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Re: More Mindfest Tidbits
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 19:38:24 GMT
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James Brown wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.general, John Neal writes:
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> >
> > James Brown wrote:
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> > > <snip>
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> > > I'll pay shipping costs, no problem. I will also quite happily wait for
> > > overseas shipping.
> > > I think very few AFOLs will have any problem with a 'pay and wait' • policy,
> > > because we're generally quite used to that in the second hand market.
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> > Those of us who bid on AucZILLA;-) <runs>
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> Or those of us not in the US who bid on anything. I just recently got a • lot
> off eBay that from 'cheque sent' to 'lot received' took over 2 months, • shipped
> air-mail. The turn-around time at the sellers end was 2 days.
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> I frequently get huge delays in packages as they get stopped at customs. • It's
> stunningly irritating to deal with an imposed payment I have no say in. • It's
> almost enough to make me want to go Libertarian. <my turn to duck & run>
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> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
I, too, have noticed that my deals with New Zealand and Australia usually
go faster than those with Canada. What's up with that?
--
Have fun!
John
Auctions and Trading and More at my Lego site:
http://www114.pair.com/ig88/
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| (...) Canadian Customs. Since I started keeping track, every single package I've recieved declared as 'toys' or 'lego' with a >$5.00 declared value gets stopped at customs for inspection. They never get opened, they always have 7% tax and a $5.00 (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) It's hard to count pieces with frost bitten hands. As many of you think we have snow all year round, I can say this with a smile. :-) Yes, I am Canadian, but I'm faultless. I never sell any LEGO; at least not yet. <ICS> (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Or those of us not in the US who bid on anything. I just recently got a lot off eBay that from 'cheque sent' to 'lot received' took over 2 months, shipped air-mail. The turn-around time at the sellers end was 2 days. I frequently get huge (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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