Guest realtalk Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 and if someone from europe/australia etc. wants to link me to a thread that has multiple people from the us complaining about shipping prices, feel free. Check most City and Colour threads Man, Americans are so egocentric. Retitle this thread: "Shit Americans have been complaining about for years that they are just now getting a taste of and will now also complain about." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChardeeMacDennis Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 The human race is doomed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartsisgod Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 My usual refusal to ship internationally is generally based on people lowballing to offset shipping costs. I understand their reasoning, but I'm not going to lose cash on the deal to cover shipping. I'm usually one to be fair and help cover costs, but a $15-20 hit isn't worth it. i understand that mate, and maybe im over dramatizing things alittle but i for one have never lowballed and ive even sent through extra $$ to cover any extra postage costs endured by the seller to make up the difference (whether it be that they have told me it was more or ive noticed once it arrived) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Easy way for US people to clear up any mystery over international shipping is to buy a scale. Every ounce counts and its good to know what you're looking at before going to the post office so this way its fair all around. I do agree to a point with the OP that International people have been posting a lot of complaints about USPS shipping, but I feel thats because labels are charging wildly different prices for shipping overall. It happens with US orders too but a $1-$2 (which some US people complain about too) as opposed to a $5-$7 difference is huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonbill Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Check most City and Colour threads Man, Americans are so egocentric. Retitle this thread: "Shit Americans have been complaining about for years that they are just now getting a taste of and will now also complain about." yes I have been complaining about high international shipping prices for years on internet message boards. also I didn't say anything about canada because obviously they have it worse than anyone so your city and colour example doesn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Welcome to VC, where people complain about anything and everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Vinyl Collective: Buying Records, Complaining, and Starting International Incidents RowBearToe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethrock Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I just checked and I've spent $500.65 on shipping so far this year. Sometimes complaining helps me swallow that number a little bit easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I had a list of all the countries that I had shipped to, but stopped keeping track when it became pretty much every country (that buys records). The number one problem isn't the cost, it is the lack of tracking. Sure it might cost $12 to ship a record overseas, but to get tracking it will cost closer to $30. Add in customs eating packages and that is why people don't like shipping. Then there are also the 6 line addresses that don't even fit on customs forms. mmhmm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 i dont think picking shit on each is solving anything, there are complainers everywhere, just chill and work out a price together...it isn't hard to offer to pay any extra it costs if it works out to be more than the postage price agreed on, for the sake of 1 or dollars it keeps both parties involved happy...i do however wish that more us people would consider shipping to Australia on more occasions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Do people really not ship to Australia? I mean I understand if someone from Mauritania was trying to get an LP from me but why someone (unless they don't ship international at all) wouldn't ship to Australia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 im unsure of why they dont want to, the most common excuse i get is that they cant do it online or something along those lines...not sure how it works for you guys, but i have to go to the post office for every package i send out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyronnie Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Here at Jolly Ronnie Records we love our international friends and we are never too lazy to go to the post office. For the right price I will hand deliver it! http://www.jollyronnierecords.com/#!store We are the world! skippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipsterasfolk Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I hate foreigners and they don't deserve our domestics...simple as that One Hundred Fifty-Two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 im unsure of why they dont want to, the most common excuse i get is that they cant do it online or something along those lines...not sure how it works for you guys, but i have to go to the post office for every package i send out Ah I see. It's because its a pain in the ass to print up international labels online (sans ebay, but they put the actual value of the item on the label subjecting people to customs fees.) Yeah you have to stand in line at the PO otherwise, but I try to declare all the items less than $10 so people don't get slammed with customs. Not a big deal for me but I can't speak for other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSOPTC Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I have complained about high shipping costs as well, but as far as I'm aware there's no rule for these boards saying that I can't, so i'll keep on doing it. FUCK YOUR HIGH SHIPPING COSTS! Gstbmn and RowBearToe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjkenney Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I'm all down on helping out foreigners, but I always get retarded offers. Like they have absolutely no idea that shipping costs what it does. Then I tell them I need x for the record and y for shipping, they act offended like I just whipped out my dick or something. I really can't remember the last time I profited off an int'l sale. Thats why I don't like shipping outside the US. Make some informed. Fucking. Offers. RowBearToe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 This bartsisgod guy is funny...seems to really have a burr up his ass about Americans. And I thought it was annoying when new users act all uppity..add some international flavor to that combo and presto, you have some mid-week entertainment. skippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmhmm Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 I'm all down on helping out foreigners, but I always get retarded offers. Like they have absolutely no idea that shipping costs what it does. Then I tell them I need x for the record and y for shipping, they act offended like I just whipped out my dick or something. I really can't remember the last time I profited off an int'l sale. Thats why I don't like shipping outside the US. Make some informed. Fucking. Offers. Haha well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heypeterman Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Can someone please post a link to the pre-order for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robobob Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 When something sucks it's ok to acknowledge that it sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 from 8 years of record collecting, two big problems for me are shipping fee and imported tax. for me, if i want to collect some records/ album, that means the records i bought will sleep in thailand forever.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoonbill Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 plenty of risk involved with shipping first class international and priority international rates are high enough that no one wants to pay it. maybe I should have made my empathy more clear in the first post. we understand that costs are high, it just seems like lately every thread has multiple posts complaining about it. I have complained about high shipping costs as well, but as far as I'm aware there's no rule for these boards saying that I can't, so i'll keep in doing it. FUCK YOUR HIGH SHIPPING COSTS! i have forwarded this to the usps and they will take it under consideration. they seemed impressed with the eloquence of your language. RowBearToe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jollyronnie Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 "We solved this problem for you years ago by making everything digital" -The Music Industry scottheisel, RowBearToe and hipsterasfolk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Now that I've found a way to get most US records to EU at US cost with insanely low shipping charges, I don't mind any more. However, some of these comments are really ignorant: I never bitch when I have to pay 15 billion Euro to get a record shipped from Europe.....and God forbid it's from the UK.I for example had to import around 90% of all the records I own from US. Of course it's not a big deal when you have to import one record for every 50 you buy. Also, buying the EU pressing of a worldwide release doesn't help either. For a record that costs $15 in the US, the EU release costs 20 eur, which is roughly $25. PS, your money is worth more than ours (for the time being at least). Perhaps we should bitch about that in every thread?Wow, that's a good argument. The average pay for a store clerk/someone working in retail here (I chose this because many on this board work similar jobs) is 3.50-4 eur/hour. That's $4.50 to $5. The average (cheap) price for a record is $25-$30 (pretty much the same if you buy locally or import from the states). Fortunately our money is worth more, somehow magically this helps a lot. lastkidpicked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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