Californication | 1,477 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) I found something that I want that can only be shipped to the UK. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to complete the transaction? Edited July 20, 2021 by Californication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,731 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Californication said: I found something that I want that can only be shipped to the UK. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to complete the transaction? Beg OptOut to help you, that would be my suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 @OptOut, please sir, , do you have a suggestion on how to ship out of the uk? I am looking at proxy shippers now unless you have a better suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Welp, I used a proxy shipper. Fingers crossed. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-strike-ultra-master-system/dp/B003ZATJIQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptOut | 8,889 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Hello! I am here! ... Oh, wait, okay nevermind! I was updating my Dreamcast thread, sorry, lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Sry was a little excited to order. Been looking for Power Strike ll. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 (edited) That didn't work out so well. 17 gbp for the service - alright seems like a good idea. 41 gbp shipping. Over $90 use service and ship two SMS and one PS4 game. Lesson of the day: Don't use SkyPax! Edit: I should be fair and say that after receiving the packages they took a photo and showed receipt same day. They charged 5 gbp per package to unpack contents and aggregate. Their shipping though starts off at like $33 gbp which might be $50 + with a long duration and the next is like $41 gbp so anyway. If the package comes through they may be good depending on what you are planning on spending, but I don't plan on using then again. Edited July 29, 2021 by Californication 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,744 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Ouch. Sorry to hear that didn't work out so well. I'm fortunate enough to have a friend in France and we occasionally make trades. Typically, if we have games for each other, we keep them on hand until the pile gets pretty big. There isn't a big price difference between shipping one game and shipping 30. So it pays to wait until we each have a bunch of stuff ready to go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyer | 202 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 @Californication if you need help in the U.K. again give me a shout! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,731 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 55 minutes ago, dyer said: @Californication if you need help in the U.K. again give me a shout! Thanks, I will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,731 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Yeah, I know I'm preaching to the choir here as we're all true gamers / collectors, but this is why I'm always willing to help others out to bid on / buy items without commission. It's always come back in spades for me, when I needed a shipping / bidding favor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyer | 202 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Just now, fcgamer said: Yeah, I know I'm preaching to the choir here as we're all true gamers / collectors, but this is why I'm always willing to help others out to bid on / buy items without commission. It's always come back in spades for me, when I needed a shipping / bidding favor. Yeh ditto! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californication | 1,477 Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, dyer said: @Californication if you need help in the U.K. again give me a shout! I'd appreciate that. It doesn't happen often, but there are these one off situations where there is no way to finish a transaction unless you ship to europe. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,405 Administrator · Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 It's awesome to see people willing to help out others in this way. It can be difficult to find reliable methods for accepting items internationally, so this is great. For Japan, I normally use a proxy as I don't want to burden someone too much, haha. For other countries, I've had to reach out to some of our members for help, and so far they have been extremely helpful in this way. It's obviously something we don't want to abuse or take advantage of, but for those who are willing, it is very much appreciated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidaldreams | 654 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Tangentially related to this - I see European sellers auctioning US copies of some valuable games but they don't ship to the US, so they sell for a fraction of their true worth. Don't really understand why they do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knud | 100 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 If you ever need something from Iceland, feel free to reach out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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