If folks in the UK (or EU) want to buy up a bunch of these, I will act as a= forwarder=85can probably get a better deal on shipping. The tube shape is = problematic, however. Repacking them loose in anti-static bags would allow = for a lot of them to be shipped in a Medium Flat Rate box, which is about $= 50. First Class would be weight dependent, but likely cheaper in the $20-$3= 0 range. -Pete =20 On Oct 13, 2012, at 3:46 AM, Robin Bussell wrote: > Yeah it does look bad, I enquired about bulk and shipping for ten tubes i= s about 70 USD not the 350 that the ebay app calculates for you :) Techniqu= e is to commit to buy but not pay then get in touch and they'll do a new in= voice for you, apparently. >=20 > Then again any significant quantity is likely to attract customs attentio= n so a likely 20% plus 15GBP processing charge should be factored in. So bu= lk is the way to go :) >=20 > Anyone up for a UK joint buying venture?=20 >=20 > Cheers, > Robin. >=20 > On 13 Oct 2012, at 08:57, "cdb" wrote: >=20 >> Wow, I was going to buy some until I saw the extortionate fright costs. >>=20 >> Colin >> -- >> cdb, colin@btech-online.co.uk on 13/10/2012 >>=20 >> Web presence: www.btech-online.co.uk =20 >>=20 >> Hosted by: www.justhost.com.au >>=20 >>=20 >> This email is to be considered private if addressed to a named individu= al=20 >> or Personnel Department, and public if addressed to a blog, forum or ne= ws=20 >> article. >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> --=20 >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >=20 > --=20 > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .