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economy mail from overseas
What we had was simply a failure to communicate :-)
Dale "Dale Hallmark" dalehall"AT"cableone.net wrote in message m... I am familiar with trading overseas and if he had said he sent it ground or economy I wouldn't have gotten worried until after 8 weeks. We talked about that before I bid and he said it was the 7-10 day mail service. It didn't really matter to me, I was in no hurry but when it didn't show up weeks after the promised delivery date, I began to worry and eventually gave up. We talked several times and he was surprised I hadn't already gotten it and he filed a complaint with the post after 30 days. The postage on the package is 8.48 euros and I paid $13 US. That is close enough because the container cost too. It is clearly marked economy. Alls well that ends well and I left positive feedback. Dale "Ian" wrote in message . uk... airmail can take anywhere between 3 -22 days (usually just 4 from UK) surface mail can take between 6 - 12 weeks (usually just 6 from UK) Ian Dale Hallmark wrote: I won a reference book from a French seller on eBay and I paid $13 for shipping. I was emailed when the item was sent and told that it would arrive in 7-10 days. I gave up on ever getting that item a LONG time ago but believed the seller really did send it so I left no feedback good or bad. That depresses me as near $40 purchases are not something I can easily lose and feel good about or forget. Well it arrived today!!! 47 days after it was shipped!!! I feel like celebrating. :-) Dale |
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As I have stated in a different thread, I am still waiting for a
package from the UK that was sent on April 13. I have received packages from Australia in less than a week. Recently purchased a coin from a guy in Norway, arrived in less than a week. Also waiting for a coin from Romania that is approaching a month. Why cant the postal services be more efficient? Well, guess thats why there is FedEx. |
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Vector wrote: .... The package wasn't delivered for two months! The recipient and I had long since decided the package had been lost and I had sent a replacement ... before the original arrived. .... Australia and New Zealand are about the worst. I ship art glass to NZ sometimes, usually using economy (understandable, since glass is heavy). The packages take 1-2 months to reach the buyer. It would be nice to ship Airmail, but the postage to Australia and NZ are about the worst in the world. Buyers usually opt for economy. One buyer wrote me that sometimes it takes 3+ months to reach him in NZ. I don't buy from Australia and NZ because it is too expensive. Postage certainly does hurt their internet trade. Anita |
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Dale Hallmark wrote:
I won a reference book from a French seller on eBay and I paid $13 for shipping. I was emailed when the item was sent and told that it would arrive in 7-10 days. I gave up on ever getting that item a LONG time ago but believed the seller really did send it so I left no feedback good or bad. That depresses me as near $40 purchases are not something I can easily lose and feel good about or forget. Well it arrived today!!! 47 days after it was shipped!!! I feel like celebrating. :-) Dale My wife and I just celebrated out 13th wedding anniversary here in Ontario on the 15th. My mom sent us a card from Albuquerque, NM via Global Priority Mail on the 10th. We STILL have yet to receive it! -- ___ ____________ \ \/ ___ ___/ Charles R. Kaiser HOKC - MFA 1991 \ / / / -- GO HOKIES! -- \ / / / \/ /__/ Technical Theatre & Design - fewer actors, more beer Direct all incoming fire to: 17TPJ2411274412 Zone 17T Zone CM -81 E 624112 N 4874412 44° 00'44.55" N, 79° 27'05.92" W 44.0123706, -79.45164444 |
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"Charles R. Kaiser" wrote in message ... Dale Hallmark wrote: I won a reference book from a French seller on eBay and I paid $13 for shipping. I was emailed when the item was sent and told that it would arrive in 7-10 days. I gave up on ever getting that item a LONG time ago but believed the seller really did send it so I left no feedback good or bad. That depresses me as near $40 purchases are not something I can easily lose and feel good about or forget. Well it arrived today!!! 47 days after it was shipped!!! I feel like celebrating. :-) Dale My wife and I just celebrated out 13th wedding anniversary here in Ontario on the 15th. My mom sent us a card from Albuquerque, NM via Global Priority Mail on the 10th. We STILL have yet to receive it! Congratulations on 13 years!!! My wife and I will celebrate our 32nd this fall. God! I can't believe I can say that without tears! Dale not sure celebrate was the correct word to use. |
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"Charles R. Kaiser" wrote in message ... Dale Hallmark wrote: I won a reference book from a French seller on eBay and I paid $13 for shipping. I was emailed when the item was sent and told that it would arrive in 7-10 days. I gave up on ever getting that item a LONG time ago but believed the seller really did send it so I left no feedback good or bad. That depresses me as near $40 purchases are not something I can easily lose and feel good about or forget. Well it arrived today!!! 47 days after it was shipped!!! I feel like celebrating. :-) Dale My wife and I just celebrated out 13th wedding anniversary here in Ontario on the 15th. My mom sent us a card from Albuquerque, NM via Global Priority Mail on the 10th. We STILL have yet to receive it! -- ___ ____________ \ \/ ___ ___/ Charles R. Kaiser HOKC - MFA 1991 \ / / / -- GO HOKIES! -- \ / / / \/ /__/ Technical Theatre & Design - fewer actors, more beer Direct all incoming fire to: 17TPJ2411274412 Zone 17T Zone CM -81 E 624112 N 4874412 44° 00'44.55" N, 79° 27'05.92" W 44.0123706, -79.45164444 I once send a postcard from Belgium to Scotland and it arrived three years later. Billy |
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"note.boy" wrote in message news "Charles R. Kaiser" wrote in message ... Dale Hallmark wrote: I won a reference book from a French seller on eBay and I paid $13 for shipping. I was emailed when the item was sent and told that it would arrive in 7-10 days. I gave up on ever getting that item a LONG time ago but believed the seller really did send it so I left no feedback good or bad. That depresses me as near $40 purchases are not something I can easily lose and feel good about or forget. Well it arrived today!!! 47 days after it was shipped!!! I feel like celebrating. :-) Dale My wife and I just celebrated out 13th wedding anniversary here in Ontario on the 15th. My mom sent us a card from Albuquerque, NM via Global Priority Mail on the 10th. We STILL have yet to receive it! -- ___ ____________ \ \/ ___ ___/ Charles R. Kaiser HOKC - MFA 1991 \ / / / -- GO HOKIES! -- \ / / / \/ /__/ Technical Theatre & Design - fewer actors, more beer Direct all incoming fire to: 17TPJ2411274412 Zone 17T Zone CM -81 E 624112 N 4874412 44° 00'44.55" N, 79° 27'05.92" W 44.0123706, -79.45164444 I once send a postcard from Belgium to Scotland and it arrived three years later. Billy Wow That has to be a record. Wonder where it went for all that time. Dale |
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"Dale Hallmark" wrote in message ... "note.boy" wrote in message news "Charles R. Kaiser" wrote in message ... Dale Hallmark wrote: I won a reference book from a French seller on eBay and I paid $13 for shipping. I was emailed when the item was sent and told that it would arrive in 7-10 days. I gave up on ever getting that item a LONG time ago but believed the seller really did send it so I left no feedback good or bad. That depresses me as near $40 purchases are not something I can easily lose and feel good about or forget. Well it arrived today!!! 47 days after it was shipped!!! I feel like celebrating. :-) Dale My wife and I just celebrated out 13th wedding anniversary here in Ontario on the 15th. My mom sent us a card from Albuquerque, NM via Global Priority Mail on the 10th. We STILL have yet to receive it! -- ___ ____________ \ \/ ___ ___/ Charles R. Kaiser HOKC - MFA 1991 \ / / / -- GO HOKIES! -- \ / / / \/ /__/ Technical Theatre & Design - fewer actors, more beer Direct all incoming fire to: 17TPJ2411274412 Zone 17T Zone CM -81 E 624112 N 4874412 44° 00'44.55" N, 79° 27'05.92" W 44.0123706, -79.45164444 I once send a postcard from Belgium to Scotland and it arrived three years later. Billy Wow That has to be a record. Wonder where it went for all that time. Dale I was mystified when the uncle I had sent it to asked me how I had enjoyed Belgium when it had been three years since my visit, I wanted to see the postcard to see if it had any evidence of being jammed in machinery but he had binned it. Billy |
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"note.boy" wrote in message ... "Dale Hallmark" wrote in message ... "note.boy" wrote in message news "Charles R. Kaiser" wrote in message ... Dale Hallmark wrote: I won a reference book from a French seller on eBay and I paid $13 for shipping. I was emailed when the item was sent and told that it would arrive in 7-10 days. I gave up on ever getting that item a LONG time ago but believed the seller really did send it so I left no feedback good or bad. That depresses me as near $40 purchases are not something I can easily lose and feel good about or forget. Well it arrived today!!! 47 days after it was shipped!!! I feel like celebrating. :-) Dale My wife and I just celebrated out 13th wedding anniversary here in Ontario on the 15th. My mom sent us a card from Albuquerque, NM via Global Priority Mail on the 10th. We STILL have yet to receive it! -- ___ ____________ \ \/ ___ ___/ Charles R. Kaiser HOKC - MFA 1991 \ / / / -- GO HOKIES! -- \ / / / \/ /__/ Technical Theatre & Design - fewer actors, more beer Direct all incoming fire to: 17TPJ2411274412 Zone 17T Zone CM -81 E 624112 N 4874412 44° 00'44.55" N, 79° 27'05.92" W 44.0123706, -79.45164444 I once send a postcard from Belgium to Scotland and it arrived three years later. Billy Wow That has to be a record. Wonder where it went for all that time. Dale I was mystified when the uncle I had sent it to asked me how I had enjoyed Belgium when it had been three years since my visit, I wanted to see the postcard to see if it had any evidence of being jammed in machinery but he had binned it. Billy It probably got stuck in a crack and then some time later during a clean up, it got found. Either that or it circulated the globe for three years going endlessly from post to post :-) Bet it acquired mystical powers until discarded. It will resurface someday. Dale Fan of fiction and fantasy |
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