Hi,
When you sent a packet to abroad, you must think about TAX..
VAT is commonly 20% of the declared or insured value, and you'll have to add a fee of $25 for the custom office...
A similar surprise happened to me with EMS, when I bought throught Ebay a $60 Fast Cflash 1 Gb card, I paid $15 for FAAASSST S&H&Insured, and a month later, I received a bill from the EMS Chronopost custom office, because it was declared as a $150 gift videogame, ... around $40
If you declare as Gift even with a "suspect" low value, they can open the packet and check its content, and ask for the bill of the part send to estimate the tax value... I have often this kind of problem with Switzerland (which is not a EEC member..), and time to time with US packet
For my PEG2, Genesi USA send it to me as a GIFT replacement board (PEG1 trade programm) by FEDEX. It was without problems.
I ask as much the sender to use USPS who satisfy me quite well even with a "fragile" exhault manifold for Vette/GMC, but not so much with not well packed videodisc.... :pissed:
