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Post by George on May 3, 2011 11:59:19 GMT
How long ago was this? Hmmm maybe it would work out cheaper if i got it send to a fellow forumite in US and then i payed them and payed for postage to Aus (Which is only about $60 - $70)... Would save me heaps and someone cud make some $$$
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Post by whitefeathers on May 3, 2011 12:22:24 GMT
400 just for delivery? Forget that. Ecovolo, which MAS swords do you have?
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Post by George on May 3, 2011 14:00:31 GMT
Yeh no way im paying that... Gotta wait and see what they say
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2011 14:16:31 GMT
$400 for DELIVERY? I guess this might have something to do with US export laws - which is why certain US sword dealers are good enough to label their wares as "metal artwork" to avoid excess taxes when shipping abroad. Still, $400 is monstrous.
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Post by Deepbluedave on May 4, 2011 10:44:34 GMT
I sent a reply back saying I thought it was robbery and told them they just lost a sale.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2011 12:08:05 GMT
Granted, this was back in 2002, but according to this thread over on SFI, shipping to Canada cost 95 USD. And this may not be the case anymore, but according to that thread at least, shipping was exclusively with UPS, no options for the prospective buyer. I don't remember how much I paid for my Albion Baron, shipped from the US, or my Albion Hersir, shipped from Sweden. I seem to recall it was a bit costly, but not unreasonably so. It certainly wasn't anywhere near 400 bucks! I live in Norway, by the way. I think with shipping, VAT and all, my Hersir came to somewhere between 1200-1300 Euros, and that for a sword that cost 980 Euros ex. VAT. Norwegian VAT being 25%, that pushed the price up to 1225 Euros (I didn't have to pay EU VAT). I am fairly sure the total price did not exceed 1300 Euros, so that means shipping (I believe it was UPS that time around) was 75 Euros at most. Of course, that was just from Albion's stock in Sweden to Norway, which isn't much of a distance. But I do not believe I paid all that much more for shipping with the Baron from the US. Although, come to think of it, I and a friend of mine ordered Albions that were shipped in the same package then, and we split the shipping cost. Still don't remember what that came to, though, I'll have to ask him.
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Post by George on May 4, 2011 21:34:24 GMT
I have ordered stuff from US before and most it has cost me was $65 AUS... Just gotta wait for the email reply..... 4 days waiting still...
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Post by Deepbluedave on May 6, 2011 21:12:00 GMT
To give some perpective I payed $250.00 for postage of Albions "The Dane" this is a very large sword and I probably would have happily payed the same, sword posting to Australia can be Expensive just thought to give joe a little heads up.
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Post by George on May 6, 2011 23:55:19 GMT
Ok so its $250 for the Old Pine AND a bokken. Im gonna do it Thanks for your advice Dave!
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Post by Deepbluedave on May 7, 2011 8:25:29 GMT
That is weird how you got postage of $250.00, when they quoted me $400.00, I would have oredered it at $250.00, bugger spent the money now.
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Post by George on May 7, 2011 15:48:58 GMT
How long ago was this?
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Post by Deepbluedave on May 7, 2011 22:43:26 GMT
Was in Jan 2011.
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Post by Google on May 8, 2011 0:52:03 GMT
I live in Israel and buy swords from America (mostly) on a 2-3 months basis. The S&H goes everywhere from 50 to 350 USD. Sucks? YEAH. But nothing to do about it...
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Post by George on May 8, 2011 1:48:34 GMT
Wow? Ok thats odd.... Maybe they decided to not loose a sale this time Dave?
Cause im getting a Katana AND Bokken for $250...
Most its cost me to send or receive swords ANYWHERE in the world was $105...
Maybe i haven't brought enough haha
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Post by Deepbluedave on May 8, 2011 8:10:53 GMT
Maybe when you review yours I will get the bug again and want another.
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