Soulhunter said:
U dont say
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Just hoping someone with a litle more normal shipping fee starts to sell them. 100$ for sending something that looks like a pen is just a rippoff!!
Sorry to hear you're having problems, but IMO "rippoff" is overly harsh. Who's ripping you off? Isn't the seller actually paying the shipper for that and just passing the cost along to you (as IMO they should)? The shipper is no doubt charging what all other his customers think is a fair price (his competition keeps him honest in theory). Your problem seems to be they (seller) just didn't put enough effort in on your behalf? No ripoff I can see.
Make no misunderstanding, International shipping is problematical often. And very expensive as well. A year back I bought $100 or so of special Tin pellets from the UK (only source), shipping was over $60 more (about six pounds IIRC), and took 2 months (air freight you know) spending 4 weeks alone in some airport outside London getting out of the country, then over two more getting in over here. It happens.
These are difficult "one time" deals, often expensive even tried several ways. But, hey, the rules and rates are right there for anyone with the time and motivation to use. I agree, a hundred bucks is a lot (more than I would pay in your place). But I bet if you told them 'please send it by XXX shipping using YYY rates' and gave the details they'd be more than happy to do so and add the costs to the bill. Otherwise, ask them to figure it out and send you the bill is fraught with known peril. Can you suggest cheaper shipping to them?
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