JRR Shop and shipping to Australia

[smp]

I know a number of people here swear by JRR Shop and I know Uncle E pops in from time to time and has a soft spot for KvR orders. In fact, I don't think I have ever seen a word said in anger against JRR Shop, which is quite a feat, really. What I'm curious about is how they compare in overseas shipping.

The "big boys" (Audiomidi and the like) seem to charge around US$50 to ship to Australia. If you're ordering something like GuitarPort ($US99, but close to A$300 anwhere I've seen it here, which is twice what it should be not counting shipping, but even then it's more than I really want to pay over and above MSRP the rest of the world pays), that's half again added to the price It's not immediately obvious from JRR's site what their shipping costs are like.

If anyone has used JRR Shop to ship to Australia (or similarly out of the way location - relatively speaking that is ), I would love to hear how you though they stacked up?

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[MacButch]

Well, firstly, I'd recommend that you call them up. Eric and his brother are friendly and very helpful. I've had a couple of things shipped to Australia and had not problems at all. The service is great: the prices for the equipment itself tend to be much better than elsewhere and the shipping is about average. My UAD1 card was fairly cheap on shipping (about $US20, I think), I'd guess that compares to the GuitarPort in weight.

Still, best thing to do is give them a call (or an email).

Cheers,

Mark