Author Topic: Anyone bought from China/Hong Kong with free shipping ?? Whats an epacket ??  (Read 6912 times)

mart

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Daughter wants to buy some of those cheapie rings for the granddaughter to play with !! You know,, change daily, wear multiples ect !! But have never bought from them !! Are there any other charges in addition to the price if free shipping is offered ???

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Hi Mart...i,ve bought a few things from China..with free postage...no worries...i don,t know how much the allowance is in the US..i.e. before customs tax it....over here we are limited to around $60 ...but the things i buy are only around $25 each....
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Was looking at some for less than $10.,,but they were pretty !! Not expecting anything more than that !! But with free shipping and sent by epacket,, I don`t want to bid and then find out I have additional fees somewhere along the line that I don`t know about !! The "unknowns" are what I want to know about !!

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When something is advertised on ebay....with free postage....its free..its as simple as that....no add on,s....if there,s one thing about ebay...that you have to admire..is...whats written..is cast in stone...i.e. ..you buy something after reading that its xyz...but when you get it...its uvw...so you complain to ebay...item not as described....and..1 00%...you get a refund....well the same applies to an advert offering free postage.....and you have to remember...these things that are made in China...they cost next to nothing to make..that,s how they offer free postage....coupled with the fact..that they will have a deal somewhere along the line with the carrier....i.e. ..we,ll send all our mail with you...how much discount will you give us....
you can do a similar thing over here with telephone numbers....you can buy a number...for £25..from a communication provider, charge a higher rate and split the profits with the provider....
~So Dear Mart...get yer 10 bucks out of yer pooch and pay the pare wee Chinaman...so he can put some rice on the table fur his bairn....only one allowed per family...but...no doubt he,ll have dozens of relatives.....and they,re most likely living in the US....
I make no excuses,and no apologies....but i like a good Malt,

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I had the exact same situation, free shipping on an epacket from China when I bought the thermohygrometer (temp/humidity gauge for my bible drawer) The transaction went smoothly. Purchased Sept 9, delivered to my PO box on Sept 21.
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I had the exact same situation, free shipping on an epacket from China when I bought the thermohygrometer (temp/humidity gauge for my bible drawer) The transaction went smoothly. Purchased Sept 9, delivered to my PO box on Sept 21.

No problems ??  Everyone seems well pleased with this seller and his jewelry !! These will be for a girl who does not take  care of good jewelry !! And has a habit of loaning stuff to friends !! These if lost are no biggie !!

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I bought some wall mounts for a couple of my guitars a few years back that way. After I purchased them, the seller changed their location from California to Hong Kong, and it took over a month for them to arrive. I was not pleased. But the free shipping was in fact quite free.
Take every price I say with a grain of salt...

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some people are never pleased... ;D..but at least you got them...with no postage....
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Well, I was pleased when I got a fast answer about the sizes !!  Ordered today so we will see how it goes !!

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some people are never pleased... ;D..but at least you got them...with no postage....

Nearly a month late and they asked me to pay for the shipping since it cost more than they realized.
Take every price I say with a grain of salt...

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China post =EMS.  It's cheap and free to us.  Have used it many times.   ;D

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Thanks everyone !!

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some people are never pleased... ;D..but at least you got them...with no postage....

Nearly a month late and they asked me to pay for the shipping since it cost more than they realized.
so this bit is a porky..... "But the free shipping was in fact quite free
I make no excuses,and no apologies....but i like a good Malt,

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What can I say? I'm a simple man that speaks as such.
Take every price I say with a grain of salt...