Australian

holic46 · Post by **holic46** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:04 am

Hello Members, I live in Australia and would like to purchase Mark 7. However Shopsmith is telling me that they do not ship outside US. Does anyone know how to get one shipped to Australia?
Thanks John L

holsgo · Post by **holsgo** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 11:18 am

I think someone on this forum may have one to sell or you could win one on ebay. Then have them ship it to you. There is one for sale for $125 in upper new york right now. He said it's pickup only but maybe if you ask nice.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 12:12 pm

holsgo wrote:I think someone on this forum may have one to sell or you could win one on ebay. Then have them ship it to you. There is one for sale for $125 in upper new york right now. He said it's pickup only but maybe if you ask nice.

A Mark 7 ???

Distance is definitely a problem. A forum member helped another from Canada a while back. A very short distance.

Need a trustworthy bloke over here to purchase one (with your $) and ship it to you(again your $). Do not know what customs obstacles there are. Possible, but not 'easy'.

FWIW I think it would need crating to survive the trip.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 1:38 pm

JPG40504 wrote:A Mark 7 ???

Distance is definitely a problem. A forum member helped another from Canada a while back. A very short distance.

Need a trustworthy bloke over here to purchase one (with your $) and ship it to you(again your $). Do not know what customs obstacles there are. Possible, but not 'easy'.

FWIW I think it would need crating to survive the trip.

If you want to buy a new Mark 7 and pay the price for overseas shipping, I am certain that someone will be willing to handle the transport activities for you. If the Shopsmith packing is not undone (I don't know why that would happen), it should survive oversea shipping just as well as it would survive FedEx in the states. Change the labels and it should be ready to go.

holic46 · Post by **holic46** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:02 pm

Hello Holsgo, are you sure that $125 is correct? That sound too cheap for Mark7. If so please rush me his contact details and I will buy it imediatly and would happilly pay for shipping and handling.

holsgo · Post by **holsgo** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 5:34 pm

300570826181
Here is the eBay item number.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 6:25 pm

holic46 wrote:Hello Holsgo, are you sure that $125 is correct? That sound too cheap for Mark7. If so please rush me his contact details and I will buy it imediatly and would happilly pay for shipping and handling.

The sale price is $120 and the seller will not ship. Being offered for local pickup only AND this is a vintage Mark VII. It is NOT a Mark 7 like the one that you would get if you bought from Shopsmith.

I assume that this is what you are talking about buying from Shopsmith. The price will be no where near $120 but rather like $4000 plus shipping.

h-bomb · Post by **h-bomb** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:07 am

The cheapest way is probably using a freight forwarding company, good for heavy items shipping overseas.
You purchase from shopsmith and get the items sent to the freight forwarding offices in the US. The will pack it put it in a container and ship it via container ship to Australia. You can either pick it up from the docks or get it delivered to your home.
You need to go online and look at freight forwarding.
Hope this helps.

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:19 am

I believe Rob in San Diago (SDSSmith) has shipped a Shopsmith to Australia. If he sees this thread, perhaps he can elaborate on costs, etc.

SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:21 am

I did ship a 520 to Australia in 4 boxes using the Fedex Great Rates program. It got there faster than a shipment to the East Coast. But I do not know what limits they place on individual boxes. Mine were all under 75 lbs.