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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2      General Discussion: SAE Shipping Costs     1 2    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Dec 12, 2012 - 3:24 PM     By:   jwb   (Member) Why is it soooo expensive to use Registered or Express mail at SAE? $15 for Registered and $25 for Express? The packages weigh so little. I can go and pay less for shipping the same type of item personally. Seems like price gouging to make more $    Posted:   Dec 12, 2012 - 5:12 PM     By:   Deadwalker   (Member) Why is it soooo expensive to use Registered or Express mail at SAE? $15 for Registered and $25 for Express? The packages weigh so little. I can go and pay less for shipping the same type of item personally. Seems like price gouging to make more $ Where do you live. When I order from them I get my orders in 2 days with regular shipping. I live in NY    Posted:   Jan 25, 2015 - 6:33 AM     By:   KonstantinosZ   (Member) Sorry to bump this old thread, but since my question has to do with shipping costs, I thought not to start a new thread. I didn't know that SAE has an ebay store, I just found out today. And I just saw that the shipping cost to my country (for a 2cd set) is lower than buying this from their site. At the SAE site it's $12.50 and at ebay it's $7.10. (price of the cd is the same) although at ebay it says: International items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges So, is it safer to buy from the site or ebay? Maybe if I buy from ebay for cheaper I end up paying more due to additional charges?    Posted:   Jan 25, 2015 - 6:46 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) The steep international shipping cost is one of the reasons why I never did much business with SAE back when I bought CD's, despite their good customer service. As for taxes and customs, that is not something you pay to the seller (like ebay), but to the right authorities in your country once the package arrives.    Posted:   Jan 25, 2015 - 7:53 AM     By:   Timothy J. Phlaps   (Member) In my UK experience, customs charges only apply when the package is worth over £70-80 (although I did get the fairly sizable, £85 EVIL DEAD anthology boxset from Australia and wasn't charged).    Posted:   Jan 25, 2015 - 8:00 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) In my UK experience, customs charges only apply when the package is worth over £70-80 (although I did get the fairly sizable, £85 EVIL DEAD anthology boxset from Australia and wasn't charged). And in Norway, the limit was recently upped from $25 to $40 -- but the new limit INCLUDES the shipping, so it's not really much of a difference. Especially if the shipping is as expensive as SAE and other vendors. It's a ridiculously low limit (lower than most other countries in the world) and a remnant from the 70s.    Posted:   Jan 25, 2015 - 11:35 AM     By:   KonstantinosZ   (Member) In my UK experience, customs charges only apply when the package is worth over £70-80 (although I did get the fairly sizable, £85 EVIL DEAD anthology boxset from Australia and wasn't charged). Hmm.. I have never been charged anything in customs. I'm not sure how it works. Largest cost of package I've received I think was 2 Blurays from Japan, 110 euros worth.    Posted:   Jan 25, 2015 - 1:17 PM     By:   Timothy J. Phlaps   (Member) I'm not sure how it works. I'm no expert, but I assume it's to do with the value of the package being imported. If you didn't incur charges for 110 Euros, I think you'll be okay buying a few CDs at a time from SAE.    Posted:   Jan 25, 2015 - 1:17 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) It's because he lives in Greece -- a customs paradise!    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 1:57 AM     By:   KonstantinosZ   (Member) It's because he lives in Greece -- a customs paradise! Well, maybe the limit on DVDs/Blurays and such stuff is much higher.. Still wondering though, why this difference of more than $5 in shipping between SAE site store and SAE ebay store.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 2:17 AM     By:   MusicMad   (Member) In my UK experience, customs charges only apply when the package is worth over £70-80 (although I did get the fairly sizable, £85 EVIL DEAD anthology boxset from Australia and wasn't charged). You may, therefore, be interested in the rules which apply ... https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notice-143-a-guide-for-international-post-users/notice-143-a-guide-for-international-post-users Section 2 Whilst customs' duties are probably not relevant, the imposition of VAT on purchases over GBP15.00 are ... and I've found that the Royal Mail handling charge (which normally acts as the import agent for such postal purchases) exceeds the VAT. I think the last time it happened to me the RM charge was GBP8.00 ... and I had to collect the package from the sorting office since the postman cannot collect the payment at your door. Note the sentence re: the buyer is responsible for the value being accurately stated on the Customs' Declaration! Mitch    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 2:19 AM     By:   Josh   (Member) It's because he lives in Greece -- a customs paradise! Well, maybe the limit on DVDs/Blurays and such stuff is much higher.. Still wondering though, why this difference of more than $5 in shipping between SAE site store and SAE ebay store. Ebay set limits on shipping charges for certain types of items. As for customs fees, we aren't subject to them in the USA thank goodness. I feel for you guys who have to deal with that.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 2:22 AM     By:   KonstantinosZ   (Member) It's because he lives in Greece -- a customs paradise! Well, maybe the limit on DVDs/Blurays and such stuff is much higher.. Still wondering though, why this difference of more than $5 in shipping between SAE site store and SAE ebay store. Ebay set limits on shipping charges for certain types of items. Oh, I see. thanks for the information. It would be great then if also TT blurays were also sold by SAE ebay store!    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 8:10 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) As for customs fees, we aren't subject to them in the USA thank goodness. I feel for you guys who have to deal with that. Not even if you order something from abroad?    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 9:51 AM     By:   Solium   (Member) As for customs fees, we aren't subject to them in the USA thank goodness. I feel for you guys who have to deal with that. Not even if you order something from abroad? Sometimes there are small exchange rate fees.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 11:09 AM     By:   Doug Raynes   (Member) As for customs fees, we aren't subject to them in the USA thank goodness. I feel for you guys who have to deal with that. I understand import duty is payable for goods imported into the U.S. from Europe if the value is above $200.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 12:02 PM     By:   Josh   (Member) As for customs fees, we aren't subject to them in the USA thank goodness. I feel for you guys who have to deal with that. Not even if you order something from abroad? Nope. Never. The only fee one might ever have to pay when ordering abroad from the USA is to their credit card company which may add a currency conversion fee to items purchased in foreign currencies. Using Paypal is one way to get around that.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 12:06 PM     By:   Josh   (Member) As for customs fees, we aren't subject to them in the USA thank goodness. I feel for you guys who have to deal with that. Not even if you order something from abroad? Nope, not unless you're dealing in high volumes as a business or something. To add to what solium said, the only fee one is generally subject to when ordering abroad from the USA is a currency conversion fee that credit card companies charge when purchasing merchandise in foreign currencies. If the company transacts in USD, however, even though they're located abroad, no such fee is charged. Another way to avoid currency conversion fees is using Paypal.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 12:07 PM     By:   KonstantinosZ   (Member) The only fee one might ever have to pay when ordering abroad from the USA is to their credit card company which may add a currency conversion fee to items purchased in foreign currencies. Using Paypal is one way to get around that. I think Paypal too has currency conversion fees.    Posted:   Jan 26, 2015 - 12:22 PM     By:   Josh   (Member) The only fee one might ever have to pay when ordering abroad from the USA is to their credit card company which may add a currency conversion fee to items purchased in foreign currencies. Using Paypal is one way to get around that. I think Paypal too has currency conversion fees. It appears so, but I just double-checked and the last time I placed an order with CDJapan and sent payment via Paypal in Japanese yen, I wasn't charged a conversion fee, so maybe it's only charged under certain circumstances.     General Discussion: SAE Shipping Costs    < 1 2  > >>  Go to page:  1 2   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2

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