I did a search and came up dry, so I'll risk the flames.
Im looking to ship my 7'0" shortboard from San Diego, CA (My birthplace and home for most of my adult life) to Miyazaki Japan (my new home).
Like an idiot when I had to cut back on the items I was shipping over vs. storing (in case things didnt go well here) I decided that my board could stand a few more months out of water. Well, now Ive got a basic lay of the land and NEED it. But being 6'3" tall doesnt lend itself to buying boards off the rack ANYWHERE much less Japan. The relative thats hanging on to the remainder of my gear stateside is crunched on time and isnt able to take my board to the shipper I used when I moved here.
So, its either buy a used longboard, find a shipper that will give me an estimated cost, or look for a local shaper and cough up about $1200 for a SHORTBOARD. (so far Japanese shippers INSIST on calling my cell phone when Im at WORK and cannot talk instead of answering via email as requested...yeah, I speak/read/write the language)
Has anyone shipped a board from mainland US to Japan and how much did it cost you? Did you use ship or plane?
Im looking to ship my 7'0" shortboard from San Diego, CA (My birthplace and home for most of my adult life) to Miyazaki Japan (my new home).
Like an idiot when I had to cut back on the items I was shipping over vs. storing (in case things didnt go well here) I decided that my board could stand a few more months out of water. Well, now Ive got a basic lay of the land and NEED it. But being 6'3" tall doesnt lend itself to buying boards off the rack ANYWHERE much less Japan. The relative thats hanging on to the remainder of my gear stateside is crunched on time and isnt able to take my board to the shipper I used when I moved here.
So, its either buy a used longboard, find a shipper that will give me an estimated cost, or look for a local shaper and cough up about $1200 for a SHORTBOARD. (so far Japanese shippers INSIST on calling my cell phone when Im at WORK and cannot talk instead of answering via email as requested...yeah, I speak/read/write the language)
Has anyone shipped a board from mainland US to Japan and how much did it cost you? Did you use ship or plane?
