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Subject: [Leica] Kirk Enterprises (was: selling used camera gear from Canadato USA)
From: leicagalpal at earthlink.net (Kit McChesney)
Date: Wed Sep 22 09:30:26 2004

Tim--

I recently sold a Digilux 2 cable release to a nice gentleman in the
hinterlands of Manitoba. The release cost $69. A competitor wanted something
like $65 to ship it to him. I shipped it for $3, par avion, insured. All I
had to do was walk to my little Louisville post office and fill out a little
customs form, and put it inside (with my standard perk--the Leica microfiber
lens cleaning cloth) and off she went. 

Kit 

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+leicagalpal=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Tim Atherton
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 8:45 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: [Leica] Kirk Enterprises (was: selling used camera gear from
Canadato USA)


Once more I just came up against the shipping US to Canada problem and a
business that isn't interested in accommodating their customers
requirements.

I wanted a collar to slip into my Arca Ball Head when it has the 8x10 on it
to prevent "slippage" while it's being carried.

I found Kirk Enterprises makes the one I had seen in the past. Just the
thing - $24.95. Well,  a week after placing the order they got back to me -
shipping via Fedex would be $23.40 - this is for what must be a bout a 2oz
piece of plastic. (on top of which, based on past experience, Fedex will
charge upwards of $20.00 to collect $2.25 in tax).

When contacted, they aren't interested in shipping via USPS Air Mail

So, anyone else know who makes such a gizmo - or who retails the Kirk one
(otherwise, I'm happy to do without...)

tim


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Replies: Reply from bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Kirk Enterprises (was: selling used camera gear fromCanadato USA))
In reply to: Message from timatherton at theedge.ca (Tim Atherton) ([Leica] Kirk Enterprises (was: selling used camera gear from Canada to USA))