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TCB => Trader & Shipping Support => Topic started by: xelli on May 23, 2012, 08:07:04 AM
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Since getting your beloved ponies to you from the 'Edge of the world' ;) is a big matter for every collector I'd like to learn how high shipping quotes can be.
Because sometimes I feel like the seller (mostly) on ebay is reaaally overpricing it. For example once a person had this high shipment from France but when I asked about anything lower she gave me a 3 times lower shipment (?).
I know that some countries have higher shipping like the Netherlands (and so much of wonderful ponies...) but some price it really fair.
So my question is: could you write me how much would a shipment from your country for a 'up to 500g' letter (without tracking and insurance) to a) Europe, b) USA c) Australia would be?
For example from Poland it is (approx.): a) $4,5; b) $6 c) $10
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Basic shipping from Russia is small package (up to 2kg allowed). Tracking number included, and you can't ship without it. Same rate for all the countries, depending only from total weight. There's two options, air and ground. I don't recommend ground mail - it literally takes forever for $1-2 lower cost.
Small airmail package cost $5-$30. Up to 500g should be under $20.
All other shipping options start from $30.
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from USA
to England would be $13.17,
to USA is dirt cheap so I randomly picked Mexico instead $10.58
to Australia would be $13.17
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The reason that there is such a discrepancy is due to the speed of shipping I think. From the U.S. first class international can take up to 3 weeks, whereas priority international takes no longer than 10 days. The difference in price between the two can be $30 or more. Also, almost all sellers require insurance for international purchases over a certain amount because it's the only way to prove that the items were shipped and arrived to the buyer - without it, the buyer can claim the item never arrived and the seller will be forced to issue a refund by eBay, even if the item did in fact arrive. Insurance is only available for priority international or express mail international for U.S. shipments, and it's an extra cost on top of postage. So things can get really expensive - I just shipped several MOC G2's to a buyer in Australia and with insurance it was $50. Of course, I made sure to offer the buyer several pricing options and clearly explained where the costs were coming from, so she didn't feel cheated at all. A lot of sellers neglect to do this. Had I sent the same items via first class international without insurance, the cost would have been around $20. Lighter items are even cheaper, to most European countries I can send 3 or 4 ponies for about $6, and to Australia it'll be $12-$14.
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I'm from the UK. Shipping from the UK to Poland depends on the weight , so here is a quick list :)
Airmail , No tracking , but insured up to £46 (possibly a bit more than that now)
weight up to 100g : £2.70
101g-150g : £2.93
200g: £3.16
250g: £3.39
300g: £3.62
400g: £4.22
500g: £4.82
600g: £5.42
If you want tracking then add an extra £5.15, and if you want additional insurance (worth more than £46, and valued up to £500, then add another £2.60 on top of that
If you need prices for more heavier weights just LMK :awake: Hope that helps a bit :)