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Post by poptrash on Feb 6, 2021 4:07:05 GMT -5
I don't think there's any question about the quality of the Pegasus releases - I just think the shipping is a bit much, especially after having a quick look at what some of the sellers in Europe on Ebay charge for a 12" piece of vinyl. The Arcadia 12" does look nice, but the shipping charges need to be a bit more realistic. I think you go wrong already on checking stuff being shipped from Europe... you should compare shipping from the country items are shipped from, Europe is not a country like the USA Rates can differ a lot per country. Plus tracking and insurance make it even 'worse'. I know shipping rates from Germany are quite good compared to other European countries, (The pandemic makes things terrible because less planes are flying so less cargo space available which makes the rates go up as well.) So, it is not a question of just checking ebay what sellers charge...
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Post by ansgar on Feb 6, 2021 7:55:43 GMT -5
I don't think there's any question about the quality of the Pegasus releases - I just think the shipping is a bit much, especially after having a quick look at what some of the sellers in Europe on Ebay charge for a 12" piece of vinyl. The Arcadia 12" does look nice, but the shipping charges need to be a bit more realistic. I think you go wrong already on checking stuff being shipped from Europe... you should compare shipping from the country items are shipped from, Europe is not a country like the USA Rates can differ a lot per country. Plus tracking and insurance make it even 'worse'. I know shipping rates from Germany are quite good compared to other European countries, (The pandemic makes things terrible because less planes are flying so less cargo space available which makes the rates go up as well.) So, it is not a question of just checking ebay what sellers charge... Shipping rates from Germany are also no good. The last 12" I sent to the USA was more than 50 Euros, because I wanted it to be sent by plane and not by seaway!
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Post by redmumba on Feb 6, 2021 9:02:49 GMT -5
I don't think there's any question about the quality of the Pegasus releases - I just think the shipping is a bit much, especially after having a quick look at what some of the sellers in Europe on Ebay charge for a 12" piece of vinyl. The Arcadia 12" does look nice, but the shipping charges need to be a bit more realistic. I think you go wrong already on checking stuff being shipped from Europe... you should compare shipping from the country items are shipped from, Europe is not a country like the USA Rates can differ a lot per country. Plus tracking and insurance make it even 'worse'. I know shipping rates from Germany are quite good compared to other European countries, (The pandemic makes things terrible because less planes are flying so less cargo space available which makes the rates go up as well.) So, it is not a question of just checking ebay what sellers charge... I checked sellers from different countries in Europe when I looked at Ebay, specifically Duran Duran 12" vinyl, and there was a spread in terms of shipping costs, but nothing so exorbitant as what the Duran Duran Fan Club is charging. And as Ansgar pointed out, it cost him 50 Euros - using DHL no less - to send vinyl overseas. I just think that the DDFC should look for a shipping charge that's not as much, maybe look into FedEx, UPS, etc.
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Post by poptrash on Feb 7, 2021 8:17:06 GMT -5
I think you go wrong already on checking stuff being shipped from Europe... you should compare shipping from the country items are shipped from, Europe is not a country like the USA Rates can differ a lot per country. Plus tracking and insurance make it even 'worse'. I know shipping rates from Germany are quite good compared to other European countries, (The pandemic makes things terrible because less planes are flying so less cargo space available which makes the rates go up as well.) So, it is not a question of just checking ebay what sellers charge... I checked sellers from different countries in Europe when I looked at Ebay, specifically Duran Duran 12" vinyl, and there was a spread in terms of shipping costs, but nothing so exorbitant as what the Duran Duran Fan Club is charging. And as Ansgar pointed out, it cost him 50 Euros - using DHL no less - to send vinyl overseas. I just think that the DDFC should look for a shipping charge that's not as much, maybe look into FedEx, UPS, etc. Hahaha you suggesting to look into FedEx and UPS shows you dont have a clue... if i check rates from The Netherlands to outside Europe, then registered and insured (i wouldnt ship unsinsured right now with the huge delays at US borders and limited cargo space) postage is € 35,00 for parcels under 2kgs (4.4lbs). Even PostNL indicates a temporarily surcharge due to the pandemic. Again, it is not the USA which has very attractive postage rates with several postal companies.
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Post by redmumba on Feb 7, 2021 9:49:38 GMT -5
I checked sellers from different countries in Europe when I looked at Ebay, specifically Duran Duran 12" vinyl, and there was a spread in terms of shipping costs, but nothing so exorbitant as what the Duran Duran Fan Club is charging. And as Ansgar pointed out, it cost him 50 Euros - using DHL no less - to send vinyl overseas. I just think that the DDFC should look for a shipping charge that's not as much, maybe look into FedEx, UPS, etc. Hahaha you suggesting to look into FedEx and UPS shows you dont have a clue... if i check rates from The Netherlands to outside Europe, then registered and insured (i wouldnt ship unsinsured right now with the huge delays at US borders and limited cargo space) postage is € 35,00 for parcels under 2kgs (4.4lbs). Even PostNL indicates a temporarily surcharge due to the pandemic. Again, it is not the USA which has very attractive postage rates with several postal companies. So, the issue here is registered and insured. I've received records from Europe recently where they were not registered and/or insured and I was quite surprised that they still got to me in a reasonable amount of time - I'm talking a week to two weeks which is pretty standard. And these items weren't even sent via a courier such as DHL, FedEx or UPS. Since you brought up the Netherlands, I bounded over to Ebay to look at sellers in the Netherlands who are selling 12" vinyl to see what they're charging for postage and well, €35 doesn't look to be the standard according to what you've said in your post. I see that there's a seller charging €29 for shipping, which seems to be the highest that I've seen. There's another seller, using DHL, who's only charging €6,50. Then there's another seller who's only charging €20,79 for postage (no indicator of who they're using). Hell, there's even a seller that's selling a double vinyl set and only charging €20,79 for postage. Either your fellow countrymen didn't get the memo about increased postage or they know something you don't. And really, do you need registered and insured? To me that's a scam. All you need is track and trace to make sure the item gets there.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 10:17:47 GMT -5
I checked sellers from different countries in Europe when I looked at Ebay, specifically Duran Duran 12" vinyl, and there was a spread in terms of shipping costs, but nothing so exorbitant as what the Duran Duran Fan Club is charging. And as Ansgar pointed out, it cost him 50 Euros - using DHL no less - to send vinyl overseas. I just think that the DDFC should look for a shipping charge that's not as much, maybe look into FedEx, UPS, etc. Hahaha you suggesting to look into FedEx and UPS shows you dont have a clue... if i check rates from The Netherlands to outside Europe, then registered and insured (i wouldnt ship unsinsured right now with the huge delays at US borders and limited cargo space) postage is € 35,00 for parcels under 2kgs (4.4lbs). Even PostNL indicates a temporarily surcharge due to the pandemic. Again, it is not the USA which has very attractive postage rates with several postal companies. it also looks to be reasonably proportionate with what it would cost to post from the UK to the US atm with tracking & insurance atm...
...or, for that matter, from the UK to the EU.
Yeah, whilst sending from the UK is currently perhaps a weird case atm (the EU's got the joy to come later in the year) - with with VAT, usually at 20%, having been added to international online purchases; akin to the state sales tax on eBay.com & whatnot in the US...
[this means that there's no longer a 'handling charge' for most things worth up to £139 when UK VAT's been paid when purchasing - so, as it clearly never cost £8-12, depending on the carrier, to send out a postcard or letter to tell us that there were fees to pay]
...& issues thanks to Brexit, on top of the plague - which are all then made up for by increasing the charges to send stuff internationally from the UK...
...things have generally gotten much more expensive international postage-wise for me buying stuff...
...notably, for the kind of stuff i look at, from the EU & Australia - where, despite seeing a few things i'd really liked to have gotten, i've been buying almost nothing from either as a result.
The general principle though is why i'm so grateful for my man in the colonies - since the cost to have a single large package sent across the Atlantic is vastly cheaper than a load of small ones... (& it's also the reason why buying from the Japan auction sites ususally works for me, since a package can be built up over a month - so providing there's enough bits it's alright) ...so perhaps the answer would be to get a group of people in the US together to make a single large purchase?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2021 10:37:08 GMT -5
Hahaha you suggesting to look into FedEx and UPS shows you dont have a clue... if i check rates from The Netherlands to outside Europe, then registered and insured (i wouldnt ship unsinsured right now with the huge delays at US borders and limited cargo space) postage is € 35,00 for parcels under 2kgs (4.4lbs). Even PostNL indicates a temporarily surcharge due to the pandemic. Again, it is not the USA which has very attractive postage rates with several postal companies. So, the issue here is registered and insured. I've received records from Europe recently where they were not registered and/or insured and I was quite surprised that they still got to me in a reasonable amount of time - I'm talking a week to two weeks which is pretty standard. And these items weren't even sent via a courier such as DHL, FedEx or UPS. Since you brought up the Netherlands, I bounded over to Ebay to look at sellers in the Netherlands who are selling 12" vinyl to see what they're charging for postage and well, €35 doesn't look to be the standard according to what you've said in your post. I see that there's a seller charging €29 for shipping, which seems to be the highest that I've seen. There's another seller, using DHL, who's only charging €6,50. Then there's another seller who's only charging €20,79 for postage (no indicator of who they're using). Hell, there's even a seller that's selling a double vinyl set and only charging €20,79 for postage. Either your fellow countrymen didn't get the memo about increased postage or they know something you don't. And really, do you need registered and insured? To me that's a scam. All you need is track and trace to make sure the item gets there. [Edit] i'm not sure if there's a terminology difference here - as i'd assumed that "registered" & "tracked" meant the same thing. [End Edit]
Whilst i can't talk to the postage rates in the Netherlands (i did think that 2kg seemed a bit heavy - so used a lighter weight myself), isn't tracking & insurance about the level of risk for the seller?
[Edit - sorry, thinking on then Peter's clearly looking at ordering both together - & i had looked at both an up to 1kg & 2kg parcel from the UK.]
Well, for the sake of argument, you & i could agree that i'd send you a package of stuff without tracking & insurance, & if it doesn't show up then you'd stand the loss - & that'd cost less than with naturally... ...however if something doesn't show up when buying from the FC then either a new one's got to be sent out or the buyer can put in a PayPal claim - &, whilst i'm certainly not questioning your honesty, some people do fraudulently claim that stuff's not been received...
(also aren't porch pirates a thing in the US?)
...so either the postage costs increase to cover things being tracked & insured OR the price for the item has to be increased sufficiently to cover these losses; but either way it's got to be paid for.
Yeah, whilst i don't have the time or inclination to list/sell much on eBay - when i have then i've always been very aware that my listed international postage rates have been much higher than the norm - as i can't afford to write off the money if there's no come back if there's a claim that it didn't arrive... ...but other sellers on eBay clearly make other decisions about the risks - & perhaps deciding that selling more items will offset the losses when there are claims.
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Post by negative1 on Mar 5, 2021 9:14:55 GMT -5
Duran Duran. Dilate Your Mind (MTV Unplugged) Limited Edition 2LP set Destroyed by MTV, I hate to bite the hand that feeds me So much information... Limited edition double LP set factory pressed on orange vinyl, presented in a glossy laminated gatefold sleeve including a set of color prints. Sides A and B contain the full broadcast of the MTV Unplugged show and sides C and D contain the outtakes and rehearsals, all recorded on November 17th, 1993. Tracklisting: A: 1. Hungry Like The Wolf 2. Ordinary World 3. Serious 4. Girls On Film B: 1. Rio 2. Planet Earth 3. Come Undone 4. Too Much Information C: 1. Serious 2. Notorious 3. Skin Trade D: 1. The Chauffeur 2. Hungry Like The Wolf 3. Planet Earth Cat. # Pegasus PRDD 076 Duran Duran. Beautiful Colours Limited Edition 2LP set Waiting for you It's a lonely business. Limited edition double LP set worth of demos and outtakes from the Astronaut album, factory pressed on red vinyl, housed in a glossy laminated gatefold sleeve. Includes A4-sized 32-page booklet, plus an A4-sized extra print on metallic paper. Tracklisting: A: 01. Sunrise (2003) 02. What Happens Tomorrow (2004) 03. Bedroom Toys (2004) 04. Nice (2004) 05. Taste The Summer (2003) 06. Beautiful Colours (2004 - snippet) B: 01. Point Of No Return (2004) 02. Salt In The Rainbow (2003 - alternate mix) 03. Beautiful Colours (2004) 04. Pretty Ones (2003) 05. TV vs Radio C: 01. Sunrise (2004) 02. Taste The Summer (2004) 03. Virus (instrumental snippet) 04. Salt In The Rainbow (2003) 05. Lonely Business (2004) 06. Virus (2003) D: 01. Salt In The Rainbow (2004 - full version) 02. Still Breathing (2004) 03. Instant Karma 04. Nice (2004 - online teaser) 05. Sunrise (2004 - instrumental) Cat. # Pegasus PRDD 073 later -1
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Post by Den on Mar 5, 2021 11:18:17 GMT -5
I'd prefer CDs of these
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Post by medazzahalo on Mar 5, 2021 11:21:48 GMT -5
That Unplugged set is tempting but I can't justify spending that much on a boot.
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