Copious apologies, Gents. . .
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ebay, it seems, defaults to PRIORITY International shipping charges (perhaps because that's the method I use for domestic shipping).
USPS First Class International (still goes by air) to Oz (and most of EU) would be about 1/2 that: $24 (give or take a few pennies).
Regards, Rob