US shipments (in Texas) then forward them to a foreign address.
Q1: Anyone out there tried these people, and what did you think of the service provided ?.
Q2: Any alternative suppliers of a similar service ?.
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Old 20th January 2006, 01:39 AM   #2
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Insist they ship via USPS which is cheap, reliable and no customs hassles for small orders. Usually lands within 4-6 days.

If the supplier won't ship by USPS, then they don't deserve your business.
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Old 20th January 2006, 01:43 AM   #3
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Maybe there could be a member here that can start offering this service for a nominal fee.
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