Yes, this is extremely weird (but common for US based sellers!). When reading their part about "International orders" it is like they are going to ship to Mars or something... I sell on eBay and have 99% bidders world-wide. Maybe 50% within the EU and the rest just about anyware. http://www.ebay.com/sch/st-a-d-03/m.html I could easily ship the "P-Star 25K50 Micro" from Sweden for $2.00 (with a margin) anyware worldwide. If one would like to add insurance and tracking, just add $12.00. For $55 I can ship 5.0 Kg including insurance and tracking world-wide. Now, they do list "USPS First-Class International" as an option, that is a service comparable with the one I use at the SWedish Post. That can noway cost $55. The "Priority Mail International=AE Padded Flat Rate Envelope" (good for up top 4 pounds) costs $24 to Sweden. A "First-Class Mail International Large Envelope" costs $3.23 from the US to Sweden (calc using 50 grams, the "P-Star 25K50 Micro" is 1.3 grams in itself). I do not belive in those $55. I think they simply do not want to ship directly internationaly, and having resellers is fine, of course. Regards, Jan-Erik. KPL wrote 2014-11-28 12:38: > same conclusion here, shipping from US is expensive, as usually. > > On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Barry Walsh > wrote: >> Thanks for the tip Dwayne. >> >> I was tempted to get a few things. I changed my mind when I estimated >> shipping to the uk for one of the PIC18F25K50 boards. They estimated >> $55 as the cheapest option. >> Don't think they will be getting business from me :) >> >> Barry. >> >> >> -------- Forwarded Message -------- >>> From: Dwayne Reid >>> Reply-to: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. >>> To: pic microcontroller discussion list >>> Subject: [PIC] Pololu.com has inexpensive PIC18F25K50 boards >>> Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:44:03 -0700 >>> >>> Good day to all. >>> >>> I've *very* fond of Pololu.com - they have neat products at rational >>> prices. They specialize in making carrier boards for various chips >>> but have expanded into robotics stuff. >>> >>> They are currently running their Black Friday sale and one of the >>> items that I've just purchased is their PIC18F25K50 boards. The >>> board includes the PIC, a voltage regulator, a USB socket. The Black >>> Friday price is $3.95 for the first 50 customers each day (max 5 pcs >>> per customer). >>> >>> This is a great chip on a ready-to-use board at a fantastic price. >>> >>> They also have the Atmel ATmega32U4 on a similar board for >>> $4.95. Again, includes voltage regulator and USB socket. >>> >>> I should also mention their stepper motor drivers. I'm buying >>> high-current version of the DRV8825 Stepper Motor Driver >>> Carriers. They can deliver up to 1.5A per coil without external >>> cooling and up to 2.2A with minor heatsinking. Max supply voltage of >>> 45Vdc. Bulk pricing is normally $6.79 (minimum 5 pcs) but the Black >>> Friday special drops that by 20%. They use TI's DVR8825 stepper >>> driver chip and the board includes all of the external components >>> necessary. I've used a bunch of them with excellent results. >>> >>> Thought that I'd share the wealth. >>> >>> dwayne >>> >>> -- >>> Dwayne Reid >>> Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA >>> (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax >>> www.trinity-electronics.com >>> Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >>> View/change your membership options at >>> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .