Member for US wanting to help - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 10:03:56 am
content: I need help again. Before a member helped me this way, but now he is not on the forum anymore.I really need to buy something for ebay, but the seller refuses any idea of international shipping. I buy the item any pay for it on ebay and get it shipped to a member to which i pay trough paypal for shipping the item to me and effort. Its nothing complicated, basically a small piece of wood.I know there are agencies for this stuff but i they are just too expensive.

author: PeterG
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 10:07:01 am
content: It may help to know which country the item is located.Regards

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 10:08:39 am
content: Quote from: PeterG on January 30, 2012, 10:07:01 amItem is located in Mountain Top, PA, United States and seller will ship only to US adress.

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 10:16:52 am
content: If all else fails, there are services likehttp://www.myus.com/This one, however, wants setup fee and for some services a membership fee, so is not good for a one-off. But there are others.

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 10:22:35 am
content: Yes i know about them, but i need it very rarely since most sellers ship items internationally, and if they don't some other will. But this item is unique.

author: AntiProtonBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 10:40:00 am
content: Not sure about your country's import laws, but some wooden items are restricted due to quarantine reasons and it's a hassle for sellers to deal the red tape.

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 10:49:20 am
content: Quote from: AntiProtonBoy on January 30, 2012, 10:40:00 amThere is nothing like this here, this are not any special items. I already bought 5 similar items for other models, but only this seller has this models. Its nothing problematic, heavy, bulky... The seller never shipped abroad and does not want to start, its his choice

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 11:27:13 am
content: Quote from: hacklordsniper on January 30, 2012, 10:22:35 amThey are only like $10 or something to sign up once. Not that much?Dave.

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 12:46:22 pm
content: They overcharge on shipping since they don't use regular air mail.Here is a quote from them for my package:Ship Via EstimatedDelivery Ship CostDHL / Fedex 1 to 10 days 425.05 $DHL preferred 1 to 4 days 425.05 $FedEx preferred 1 to 10 days 500.27 $With regular airmail it would be 30-40 $

author: joelby
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 01:16:00 pm
content: I had a good experience using shipito.com to buy things from Avnet. The cheapest forwarding option was via Sweden Post and was delivered by a man in an unmarked sedan wearing casual clothes. It took a while, but was significantly cheaper than Avnet's cheapest courier option at the time.

author: Mechatrommer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 01:27:07 pm
content: Quote from: hacklordsniper on January 30, 2012, 12:46:22 pmthey dont use regular mail for a reason. is the $30 regular mail you prefered has tracking number? if not, are you willing to lose the item in the atlantic? for $400 courier, i imagine the item must be quite heavy.

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 06:19:53 pm
content: The usual USPS priority air mail has tracking, secondly the item is quite cheap and if its lost it will not be terrible. Secondly the item is about 600 g of weight, thats just their prices.I still have not found anybody

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 06:27:18 pm
content: Quote from: hacklordsniper on January 30, 2012, 06:19:53 pmif it is only 600g - the items must be quite bulky to reach a price of $400 for shipping. I can ship 1 kg from myus to United Arab Emirates for about $35 with dhl.

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 06:33:22 pm
content: The item is not bulky, it can fit in bubble envelope. You are just scaring away any potential helper

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 30, 2012, 06:37:30 pm
content: Quote from: joelby on January 30, 2012, 01:16:00 pmI just checked them, they are cheap. Thank you!

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 31, 2012, 12:42:01 am
content: Quote from: hacklordsniper on January 30, 2012, 12:46:22 pmAre you sure you didn't skip a decimal somewhere? A quote for 600g, 25x20x2 cm to Croatia is $50, not $500.Quote from: Mechatrommer on January 30, 2012, 01:27:07 pmTo many countries, airmail tends to be quite reliable. Paying $370 premium (assuming the $400 figure is correct, it sounds high, but something like $100 premium is not unheard of for small items via couriers) would only make sense if the costs of losing the item times the probability of it getting lost exceeds $370. Even if 10% of the packages would get lost, the item + shipping + handling would have to cost $3700.

author: hacklordsniper
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2012, 06:29:20 am
content: My item is already traveling to shipito.com. They have a great service and take only 8.5 $ provision per package in individual package service. They offer all methods of shipping including airmail.Great company, i can recommend them too for now.