There are 7 reader comments
39 02 2003 8:39AM
Do you really want a box of crap? Sounds like inventory (read crap) purging to me. And if I were Amazon I wouldn't ship overseas either. It makes sense not to.
20 02 2003 9:20AM
Note you can buy them "used" starting at $8.50.
58 02 2003 1:58PM
Amazon US actually do a lot of overseas business, partiularly from English-speaking parts of Europe. Sure, it's grey market but the Internet was supposed to do away with such restrictive practices.
03 02 2003 2:03PM
Yes, MacDara, but there is the harsh reality of shipping co$ts. Shipping is one of, if not the most important factor in successful e-commerce (specifically when you sell goods not services). Amazon is probably not losing much money shipping to the US, overseas is entirely different.
25 02 2003 6:25PM
You are aware that overseas customers do pay addition fees for shipping, aren't you? We don't get it for free like you lot. (And they can be quite high too, but overall I tend to save money due to the horrible import costs of, say, CDs here.) Add the fact that they bulk mail, so they most likely get a discount, and there's your 'harsh reality'.
08 07 200311:08AM
I guess they're doing it just to spite you......
This thread is closed to new comments. Thanks to everyone who responded.
MacDara40 01 2003 2:40PM
"...can only be shipped within the US." Typical.