I have been expecting a master set of ALF the 80's toon from direct SP VHS recordings off AUS Boomerang and my friend sent them in October, when they did not arrive I figured it went boat/surface mail which we all know can take 4 months. Nothing has arrived and he is left with no recourse because they cant track it and it was WAY too heavy to send in any form of overnight or tracked method (we are talking about 10-15 SP tapes)
This is not to mention the packages Curtis in the UK has not received last month from various traders.
I bet if someone could create a reliable and inexpensive international mail courier they would make a fortune....then again reliable and inexpensive probably cannot go together