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???? First-Class Mail International ????; Shipping time from USA to Germany
Topic Started: Sep 10 2010, 05:54 PM (864 Views)
sagger
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Hi!
Tape was send as:

Class: First-Class Mail International
Service(s): International Letter
Left the USA to Germany on 10th of August.
Itīs not possible for me to track the parcel from here!
USPS only shows details until parcel left the USA.
I donīt have any information from customs, etc...

Does anyone know the avarage duration?
Got tapes from Australia arriving within two weeks!

Waiting makes me sick, because the tape was quite expensive!

Best Regards
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sagger
Sep 10 2010, 05:54 PM
Hi!
Tape was send as:

Class: First-Class Mail International
Service(s): International Letter
Left the USA to Germany on 10th of August.
Itīs not possible for me to track the parcel from here!
USPS only shows details until parcel left the USA.
I donīt have any information from customs, etc...

Does anyone know the avarage duration?
Got tapes from Australia arriving within two weeks!

Waiting makes me sick, because the tape was quite expensive!

Best Regards

Hard to say, i usually get my parcels from the US within 7-8 days sometimes faster! My destination is Finland!
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sagger
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Also send with First-Class Mail International???
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Sep 10 2010, 07:00 PM
Also send with First-Class Mail International???

They all were sent as Priority!
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sagger
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Tape was bought from a private collector! But I saw on amazon, that standard shipping can take up to 31 business days!
I donīt know, if my tape was send by standard shipping - but I hope it was!
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Sep 10 2010, 08:04 PM
Tape was bought from a private collector! But I saw on amazon, that standard shipping can take up to 31 business days!
I donīt know, if my tape was send by standard shipping - but I hope it was!

Yes, standard shipping is economy and not priority!
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sagger
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Tape arrived today!!!
10.08. - 20.09.

Never had this befor :angry: I hope this wonīt happen again!

Just bought a tape from Japan........ :blink:
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Sep 10 2010, 05:54 PM
Hi!
Tape was send as:

Class: First-Class Mail International
Service(s): International Letter
Left the USA to Germany on 10th of August.
Itīs not possible for me to track the parcel from here!
USPS only shows details until parcel left the USA.
I donīt have any information from customs, etc...

Does anyone know the avarage duration?
Got tapes from Australia arriving within two weeks!

Waiting makes me sick, because the tape was quite expensive!

Best Regards

Im in the UK and ive had tapes arrive in less than a week from the US while others have took over 2 months to arrive, seems to be purely down to luck as to how quickly stuff arrives.
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sagger
Sep 10 2010, 10:54 AM
Hi!
Tape was send as:

Class: First-Class Mail International
Service(s): International Letter
Left the USA to Germany on 10th of August.
Itīs not possible for me to track the parcel from here!
USPS only shows details until parcel left the USA.
I donīt have any information from customs, etc...

Does anyone know the avarage duration?
Got tapes from Australia arriving within two weeks!

Waiting makes me sick, because the tape was quite expensive!

Best Regards

USPS First Class International is somewhat slow (usually taking a minimum 12 days, and sometimes much longer), but it is the only reasonably inexpensive way to ship multiple tapes overseas. Standard Priority International costs are sky high. The Priority Mail Flat Rate options are the only way to go, but can also be expensive. It depends on the quantity of tapes versus the price of shipping.

However, if you are shipping a single VHS tape internationally from the US, you can ship via Priority Mail International using their Flat Rate envelope. I always place the VHS tape into a cardboard box, then place that box within the Flat Rate envelope and seal it up tight. This method will usually deliver a tape within 7 days almost anywhere, sometimes even less time. Costs for this last option are just under $13 US.

Hope that helps.
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sagger
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Could be my fault!
I suggested a price including p&p and the seller accepted!
I should have told him not to ship with standard!
Never mind! Next time Iīll know!
Iīm VERY happy to have the tape in my hands now!

Although customs did not treat it very well!
Thatīs why I told the seller to declare it as a gift worth less than $30.
He declared it as merchandise worth $ 150 :angry:

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