jhulud Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 It's been well-known that the Italian postal service gives little regard to package handling. Am I playing Russian Roulette by ordering a record from a seller in Italy? It's someone off eBay. Just wanted to get people's thoughts and experiences on this before I decide to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Bought from multiple Italian sellers, never had an issue. Sold to an Italian once, and didn't have an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element101 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I never have issue buying, be I seem to have problems shipping about 2/5 times. Problems range from extreme damage, missing things, extra charges, horrible wear to the jacket like it had water spilled on it. I haven't stopped shipping there but I take much more care when shipping. haven't had any issues lately though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrecordx Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 never had any problems with buying / selling from/so Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 seeing as paypal always sides with the buyer these days... you're totally in the clear.. worst comes to worst you get your money back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I buy from Italian sellers on eBay all the time, never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleserlington Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 i bought a screeching weasel record from and Italian seller on Gemm and the package arrived fine, it just took a bit longer than usual (at least 3 weeks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoriley Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 No Problems...but only bought 2x from italy (off Ebay) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I never bought anything from Italy, but I would think that its much smoother having things sent out of Italy rather than to Italy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I just shipped a record to Italy that I sold on eBay. It took well over a month to arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melikecheese Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I've made several purchases from Shake Your Ass! and A Silent Place, both labels based in Italy and records always got to me OK and in good condition. It was slow, but they arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Thanks for the info guys. Makes me a bit more confident in ordering then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifebystereo Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I know there have been plenty of replies already, but just thought I'd chime in as well - I ordered a 7" from a seller on here located in Italy, and it arrived in perfect condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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