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(...) (much snippage> I don't know if any parallels can be drawn between Australia and Canada, but my experience in Canada leads me to strongly believe that the "bad guys" here aren't S@H, or customs dweebies, but rather UPS. Every *SINGLE* time (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | shipping during the current tragedy
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As is probably obvious, many packages are currently being delayed by the shutdown of the airports. It appears that the USPS is attempting to move Priority Mail by ground. The local post office informed me that all delivery guarantees are completely (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Wow! Free Delivery Confirmation!
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I just found out about this tonight, so I haven't tried it out yet, but it's on the USPS web site. (URL) package needs to be mailed via priority mail. The downside is the info doesn't fit on the free labels available from the USPS. Still, the cost (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: ebay rant
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(...) Reread your own post... then tell me that all those extra steps don't make international shipping a pain in the butt. That's all some of us are saying. I do sell internationally but I understand why some sellers can't or won't be bothered. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: ebay rant
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In lugnet.market.auction, Mike Walsh writes: <snip> (...) IMHO, thats silly. Weigh the package. Measure the dimensions. Go to ... (URL) Enter the weight and destination country. Check the package dimensions against what it lists out to the right. (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | PayPal rates going up July 14 (was Re: US Postal Rates go up July 1, 2001)
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(...) FWIW, PayPal is splitting their business rates on July 14. Up until now, PP had two rate structures: Personal (very small volume and free) and business/premier (larger volume and not free). PP appears to have decided to segment the (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.services, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: US Postal Rates go up July 1, 2001
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(...) Yes. But those don't cash at the Post Office the way (small) PO money orders do. As a seller I prefer to receive PO MOs (although I like paypal better)... Still, the buyer's perspective may differ. (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | US Postal Rates go up July 1, 2001
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I went to the post office this morning and noticed some rates change on July 1st. News to me. I thought I'd pass the info along incase you're as clueless as I was. Not huge increases, but still, for those who have the info memorized... Not all (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Important announcement from BRICK Direct for International Legofans
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BRICK Direct announcement for International Legofans Dear International Shoppers: BRICK Direct is pleased to announce new international shipping services. Our store now can ship orders to international customers more effectively. Consumers from all (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: S@H shipping
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(...) Over the course of 15 years, the majority of boxes I've gotten from S@H are damaged in some way or another. Worse, they generally contain no packing materials at all, just product boxes rattling around in a larger shipping box, so even when (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: S@H shipping
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(...) Disgruntled shipping employees maybe?-Harvey (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Same here. I received my minifig sculpture last week. The box looked liked the employees at UPS played soccer with it before making the delivery. The set box inside was a little crushed. Although the set itself wasn't damaged, I did happen to find (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Has anyone received boxes from S@H that appear to have been kicked to their home, rather than shipped the traditional way? The last 2 boxes I received were crushed considerably, enough to cause damage to the sets inside. The first box came via USPS, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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(...) Hi Mel (and other frustrated Aussies), Feel free to "trouble" me as well. Pete White has been benefitting from my current geographical location (in the UK in case anyone doesn't know), and since I'm Tru-Blu, the payment details are dead easy (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: #1593 Classic Space : another one !!
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Watch out for the guy that almost beat me! He bid like $2237 or something at the last minute. I'd hate to inflate the price too much, but I'd also hate to see this go for 1/2 of what I paid! Either way, I don't need 2 of these, so I hope one of you (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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(...) Thanks, Pete, for the quick response (and I didn't even LYK about this!). I like Selçuk's idea here, which is a lot like what I did with Pete. He paid the auctioneers himself, I just handled the shipping. Anyone interested can use their own (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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(...) And, of course, add me to the list of Happy Helpful Factors, be it Sopwith Camels or reissued Pirates. I don't smoke, either! :) I've never had a bad experience with NZ or AU transactions. all best Lindsay (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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(...) Are you kidding?? :) I am dreaming of getting the Octan Gas n' Wash Express set :))) Silly question Martin :P Mel (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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(...) Here's my vouch for the helpfulness of Shiri re-shipping US to AUS items. Absolutely no problems at all, apart from Shiri getting a noseful of smoky second-hand Lego in one ebay item. The 'nice' thing to do is to throw something in for the (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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(...) Here is a suggestion. The buying side can order the sets they want from online US Lego shop, by using their own credit cards, and indicating the delivery address as the address of receiving side. Then the only problem would be sending the (...) (23 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.market.shipping, lugnet.loc.au)
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