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Originally Posted by MrSlacker
According to USPS.com, shipping from USA to Australia for such an item would be $32 and take 5 days. Add that to shipping materials and labor.
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Also consider that the package may grow in size as the proper amount of packaging is added on. I am a graphic designer and print manager for a company that also ships and packs things. In order to properly package an item that is considered fragile (which a headphone or earphone is) requires 2-3 inches of bubble wrap on all sides. That's 4-6" added to length, width, and height.
Now take this box that's probably around 10" cube and ship it from Montana to Australia. I think $45 is pretty reasonable if you consider what it took to pack it, and then send a package of that size over that distance.
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