Postage from Germany to UK ...

[Vroomfunkel]

Some guy wants to charge me 14 Euros to post one Megadrive game from Germany to the UK. Is it just me, or is that a completely unreasonable price? I don't remember having to pay that much postage on any single game I have bought from anywhere in the world?!?!?

Vroomfunkel

[yok-dfa]

German post is pretty expensive, but EUR 14,- seems a bit high for a single game... I usually pay 2,50 - 4.00 for a loose Atari 2600 game. You could check www.post.de for the actual prices...

[Vroomfunkel]

I know it is more expensive than UK post, but I have bought many games from Germany before, and have never been charged more than 10 Euros - for a single game usually 6 - 8 Euros.

I think I would be within my rights to challenge that amount, as it appears to be about double what the reasonable charge would be.

Vroomfunkel

[chaoticjelly]

Ask him to send it "letter post"

[drummy]

Hmm...what game was it? Maybe it was larger in size than a normal game?

[Predatorxs]

He's probably lookin for a few extra euro's for nothin, and 14euro's is around £9 0r £10 so it is abit high, but if you ask i'm guessin he'll just say that the 14 is the cost of postage and the packaging.

This time last year i bought a Donkey Kong sign, it was about 20" high 30" wide and i got it for $17.95, i'm in the UK and the seller was in the US she got back to me and told me the full total (item and shipping) would be $75

I paid, because i was away on hoildays and i was paying for 10 or 12 different items i had won, this was one of them, when i got the sign its postage was $22, i knew it was gunna be a rip off.

But i got back to the seller and told her the actual shipping rate, she said she had to make money somewhere, so i told her, that i hated leaving Negative feedback, and after alot of emailing i got $24 back off the seller, which was better than nothing.

It's best to stick to your guns at all times, especially with sellers from different countrys, but i can say i have bought "ALOT" of stuff from US and Canadian ebayers and have only had one problem which was summer last year, but i got it sorted out in the end with alittle help

..XS

[anagrama]

He's taking the piss. I wouldn't pay more than €7-8 unless it was something really special.

[lurpak]

his ID woulnt contain the letters RBS would they ?
he charged me €11.50 post for a similar game (the game was only €1)
I complained when I sent the money, he didnt reply/explain, so I thought I would check when the item arrived, but it had no post costs markings
it amazes me as I can send a game to germany for £2.50ish ??? surely thier postal system cannot be that diffrent.

[Vroomfunkel]

no rbs in the name ...

I am pretty sure that Germany --> UK airmail costs more than UK --> Germany. I have bought quite a few things from a couple of good German sellers, and they generally charge 6-8 Euros for a single game. Since I have a pretty good relationship with them I am fairly confident that they are not ripping me off.

This guy is another matter .. I will email him and see what he says. Perhaps he is including insurance or express delivery or something.

Vroomfunkel

[Speedy]

http://www.deutschepost.de/dpag/app?xmlFile=67197

you can check it over there, i calculated for 250g for € 4,- / 500g for € 6,- i don't think a Megadrive game is heavier then that

[lurpak]

STOP THE PRESS..

The germans realy are taking the piss now,

1 videopac game €20 delivery !!!! , AND he tells me that will be by surface mail !!!
ive a good mind to take a npb on that

[Satac]

Some guy wants to charge me 14 Euros to post one Megadrive game from Germany to the UK. Is it just me, or is that a completely unreasonable price? I don't remember having to pay that much postage on any single game I have bought from anywhere in the world?!?!?

Vroomfunkel

If he ships it as "Päckchen" shipping will be 12,90Euro. Our Post is so expensive

[hydr0x]

as always you can try using me as a proxy, might be cheaper, not sure how expensive it will be exactly

german post is damn expensive though

[Vroomfunkel]

Well, I queried the postage with him and he conceded that he could do it for 9 Euros, which I accepted.

I am aware that German post is more expensive - however I also buy many games from Germany, and most sellers seem to be able to offer a reasonable price. Many of the sellers I have bought from regularly charge only 5 Euros for a single game .. and when I received one recently, the postage label was 4 Euros - so they are certainly not losing any money on it!

Vroomfunkel

P.S. Thanks for the offer hydr0x .. fortunately, a polite email seems to have done the trick this time