The (shipping) loophole

[Chimerick]

Hey Everyone.

This information has been passed on to us, by Sara at the Vintage IMP forum, who deserves the credit!

For UK bidders/buyers.
http://www.hopshopgo.com

For US bidders/buyers
http://www.borderlinx.com

I hope this helps everyone the way its helped all of us at the Vintage IMP forum.
 Cheers,
Tasha.

[tulagirl]

Oh my goodness I never knew anything like that existed. That is wonderful looking.  Is it safe? Has anyone ever had a problem?  Boy I could see where this would be major useful to a bidder on ebay uk that the seller doesn't ship to the USA...the only thing I worry about is the delay between getting all the packages and them being shipped through the third party.

[Chimerick]

Hope this helps. (please excuse me if I start to ramble, I promise to try and keep it simple)
As I live in the US, I've only ever needed to use Borderlinx. Quite simple to use and its free to sign up. I love that they "repack shipments." Which just means they hold onto them, until you release them. They do not actually open your products and dump them all into one large box.
The process of giving feedback to the right eBay seller has been my only issue, as I cannot tell what has reached Borderlinx. They just provide the information the seller wrote on the box. As I only buy toy dogs and almost ever seller writes toy dogs you can see the complication.
I have never had an issue, everything I have ever bought and paid for has arrived. Borderlinx also has a Q&A so if you have any questions they have most of them covered. You are also able to contact them right away.
As far as the wait. I think its worth it as most of us are constantly looking for help, this allows us to bid or buy right away, instead of asking for help, no one responding and an item slipping away without a chance at it. I use express delivery, if I cant wait. Which cost a little more and that takes about two-three days. Or standard which is about a week. This is a trusted site, also accepts Paypal.
I forgot to mention if you're buying on eBay, you need a new name. Again because I'm from the US, I needed a UK eBay user name. Also for anyone about to try Borderlinx they for some reason forget to include that they're located in Buckinghamshire. Which you will need in the address.

Here is an example of what it should look like.
 0000-0000 Borderlinx/DHL Unit 0 Maidstone Road Kingston Business
Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK10 0BY
United Kingdom

Please let me know if you have anymore questions as I am always happy to help!
-Tasha

[ponylady]

Thanks so much for the information Chimerick. It is definitely something to consider if your purchasing overseas. 

[Ringlets]

Thank you! and thanks for the personal experience too     I havent tried anything like this myself yet as I usually ask US friends, but this could be really helpful for those times when you see something and need to do a quick BIN, or an auction ending soon and there's no time to contact any friends to bid for you

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Ah, personal shopper service...  Very common with Asian countries!

I wonder if the Canada/Europe free-trade agreement they recently signed will make it easier for collectors to obtain ponies?  It lowers all our tariffs and such...

[Sebby6]

I wonder if the Canada/Europe free-trade agreement they recently signed will make it easier for collectors to obtain ponies?  It lowers all our tariffs and such...

What's this? I must have missed that but sounds very exiting

[Buffy]

I wonder if the Canada/Europe free-trade agreement they recently signed will make it easier for collectors to obtain ponies?  It lowers all our tariffs and such...

What's this? I must have missed that but sounds very exiting

I know Germany wants to make this with the USA... haven't heard anything yet if they have signed it or not or will or what ever :-)

[lovesbabysquirmy]

I wonder if the Canada/Europe free-trade agreement they recently signed will make it easier for collectors to obtain ponies?  It lowers all our tariffs and such...

What's this? I must have missed that but sounds very exiting

I know Germany wants to make this with the USA... haven't heard anything yet if they have signed it or not or will or what ever :-)

http://business.financialpost.com/2013/10/18/eu-canada-trade-deal-finalized-in-brussels-after-4-years-of-negotiations/

Oh yeah they signed it!

[Chimerick]

 Ponylady, Ringlets and anyone else I'm forgetting that thanked me, its my pleasure to pass the information along. The arena is the first forum I ever joined. Everyone has always been so nice to me, or happy to help. So really its nice to be able to offer any little help I can, but thank you for thanking me I'm pleased most are curious enough to open the email and at least finally know we have other means to get our beloved ponies and puppies.

[MiRaja]

Ah, it's basically like Rinkya or Noppin, which I use for my kimono habit.  I've never had a problem with these sorts of sites, but I don't need a middleman for UK at all, and mostly Europe either as my significant other lives in the UK.   She sends me UK and Europe only stuffs, and I send her Sephora.