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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)
| | | | | Re: 'Will ship to United States only - Oi!
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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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| (...) 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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| (...) 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)
| | | | | Re: Shipping costs from Germany
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| (...) I second that (the additional postage depends on the actual insurance amount), plus, in order to send these insured parcels (Wertpaket) you have to seal them using a proprietary seal. Such as the ring of Louis XIV., I suppose... T. (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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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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| 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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| (...) 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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| 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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| (...) 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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