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Market => Rumor mill => Topic started by: Pharmville on October 13, 2011, 03:42 am
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Hi Everyone,
This is just a reminder to our overseas buyers: the prices we quote only include First Class postage for *domestic* orders.
Our sellers page reads:
*Shipping cost choices are only listed for US to US for now. *For foreign delivery:
please send us a pm listing the items you wanted, delivery city and country, and
shipping method. We will send you back a custom order quotation for your review and
acceptance within 24 hours. We want to properly service Silk Road buyers all over the
world, not just in the USA. :)
During our first two months on the Silk Road we have been very lax about this policy and have been shipping out any overseas order that was placed through the Silk Road order system without any additional postage costs as long as it was going First Class. But recently we have added a number of much lower priced items to our product selection and therefore are going to have to tighten up on this policy and require that overseas buyers adhere to the policy as stated above. It is not feasible for us to spend $6.00 or $8.00 to send a $20 or $40 order halfway around the world and still show a profit for that order. :P
Our common practice has been that the buyer can place the order through the Silk Road system so they enjoy the benefits of the escrow system but that they need to pay the shipping cost separately, usually by sending a few bitcoins to our SR account directly.
Although the prices do vary, a good rule of thumb for most EU, Canadian, and S.E. Asian countries is that the cost for the pack is going to be $5.00 for First Class, $20 for Priority Mail and $40 for Express Mail. Almost all overseas orders we have processed thus far have fallen right within these guidelines.
So please continue to order no matter what country you're from, we want to service buyers from every country no matter how close or far away. Just be sure that when you order to contact us by pm so that we can straighten out payment of your shipping costs prior to the time your order would be pulled and thereby prevent any shipping delays.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation,
Alex & Ben