ams511
Contributor
International is NOT the problem. El cheapo snail mail is the problem. Cheap takes time. I have bought items from china, israel, Germany, Australia, England, USA and even Canada. Never had an issue since I always request shipping via a service that provides a tracking number. That way I can watch the progress of my package. I also always ship the same way. That way I know when the package arrived.
From what I remember there was not a substantial savings from using the boat rather than airmail. It was less than $5. He did not want to pay the custom duty or the VAT and felt that if it went by boat he wouldn't have to.