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Topic: Shipping Costs from USA to other Countries/Continents!?
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nshamas
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posted November 04, 2014 02:05 AM
        
Hello my fellow MTG players/collectors. I had a simple, yet somewhat complex question that I'm sure many of you can contribute answers to!I was wondering, based on your experiences what shipping costs were from the USA to other countries and continents! For example, right now I have someone wanting me to ship in a PWE to Austria, from Texas (where I live) -- Now I know customs are involved when sending in a Bubble Mailer, are customs forms necessary when sending in a PWE... Can many of you contribute your experiences, and general costs that you have incurred while sending to places from the USA to other countries/continents? I think this would help/benefit a lot of people, not just myself... I recently shipped a Tournament deck box in a Bubble Mailer to Canada, and it cost roughly $10 ... which I thought was rather costly! -- It was regular first class, but I had to fill out a customs form, and I know the weight and bulk of the package had a lot to do with it.. Care to share? Please? Thanks,
-Nick!
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thror
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posted November 04, 2014 02:20 AM
if you want any protection at all, shipping anywhere outside of the USA is going to cost $15 minimum.
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nshamas
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posted November 04, 2014 02:22 AM
Well, he wants me to ship PWE to Austria, no protection. Of course, though, I asked him to assume all responsibility- thus far it comes to around $50 total, in cards... am I just asking for a bad situation, ya think?
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dfitzg88
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posted November 04, 2014 04:37 AM
I've shipped to a reputable person in Austria a few times with no problem but id never ship a pwe overseas. Too many chances for the envelope to be sorted and torn to bits.
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chaos021
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posted November 04, 2014 07:33 AM
All international shipping depends on weight. For something with a toploader in it weighing less than 3 ounces will cost around $3. You will have to go to www.usps.com to get a price or go to a local store.Also, as long as you get his waiver of responsibility in writing, it's all on the other party. Don't sweat it. Just make sure you get the waiver in writing. For many folks overseas, it's a good way to avoid customs taxes and fees. It's not that sketchy for someone overseas to ask you to send via PWE. It would be if s/he absolutely refused to waive liability.
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paragondave
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posted November 04, 2014 08:23 AM
well documented in countless BTAs. Get a waiver or make sure you are willing to assume the risks. Hope for the best but always plan for the worst.
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nshamas
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posted November 04, 2014 10:04 PM
Thanks again everyone  .. Basically it's the same as shipping close to home, except there's not a cheap way to track packages =\
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paragondave
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posted November 04, 2014 11:46 PM
quote:
Originally posted by nshamas:
Thanks again everyone .. Basically it's the same as shipping close to home, except there's not a cheap way to track packages =\
yep, pretty much.
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AEther Storm
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posted November 05, 2014 01:40 AM
I miss the old days were people just trusted one another and I could send a Birds of Paradise (a big deal then) to whereever and get my side of the trade in return without having to send registered and such. Which doesn't give me any insurance but the fact that it costs Euro 15,- more.Just send it in a bubble envelope, 2 A4 papers around it like it's a letter and off it goes. __________________
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nshamas
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posted November 05, 2014 03:16 AM
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Originally posted by AEther Storm:
I miss the old days were people just trusted one another
AMEN!
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Pail42
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posted November 05, 2014 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by paragondave:
well documented in countless BTAs. Get a waiver or make sure you are willing to assume the risks.
FYI, Just because you are covered from MOTL's side doesn't mean you can't still get scammed. Paypal doesn't recognize MOTL responsibility waivers and will refund gift payments. Edit: also, make sure you get an explicit agreement from them saying they waive responsibility. An email response of "ok" is not the same thing as "I waive your responsibility to ensure the cards arrive"
[Edited 1 times, lastly by Pail42 on November 05, 2014]
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chaos021
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posted November 05, 2014 04:33 PM
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Originally posted by Pail42:
FYI, Just because you are covered from MOTL's side doesn't mean you can't still get scammed. Paypal doesn't recognize MOTL responsibility waivers and will refund gift payments.Edit: also, make sure you get an explicit agreement from them saying they waive responsibility. An email response of "ok" is not the same thing as "I waive your responsibility to ensure the cards arrive"
Absolutely correct in both cases. As long as you leave $0.00 balance on your PayPal, however, the worst they can do is close/suspend your account.
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nshamas
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posted November 05, 2014 04:36 PM
True, true.. I want y'all to know, the intention of this post (sorry I didn't make it clear in the beginning; or more clear) -- was to find out, base on everyone's experience was how much the cost to certain places you've sent to was =)
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chaos021
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posted November 05, 2014 07:11 PM
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Originally posted by nshamas:
True, true.. I want y'all to know, the intention of this post (sorry I didn't make it clear in the beginning; or more clear) -- was to find out, base on everyone's experience was how much the cost to certain places you've sent to was =)
Like I said, it depends on weight. You can go to www.usps.com and go to "Calculate a price" (or whatever it's called) to get better info. It helps if you can estimate the weight of the envelope to the nearest ounce (rounded up).
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nshamas
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posted November 05, 2014 07:12 PM
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Originally posted by chaos021:
Like I said, it depends on weight. You can go to www.usps.com and go to "Calculate a price" (or whatever it's called) to get better info. It helps if you can estimate the weight of the envelope to the nearest ounce (rounded up).
Yeah, I will go over it thoroughly
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Magiclydelcious
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posted November 05, 2014 08:01 PM
Print your own shipping.. I ship to Austrailla all the time and a bubblemailer & postage only cost like $4.00..see link http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/Clovisrocks/media/austriallia_zps0cfef9e9.png.html?sort=3&o=1 __________________
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