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Ok, I've been arguing this with several people now for 3 days, and I'm SURE someone can answer this in a second: What US State is abbreviated as "MN"? I originally thought it was Montana, but was then told Minnesota. But another person said it was (...) (24 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Me too (was Re: KBKids.com Inadequate packaging)
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(...) When I got my 4561s from kbkids I think last year, I ordered two, and the arrived in some ways in better than MISB condition, they were in the original TLC shipping box (which holds two sets), which had never been opened. The just stuck the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) a) there's a dollar value (I seem to remember $25) above which this is (or was) not true. I've ended up paying duty and GST on my incoming Xmas gifts some years. b) If you want the seller to do this, let them know before the auction finishes. (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Shipping to Canada, help!
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(...) $5 (...) If sellers shipping to Canada mark the package as a gift on the customs form then we in Canada do not have to pay GST. (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Apparently it's the GST plus fee, the buyer is going to pay it and realizes it isn't something I had any control over. Advice for sellers: advise your Canadian buyers to be ready for these charges! -Tommy (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Me too (was Re: KBKids.com Inadequate packaging)
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Also had a poorly packed order of 4561's come from KBKids.com, the shipping boxes looked like they had been used a few times before and two of the set boxes were partially crushed... -Tommy (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) So an eBay lot of 10 pounds should yield about 3,300 pieces. I acquired a 300 pound lot and it came in very near 100,000 pieces (I didn't actually count them, but the bulk was there). Wayne (new address - eskimo2@worldnet.att.net) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Has someone come up with a general formula that estimates weight based on piece count? My rough estimate is 300 pieces per pound, although this can be adjusted up or down by 100 pieces depending on the lot. Any thoughts? Po(u)nder well, Andreas (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) I know...I'm still waiting for a letter from PBB over a mislabeling of a set. The correct number is 95.03.20 and for shipment into canada of products made in most favored nations (like the US and Denmark), there is _no_ duty. James Powell (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) (no, but I've got lots of experience on the receiving end) It won't (or better not be!) a duty. Duties are paid at the receiving end, and the only duty applying to Lego is a flat 7% GST on the declared value + $5 handling fee, AFAIK but (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Shipping to Canada, help!
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(...) I doubt that additional postage is required. The $9 is probably the amount that needs to be paid for customs. LEGO is NOT duty free going into Canada, and I guess there's a 50/50 chance of getting charged for duties each time you receive (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I've shipped a 7150 to Canada using small packets airmail, but now my buyer says the post office called him and wants an additional $9 and change. Any idea what is going on here? Since I mailed the package at the post office I'm sure the postage is (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hi, I am not in NC but close by in East Tenn and I have ordered twice from DYA... first time took about three weeks and the second was only two weeks ( pleasant surprise ). I guess it depends on the total shipping traffic at the time . So hopefully (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hi Legofans, Today, on DYA's website, I changed the rate of french V.A.T. for a simple reason. French government decided to reduced it in France from 20,6 % to 19,6 %. So, this measure concerns all the french and europeans legofans (...) (24 years ago, 1-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Never mind! The set came :-) The box had the wrong zip code and was delivered seperatly. Thanks! (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hi everyone! Recently my newphew won an eBay auction for an MISB 6349, Holiday Villa. We won the auction last Sunday and the item was shipped out last week on a Tuesday (I believe via USPS). Shipping was $4+$2 insurance. Sadly, the item has yet to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | EMMANUEL INFORMS YOU !!!
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Hi Legfans, This is my only mail until Friday. Following my last mails, I explained you the different parts of costshipping: postal shipping costs + packaging + insurance service. In the past year, I had reduced postal shipping costs, on account of (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: International Money Orders
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(...) haha. I'm not too clear on what makes a MO an IMO. (24 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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I am not sure if you saw this some weeks back: (URL) the responses too. Hope the link offers some help, I am personally ignorant on the subject. You might try emailing Larry P., if for no other reason than to irritate him -- but he can probably (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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What exactly is an international money order and how is it different from a generic money order? I don't mean money orders from the Post Office. They have an international money order but it is not accepted in Germany (which is where I need to send (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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