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New Zealand to US prints
    #23324682 - 06/09/16 04:53 AM (7 years, 11 months ago)

What is the safest way to print and package a spore deposit and get it from NZ to USA? Best way to print and send from US through NZ customs? People around the world sometimes receive greeting cards, yea? Feels weird sending/receiving  folded foil internationally. Any help appreciated please and thanks.

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Anonymous #1] * 1
    #23333357 - 06/11/16 04:18 PM (7 years, 11 months ago)

They will be fine in a letter if the letter isn't bumpy at all.

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #23334236 - 06/11/16 09:05 PM (7 years, 11 months ago)

What's the best paper to print on? I've never done it this way before. I've tried different card stocks and can use a greeting card. Seems the best course of action.

Or perhaps not...?

Thank you for your time.

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Anonymous #1]
    #23334760 - 06/12/16 01:09 AM (7 years, 11 months ago)

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What's the best paper to print on? I've never done it this way before. I've tried different card stocks and can use a greeting card. Seems the best course of action.

Or perhaps not...?

Thank you for your time.





Tinfoil is best - paper is nonsterile and porous.


If you are paranoid about tinfoil being detectable in the mail, I suppose plastic would work - however the spores don't stick very well to plastic.

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #23445002 - 07/15/16 07:14 PM (7 years, 9 months ago)

wax paper

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: QuantumMeltdown]
    #23445357 - 07/15/16 10:04 PM (7 years, 9 months ago)

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wax paper





Not a bad idea, but the spores don't stick very well to the wax, and tend to flake off.  I've had good luck with wax paper prints though.

Might go through postal systems better since it's not metalic, but I haven't seen any problems with metal detectors finding tinfoil in letters and flagging them for additional attention.

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #23452228 - 07/18/16 08:46 AM (7 years, 9 months ago)

Foil or paper is fine so long as it is in a simple letter of 2 ounces or less. A greeting card is even better. The letter scanners test for the presence of nitrogen containing stuff (100g threashold for amines, 25g threashold for nitrates), newer US currency through the microwave resonant strips in them, and radioactive materials (anything besides naturally occurring stuff) only.

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Anonymous #2]
    #23455166 - 07/19/16 07:05 AM (7 years, 9 months ago)

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newer US currency through the microwave resonant strips in them





I checked google and could not find anything to substantiate that this is possible.

The strips are plastic, so why would they be microwave resonant?

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #23478277 - 07/26/16 10:21 AM (7 years, 9 months ago)

  • Grab a pack of red and blue air mail envelopes (usually $2-4 for 50 of them at AusPost.)

  • Get 3-??? sheets of A4 paper, fold them over so its fits in the envelope

  • grab sterile foil with print

  • Put folded print in small baggy

  • tape baggy to inside of folded A4 paper

  • Put back inside envelope

  • Write / print address on envelope

  • Send

  • - If extra paranoid get a marker and write " For microscopy use only " on baggy and paper folded inside letter.


Has worked with all my trades most being received in under 10 days to US from AUS. I usually just tape the baggy in the envelope in case it shakes or slides about in postage and i can also line up 5 or so prints in 1 envelope or if you want over the top stealth just put the folded paper inside a padded mailer bag from Big W or a generic dollar shop, postage would be more though so not really useful for trades under 10 or so prints.


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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: PanzerCubed]
    #23685413 - 09/28/16 04:45 AM (7 years, 7 months ago)

any recommended sellers willing to do discreet shipping?

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: capmuncher]
    #23697901 - 10/01/16 06:01 PM (7 years, 7 months ago)

Make concentrated spore syringe. Impregnate sterile paper with spores. Seal.

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Lysergic_Milkman]
    #25166277 - 04/26/18 07:00 AM (6 years, 24 days ago)

I know this is an old thread but wondering on ops success?


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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Akatarawa]
    #25167173 - 04/26/18 04:09 PM (6 years, 24 days ago)

I am sure it went fine, people send me spore prints and dried mushrooms from Australia and NZ all the time.

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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #25171986 - 04/28/18 03:32 PM (6 years, 22 days ago)

Never heard of customs in NZ having a problems with spores going in or out. Of course why would they jave a problem when its all for microscopy anyway? Theyre good (fun) guys and gals and i think theyve got bigger things to worry about like phytopthora (i heard kauri forests there are rooted) and varroa and a ton pf chinese meth. They have bigger biosecurity and border problems to fry than opening every envelope looking for spores that are fir examination.

Scratch that, i heard of some customs dudes turning up at someones door but they gave them a warning as they couldnt prove much (coulda gone worse for them had they smelled weed Its in the post history here somewhere.

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Bro, getting even an empty syringe sent into NZ is gonna give you problems. A friend of mine got busted by customs bringing in a spore syringe. They let him off with a warning, but they still came around to his house to talk to him and stuff. And the next time wouldn't be so friendly.

Instead, you need to just get a spore PRINT and make your own syringes. Never heard of anyone having problems bringing in a spore print. Just make sure its nice and flat, in a plain envelope.



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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: amylase]
    #25172727 - 04/29/18 01:39 AM (6 years, 21 days ago)

They definitely have a problem with spores coming in. They will burn them if they find them.  Out, not really.


Spores can get in as long as the envelope is small and not bumpy.


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Re: New Zealand to US prints [Re: Alan Rockefeller]
    #25172735 - 04/29/18 01:55 AM (6 years, 21 days ago)

thanks alan


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