Thread: postage time from US

Originally Posted by Auskart

They both still Gouge the prices compared to other suppliers, alot of what they sell is now available on ebay under different branding at reduced prices.

Yes, my point was that they both manage to inflate prices without any help from middlemen.

Most importers and retailers haven't yet learned the internet lesson, consumers are now much more educated pricewise and are willing to do their own importing.

Update:

Originally Posted by woodbe

I've got 2 on the go at the moment:

Processed through Sort Facility, August 22, 2011, HAZELWOOD, MO

No change on that one, but the Denver one has made it to SF:

Processed through Sort Facility, August 31, 2011, DENVER, CO
Processed Through Sort Facility, September 03, 2011, ISC SAN FRANCISCO (USPS)

woodbe.

Originally Posted by woodbe

Processed through Sort Facility, August 22, 2011, HAZELWOOD, MO

Arrived today. 14 days from despatch. Small flatrate box 175g

Tracking still shows it at Hazelwood, so that has lost its usefulness - it used to show internal movements and international despatch as well as internal movements through customs in Australia. Package value was $50US, maybe it didn't go through customs?

woodbe.

well my Pro Tram System turned up today at work ordered on the 27th last month so whats that 9-10 days maybe it depends on weight and where in the US its coming from.

Just realised I have a race on... A 17kg box coming by boat from Hong Kong and a medium rate flat rate box from the US...

Both sent around the same time...

Two triple start M14x0.8 tap and die sets just turned up.

Posted 18 Aug via USPS First Class International Mail, so about 3 weeks.

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Two triple start M14x0.8 tap and die sets just turned up.

Ah darn...you shoulda told me-I just threw out a bucket of those.

Originally Posted by Greg Q

Ah darn...you shoulda told me-I just threw out a bucket of those.

What did you use triple start buckets for???

For performing a high-speed Ned Kelly

well my tools finally arrived today

Interestingly, I just received an email today from an Ebay seller based in Hong Kong. Bought some plasma cutter consumeables off him in July, arrived no problems or issues at all.

Bought some small parts off him on the 18th of August, and they haven't yet arrived - I'm not that fussed, I wasn't expecting them till sometime this week anyway, but here is the email I got today:

We are just informed that Australia Custom inspcetion very strictly since 28th July , a large number of post parcel and will be deliver delayed. Your package may be influenced . WE hope you will be patince for that package .




the item have been sent out on 19/08/2011(DD/MM/YYYY) , carried by china post air mail which such as our sale page showing, transit time is 15-30 working day normally. but It maybe 30-60 day to you now .

I have no reason to disbelieve it, as I haven't contacted him to ask where my parcel is, or anything like that, and had no issue on the past transaction - this email just turned up out of the blue. Tracking number shows it left china only a couple of days after I paid.

So if this is true, it may go some way to explaining some of the more recent delays in our eagerly awaited parcels of goodies...

Maybe Gerry Harvey got some kind of accommodation from the government to delay internet shoppers' gratification?

I read somewhere that Aust Customs is struggling to cope with the amount of mail coming in from OS. That report stated that they have asked for extra funding to put on extra staff to deal with the backlog, a request that has been turned down by the Govt.

So, perhaps it isn't all down to USPS, in fact there were a few posts on the Canadian pen forum to say that mail from the US was arriving much quiker during August, a fact one with put down to the large number of temporary staff replacing regular workers who are on summer "vacation". The temporary staff working too hard.

Originally Posted by Greg Q

Maybe Gerry Harvey got some kind of accommodation from the government to delay internet shoppers' gratification?

I love how he's (deservedly) managed to turn himself into the scapegoat for high pricing and postal delays... What else can we pin on him, bad traffic, that hole in my shoe? Maybe the ATO should recruit him for some campaigns? His popularity could sure use a boost!