Ignoring the Covid part of it, shipping out of country is absurdly expensive. Last time I did that, it cost the entire budget of the SS just for shipping. Its asking a lot of people to do that, as much as it sucks for our people overseas. Also finding stuff thats rated for other countries is yet another issue.
I had the same experience. I was paired with someone from Europe a few years ago, and shipping alone was pushing $60. I'm happy to send to Europe again, but I can definitely sympathize if that's too expensive for folks, especially right now. It's just kind of sucky all around :/
Next time try to keep the weight of the package at a minimum of 2lbs. and it should cost no more than $25, or up to $40 if the package weights 3lbs. with First-Class International.
Granted, I reckon it's a gift by gift basis since not all games/items weight the same, and some of you like to throw in additional stuff for the sake of Christmas, but it's still useful info to have, I believe. Let's say someone's wishlist is comprised of 5 single-disc PS2 games, which weight around 5oz. each, bringing the total to 1lb 9oz, or 1lb 13oz give or take after factoring packaging materials, as in bubble-wrap and the box itself.
First-Class International usually takes up to a week to reach it's destination.
Of all the participants so far, how many are in Europe?
Just
koemo1 it seems.