The Feedback Thread

[BlueKrono]

Positive for pako. Even helped me track down the package after postal service lost it. Quite happy with transaction.

[pako]

Hey glad they found it ! Positive for BlueKrono, great communication!

[Shonisaurus]

You can agree or not with Customs politics; it's your choice. But laws are laws...

In my conversations with employees of Canada Post I've been told that even if I'm shipping something that someone bought from me they're labeling it as whatever the equivalent declaration is to a gift because I'm shipping it as a private citizen and not as a business. An eBay store is a business, it's very different from a private citizen selling something. Someone selling something they decided not to keep is different from someone buying something whole sale or bulk and selling them, even if they aren't registered as a business.

It clearly works differently in Europe because when I walk into the post office unaware of what to declare as a value they tell me to declare the items original retail price. I've even been told specifically not to declare an item at the value I was paid and instead use the price I would have paid originally because the only benefit to declare a high value on something is in case it gets lost or I request a refund in some way, and that some countries that use privatized postage might ransom the package for more than it's likely worth.

We're talking about two completely different things: you're talking about private while I was talking about professional sellers (web stores, Ebay, Taobao agents etc..).
As a private, you can send a gift to a friend living in Europe for free.
And you can freely declare an item's value you prefer.
But if you're sending to a "friend" a brand new item with its package, the "friend" sent you back a payment for the item and you're writing a lower value to avoid Customs fee, then the foreign Customs can accuse you of fraud about illegal import of a commercial item eluding local taxes.
In my Country an item priced less than 22 euro can freely be received without Customs fee.
A professional seller must include the required documentation about the transaction and can't declare a lesser value for the item because it's illegal.

Customs taxes are quite high in my Country so I don't like them very much; but that's how it works....

In my customs service of Spain according to I was informed in www.correos.es, they demand a customs tax if the shipment is international yes or yes, that is to say like it or not, if the price of the shipment exceeds 150 euros. That is to say it has to pay a tax rate what they comment on the internet that they stay with the packages certain customs companies do not believe it because simply what happens is that certain people who have paid products higher than that price have been told that they have as is It is logical to pay a certain amount and have been denied.

Everything that they comment on rare stories of corruption by the customs of either nation is a complete story regardless that some shipments as it has happened to me are lost because we are human beings and we make mistakes.

So if I want to buy in a product in the exterior superior of 150 euros either in a community nation as an extra-community must pay taxes that vary according to what the customs services estimate, is how the rules are determined and I just in case I would not dare to defraud the Treasury since if you can not suffer even more unpleasant consequences.


What I want to say is that the nation that you want to buy if you are a foreigner, you can keep the merchandise in customs as you see fit (for terrorism, drugs, merchandise that you believe is contraband) and can be held for a month Even but that does not mean that postal and customs officials are left with such packages simply do their work, so I recommend that you always ask for the invoice of your purchases in case you are required to pay the fee, me Happened to buy figures in Dejankins, I spent two hundred euros or so and although it came in two shipments (the customs service are not silly) made me pay between more than twenty and thirty euros each of the packages. We honestly can not get over ready because if it is worse and it is more they retain it with all the reason even more time.

I warn you to the members of the forum since as a saying goes, "the one who warns you is not a traitor". As a colophon customs and the postal services of any nation including Spain only comply with their work or rather their obligation.


Finally, trust in your respective postal services since no official is left with such shipments since if that is the way a friend and co-worker whose husband is a high post office told me they would be kicked out of the body. Do not believe me as I have passed rare stories of customs corruption and that steal those parcels postal officials. The delivery of these packages requires a series of requirements and requirements that require a lot of patience.

[Halichoeres]

Positives for ceratopsian and Wythern!

[ceratopsian]

And a positive for Halichoeres.  A quick and safe transit across the Atlantic.

[ceratopsian]

Another positive for Jetoar for his Scelidosaurus.  Quick and safe passage to her new home.

[Jetoar]

Another positive for Jetoar for his Scelidosaurus.  Quick and safe passage to her new home.

Thanks again Ceratopsian  .

[Crackington]

Big positive to Mike and Everything Dinosaur - the new Collecta prehistoric marine minis arrived safely and very quickly. Excellent little models, particularly liked the diverse ammonites in the set and the Archelon was a big hit with Mrs Crackington and the girls.

[Enzo_man]

Another big positive for Brettnj!!!!!

[Andreioli]

I also owe some long overdue praise to Brettnj for all the rare figures aquired in the past year.
My latest order was for the Favorite Fukuiraptor and Fukuisaurus, I picked them up form the postoffice today and everything is great !

Thanks Brett  !

Also, Jetoar, I got your latest creations (Thylacosmilus, Scelidosaurus, Gomphotherium, Titanis and Teleocrater).
I must say, they are outstanding.
Keep up the good work and may your future choices be as obscure as possible (at least species that we don't have in replica form yet from the major companies).

Thank you very much Jesus  !

[Daspletodave]

A big positive to Brettnj - got my figures straight from Japan to Canada in just 7 days! Super good service!

[Jetoar]

I also owe some long overdue praise to Brettnj for all the rare figures aquired in the past year.
My latest order was for the Favorite Fukuiraptor and Fukuisaurus, I picked them up form the postoffice today and everything is great !

Thanks Brett  !

Also, Jetoar, I got your latest creations (Thylacosmilus, Scelidosaurus, Gomphotherium, Titanis and Teleocrater).
I must say, they are outstanding.
Keep up the good work and may your future choices be as obscure as possible (at least species that we don't have in replica form yet from the major companies).

Thank you very much Jesus  !

You are welcome Andreioli  .

[ProSauropod]

Mega-props to brettnj - he's handled large, complex orders for me with speed, accuracy, and good humour.  Not only will he run custom searches (in addition to his normal email notices), he will order a wide range of items well outside the dino-world that are available from yahoo.jp  Overhead is reasonable and competitive with equivalent services; plus you get the upside of dealing with an actual human.  Advice for online translators: use Google Translate in Chrome, although Microsoft Translator is not too bad (and tracks well with Google).  Weblio, Babylon, and  Excite are OK but uneven.  Don't even bother with Systran.

[paintingdinos]

Super positive for acro-man, so grateful to finally have my PNSO Triceratops!

[Georassic]

And I'll continue on the Brett bandwagon. Thumbs up, always. My latest Japan purchase arrived safely from him today, and when something goes wrong with your package or shipment, he is honest, diligent and more than fair in resolving any issues. I highly recommend him for your Japanese figure wants and needs.

[Roselaar]

A big positive for Shonisaurus! Welcome back any time.

[Shonisaurus]

My positive vote goes to Roselaar the figures arrived without any problem and they are fabulous. 

[terrorchicken]

+++++ for lanthanotus. The procynosuchus figure came nicely packaged & fast from Germany!

[Lanthanotus]

Positive for terrorchicken

[PhilSauria]

Big positive for Lanthanotus! As a new member you were probably my first point of contact with other Forum members and our dealings went very smoothly and were carried out in a friendly and helpful manner - with a great result at the end. More figures to find more space for - but what a problem to have! Thanks again.