Small questions thread

[lieutenant dan]

For Russia If the price of the parcel written in invoice is more than 10000 rubles (~317 dollars),
will have to pay an extra 30%

[endorphinz]

again, thanks for the replies

ok, so if $50 is the magic number for the US what do you do about insurance?

I have my eye on a $2000 piece. I won't feel comfortable shipping it without insurance but if the customs declared value is $50, can you still insure it with the carrier for $2000?

If not, it would be a big problem. What do Jap/US proxies do and what carrier do they use?

thanks again

[dan.de]

I have my eye on a $2000 piece. I won't feel comfortable shipping it without insurance but if the customs declared value is $50, can you still insure it with the carrier for $2000?

The receipt will show the item description and the value that was declared by the sender. I highly doubt that they will refund you 2k for a 'used leather' with a declared value of 50$ but a loss of a signed package means very unwanted trouble for them and I've never heard of a lost item that had a tracking number.

[unujnha]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160344287761

real or fake?

[bestial]

with tracking it should be safe, the whole idea behind it, is that it's suppose to be tracked, and therefore both sender and buyer always knows where it is.

[endorphinz]

again, thank you

I'm not worried about the sender sending it but I am worried about it being lost in transit.

You guys feel that as long as there is a tracking # I should be OK?

Would you feel safe sending a $2K package from Japan to the US without insurance?

What carrier should I use?

thanks again. This is a whole new world to me

[magic]

i think Fedex is good. you can see every transit details on tracking. ask the sender to write your contact no. on the item in case anything happen.

[lowrey]

EMS is highly reliable, fast and trackable, never heard of a package gone missing. Fedex, like other couriers, can be quite a bit more expensive unless you have an account with them.

[random]

the fedex global express service is ridiculous. used it twice when in a hurry to receive from japan some gifts for friends, and it hit my apt within 48 hours. very expensive tho. a 3lbs package cost me about $250 or so.

[endorphinz]

thanks for all the helpful replies.

so I guess as long as there is tracking, there is no need for insurance

speed is great but $250 is ridiculous.

I guess I'll ask to use EMS

thanks again

[Laconic]

Hi guys,


I've been saving for a coat for ages, and finally have enough to pull the trigger. However, given where I live, it's impossible to try anything on... I still want to purchase one though. I've had my eye on the invisi-seam long coat, but figured I would wait until Carol's new collection drops. (In other words, wait like a week) What I'm asking is for personal recommendations on the invisi-seam or similar coats (in length, it doesn't have to be so minimalistic). As I already have a mediocre coat for Winter it doesn't matter what season.


Calling all enablers.
Thanks in advance,

[image]

l'eclaireur

Does anyone know if l'eclaireur ever discounts older seasons of CCP? I'm loving a leather jacket I found there from 2006 but would never pay the full retail price for it.

[lowrey]

not sure if they've ever done it, but mostly no.

[ddohnggo]

are you talking about that green leather jacket with shearling on the inside? i thought that one was kind of fail. i hear that if you go to l'eclarieur, you might be able to pull off some negotiations on pricing...

[Faust]

not really, unless you have a relationship. the day i was there, some oversized dude was buying up a storm, asked for a discount and was politely refused.