 | | Re: Airmail vs Economy
|
|
(...) I know that some services will use air to move between countries for both methods, but the local movement is what is different. For "Air" it would move by air for as much of the trip as practical, only using truck for the very start and end of (...) (23 years ago, 6-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
(...) So, you live in one of the states where cow-orking is not prohibited. JSA -- Green Bay Lacrosse-- Play hard; play often. (23 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
(...) Okay, I'm at home now and I have looked at my receipts. For one order, I got a bunch of copies of the same form showing a total of ~1500 FF for merchandise ("BRUT HT"), and that's all. Then there is a separate slip for the same shipment that (...) (23 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Airmail vs Economy
|
|
(...) to (...) stamp (...) in (...) While I've only been on the receiving end, I can definitely say that there is a difference in speed between air and surface from Europe. In fact, I'm pretty sure that "small packets" (a size and weight restricted (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Airmail vs Economy
|
|
Recently, I sold some parts to a buyer in Australia. The package was supposed to go airmail, but (apparently) went surface because the USPS clerk forgot to stamp 'Airmail' on the package. Airmail postage was paid for and applied to the package. (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
(...) Duty is charged you at the point of pickup. You'd get a slip saying that you have a package waiting at the post office on which tariff or duty is owed, you'd go to the PO, and pay the duty. LEGO is duty-free, and I'm going to try darn hard to (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
(...) To which Eric McCarthy replied: (...) Okay, I'm still confused. I ordered some stuff last year from Emmanuel and I noticed on the shipping invoice (receipt, whatever, the piece of paper on the box) that something was added. I don't remember (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
(...) Same here, but it couldn't hurt to have a hardcopy of the relevant regulation in the box and a reference to the ID number on the customs declaration form, just in case your package encouters an eager yet clueless customs officer, if any such (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
(...) Does the sender actually have to worry about this? I've had several LEGO shipments from the NL without any problems (well, one did get opened by customs but then the return label mentioned something about a biotech company so I can see why (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
(...) Mega-major thanks, Eric! That's exactly the exchange I was thinking of. Don't know why I couldn't find it, brainfart I suppose. best LFB (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
Start at (URL) follow the link to (URL) then to (URL) enter "construction sets" or "95033000". (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Shipping LEGO from EU to USA
|
|
Hi all, I'm now faced with the dilemma of shipping lots of LEGO from the EU to the US. I remember at some point in a discussion someone mentioned the shipping code that LEGO falls under, thus rendering it duty-free--but I can't find the article or (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: WOW ~ #1593 Classic Space ~ It's here!!!!
|
|
(...) Class...pure class! I'm thoroughly impressed with what you have to say. You're exactly right, though, on the theory of getting Lego. MOST of us just love Lego. I'm not a space collector (I'm a Town collector) but I think everyone one of us (...) (23 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: How much does LEGO Weigh?
|
|
(...) I'm not so sure that would be helpful..., well, at least not in many cases. I ship MISB sets out of BrickBay, and I have never once paid for shipping charges based on weight---it's always gone by volume. LEGO packaging has just too much air in (...) (23 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: How much does LEGO Weigh?
|
|
(...) [snip] (...) that thing past it's cal due date?? :] Those neuro-toxin whatever measurements might be off... KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: WOW ~ #1593 Classic Space ~ It's here!!!!
|
|
First let me say, Thanks! I don't think many of us here at lugnet like to brag (too much!) about the stuff we have. Most of us just love Lego, so we're willing to make some strange sacrifices in order to get more. Unfortunately for me, I had to (...) (23 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: WOW ~ #1593 Classic Space ~ It's here!!!!
|
|
Hello everyone. This 1593 deal pretty much fascinated me. I guess it's safe to consider this set to be the rarest set out there? I have NEVER heard of a Lego going for so much money before. In fact, the most expensive set that I had ever seen before (...) (23 years ago, 13-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.shipping)
|
| |
| | Re: How much does LEGO Weigh?
|
|
(...) Heh. :) (...) 3 should get you down into milligrams, which I suspect _ought_ to be sufficient for any purpose legomaniacs could have. It's not like we're trying to figure out the right number of 1x1 tiles needed to react with five pounds of (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: How much does LEGO Weigh?
|
|
(...) I've got another potential - the tiny foam dot which is punched out of a Scala foam sheet to make a hole to fit over the Scala foam fasteners. The dot is just 1 or 2 mm diameter. They show pictures of different color dots being put into foam (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: How much does LEGO Weigh?
|
|
(...) you're welcome! (...) hmmm.... all i can say is the brick and the technic beam were yellow. :) (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.general)
|
