 | | 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Ronan Webb
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| | | I'm fed up with this on ebay/brickbay. What is it with you people ? Is your postal service that unsafe ? Or are just (backward) children in a play-pen? Duh ! Grow up. You're not that fr*%^n central to the cosmos. Each time I see 'Will ship to United (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —James Brown
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| | | | | (...) I find it irritating too, but I can certainly see why they do it: US citizens are the largest body of online e-commerce users - they're the biggest market. US postal service will give them fixed-rate, guaranteed service and they never have to (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Dan Jezek
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| | | | | | | (...) Say it's christmas season and waiting in line at the post office can take up to 30 minutes. Combine that with a Non-Paying Buyer and there's a problem. Rather than making 2 trips to the post office and giving accurate shipping, I tend to just (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Ray Sanders
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| | | | | | | | (...) Last summer, I put in a bid at a postal junk sale auction for a lot of scales. I was hoping that I would get one or two that worked. I won the lot and it turns out that all but one were operational. That investment has paid for itself many (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | | | (...) And don't forget, if we send the package Priority (inexpensive in the U.S., prohibitive elsewhere), the post office provides free boxes (of which some sizes are conveniently self-sealing), labels, and even packaging tape! We can order these (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Mark Sandlin
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| | | | | (...) Not usually, but many overseas postal services are. (...) Is that an insult? (...) No, I'm not. I think ++Lar is, in fact, the center of the cosmos. ;^) (...) I can't speak for everyone else, but in my case, it has to do with time. In the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —William Brumbach
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| | | | | (...) <very $#%(&#^ rant!> Oh that's it. This REALLY get's my giggy! Where are you? What do you want? I'll send it gad nabbit. My post office is 24 hours. I'll go right now and get some rates. This should probably go elsewhere and will most likely (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | Ronan & All, (...) Well, I am fed up with many things as well, it is understandable, but there are reasons for this. (...) This is on the borderline of good taste, and I think if you want people to consider shipping to other places than just the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Julie Krenz
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| | | | | | (...) Ugh! Those forms!!! So many times (when I *was* selling internationally), I'd be asked to put "gift" and value of $20 on $60 order. I did it, but hated it, and generally felt pretty icky about doing it. I ditto the points Dan, Maggie and Mark (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | (...) I can explain one of the main reasons quite clearly. The small (low single digit) percentage of my former sales to international customers did not justify the huge amount of time and effort it took to ship things to them. Am I losing sales by (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Adam Murtha
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| | | | | I find it annoying as well. And even if I ask nice enough, most people will send me something, because I am in Canada. It seems most people are worried about overseas selling. I think that is understandable. I have not and most likely will no (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Rich Manzo
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| | | | | | | (...) The reason I sometimes add on extra $$$ to the shipping total is because if the supplies. In the US we get Priority boxes free from the PO. However when we ship internationally we must buy our own supplies. For example, that padded envelope (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | (Trying to redirect it to the proper group!) (...) Now, now, Adam! ; ) (...) worried (...) It is a legitimate concern, especially when you are dealing with other governmental entities. (...) the (...) Well, I charge flat rate shipping, because I (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | | | | | Scott E. Sanburn wrote in message <003b01c08870$56e77d...efault>... (...) I don't know where you and Rich are getting your padded envelopes, Scott. I use padded envelopes for anything thin enough to go lettermail (under 20mm thick) and they cost me (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I won't speak to the cost of shipping materials issue, other than to say that it really doesn't make much difference whether it is 30 cents or 3 dollars. Compared to free, it is more. (...) That's a key difference. 95 of your 100 packages are (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | | Kevin & All, (...) I (...) them (...) I use the bubble ones, that were the cost difference lies. There has been enough complaints on the padded ones to make me not use them. They are cheaper, and less reliable, IMO. (...) Some people have differing (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Adam Murtha
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| | | | | | | | | I do care about the other things, but since I'm not a Lego seller, I don't have the experience in dealing with international and world wide buyers, so I can't really say anything about how all the other things operate in conjunction with each other. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | | | | | (...) Kevin already covered the incoming fees issue. I've sent LEGO to the USA, Australia, and Japan. All of them require a Customs form (more like a little green sticker) be completed. Each sticker is specific to the country it's going to it seems (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | International Shipping discussion or whatever —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | | Kyle & All, (...) It isn't hard in some cases, it is just different. it is harder to sell outside the US because there is in some cases, more work, more problems, etc. Refer to my earlier posts to see how my shipping and real time processing works. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Yeah, they're online. And they're also not 100% clear on what exactly pushes a package from some cheap rate into a more expensive one. Say whatever you want but you've just looked at them online. I've looked at them online, told someone to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Geoffrey Hyde
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| | | | | | | | "Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:G7wG0z.E4t@lugnet.com... (...) costs, (...) why (...) the (...) Is that only for LEGO packed in the original boxes? I've got a fair bit of LEGO I'm sorting out and it weighs (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | | | | | [FUT: lugnet.market.shipping] (...) Yeah, sorry, it is for sets in the original boxes. There's a lot of air inside LEGO sets. When you load a plane, truck, etc., you are space-limited. That air you're shipping takes up the space of a lot of other (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Ray Sanders
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| | | | | | (...) The customs form is a requirement of the US post office in conjunction the the US Customs Service. How that form is treated on the receiving end (Canada is this case) is based on Canadian customs/duties laws. In the US, 'Construction Toys' are (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Adam Murtha
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| | | | | | | (...) I don't doubt that there are rules and regulations about those forms, and I don't really want someone to have to deal with being charged with mail fraud, or whatever that particular crime would be, especially over Lego. (...) I might complain (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | | Ray Sanders wrote in message ... (...) 'Construction (...) ship Just to make it clear, Canada doesn't charge duty on construction toys either: what we get hit with is the GST (=Federal Sales Tax) and a Canada Post $5 charge for collecting the GST. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | Ronan Webb wrote in message ... (...) The easy answer is to buy from the many people who, like myself, DO ship internationally. Pick a Canadian and you pick someone whose sales are 95% international and has international paying and shipping down to (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Bryan Wong
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| | | | | | | (...) Wow - Nicely said Kevin! That's good publicity for us Canadians! :) Bryan (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) I'll have to 2nd dealing with Canadians. I have had nothing but good experiences with it. Some of the Canadian folks I have dealt with many times: Martin Legault Kevin Wilson Guy Belanger (ibuyifdpriceisright on eBay - I practically know his (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | | "Ronan Webb" <rwebb@ehnospamaltavista.net> wrote in message news:G7su7w.2ts@lugnet.com... (...) The interesting thing is, that whilst many of the replies to this have defended the USA postal service (words like 'Guaranteed'), it is disappointing (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Alan Demlow
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| | | | | | Odd...just today I received a registered letter from Japan, and have in the past from other countries as well (Estonia comes to mind, off hand). Had to go to the post office and sign for it since I'm not home when they deliver. I know that the USPS (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Torsten Fresemann
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| | | | | | Hi Alan, I think you have to differentiate between registered letters and parcels. From Germany, I can send registered letters and "small parcels under 2kg" to the USA, however the product "insured parcel", i.e. for shipments over 2kg as well as (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) That's odd. How "high value" is high-value? I've received registered letters from Japan containing a declared US$1000 before. As far as over-2kg parcels being signed for, usually another shipping company has been used, in my experience. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Alan Demlow
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| | | | | This isn't a reply to Ronan as much as to the thread in general. I've never restricted any of my sales or auctions to the US only, but I can certainly see why one would want to. It does take extra time and effort to sell internationally; receiving (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Torsten Fresemann
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| | | | | | | In lugnet.general, Alan Demlow writes: <snip. (...) Indeed. As a German-based Lego fan, I cannot comprehend what can possibly so difficult in packing a box, putting it on a scales and looking up the postage in a booklet or on the website? Or is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —James Brown
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Well, some people probably feel that it is dishonest, because it *isn't* a gift. But even discounting that, in most countries, it's mail fraud, and illegal. (...) You're welcome to disagree, obviously, so long as you don't complain if your (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Kevin Wilson
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| | | | | | | | Torsten Fresemann wrote in message ... (...) value, (...) The (...) actual (...) difference. What's so wrong? a) it's a lie, and b) it's illegal. Another way to save on incoming duty and tax (especially if it's parts you're shipping) can be to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Torsten Fresemann
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| | | | | | In lugnet.general, Alan Demlow writes: <snip. (...) Indeed. As a German-based Lego fan, I cannot comprehend what can possibly so difficult in packing a box, putting it on a scales and looking up the postage in a booklet or on the website? Or is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) This assumes one has a scale. Making a trip to the Post Office is a pain for some folks. If you go at lunch, or right when they open, or right before they close, the lines are often horrid (30-45 minute waits). (...) While as a Libertarian, I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Julie Krenz
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| | | | I discoverd something a few months back, and now seems an approriate time to mention it. Did you (generic you) know that it is prohibited to send Lego to Italy via the USPS? (URL) page lists prohibitions for Italy, in the list it says "Toys not made (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Ray Sanders
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| | | | (...) Thats kinda crazy. So what happens when someone from Italy orders something from my BrickBay store ? (someone has, twice already) (...) Actually, I doubt that the USPS cares that much. Its probably an Italian customs rule. Likewise, what (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) Wow, that list is ridiculous. Does anyone have any idea why half of those items are on there. There are a bunch which make sensr (weapons, hazardous materials etc.), but it looks like your options for sending gifts to Italy are pretty limited. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi! —Lawrence Wilkes
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| | | | "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3A7393A3.B1B5F5...ing.com... (...) made (...) something (...) Most countries seem to have a very, very long list of controlled or prohibitied items that seem to make no sense but are often (...) (24 years ago, 30-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.theory)
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