Put me down for this guy as well if it's ok....
Big Um Tit
I'll be throwing cash in your hand as opposed to bank or Paypal this time mate so give me a future time/space juncture to make the transaction.
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Put me down for this guy as well if it's ok....
Big Um Tit
I'll be throwing cash in your hand as opposed to bank or Paypal this time mate so give me a future time/space juncture to make the transaction.
Hay jaydisc can you please make the order on Monday, i will be down in your area to personally give you the cash :)
Add me! Add me!
So...
Hasbro Transformers Movie Real Gear Speed Dial 800 US$1.95
Hasbro Transformers Movie Robot Replicas Barricade US$1.95
Hasbro Transformers Movie Robot Replicas Bumblebee US$1.95
Takara Movie Deluxe Allspark Power MA-20 Black Arcee US$29.90
Takara Classics Set of 6 US$120.90
Takara Transformers Galaxy Force GC-09 GUARDSHELL US$16.99
Takara Transformers TF 2000 C-002 Wild Ride US$12.90
Hasbro Transformers Classics Deluxe Cliffjumper Available NOW US$14.90
Sub Total : 201.44
Shipping Charge (Australia) : $65.00
Grand Total : US$ 266.44
damn- expensive- Suddenly unsure if I should continue with a henkei classics set! :o But put me down for this for now :)
guys..note that if orders above $1,000 into Australia will be charged with custom fees...
so plz try not to make it too big. moreover, with such a big order...RK might slap us with EMS fee (i'm not sure but they did complain to me when i ordered my MP04, MP06 and 3 sets of micromasters and have paid for Registered Shipping only)
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OK Folks.
BIG UPDATE!
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Total Subtotal: 826.29
Total Shipping: 229.08
Total Total: 1055.37
So, using what shipping would have cost us individually I proportionately divide what it actually costs us. Notice the savings row to see how much you saved (but note that's in USD). Of course, the AUD total is estimated as of today's exchange rate.
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I think we have to cap it here folks. We are almost busting the $1,000 in goods value as Unkie Iceburn is warning us about.
So, why doesn't everyone chime in as to when they can cough up, because as I'm sure you'll understand, I can't front this amount :D
I will accept Bank Deposit, Cash or PayPal, but you must cover the fees. I've made a handy calculator for you to work out what those are (note that if you use that, the receiving account type must be set to Premium).
LCZ i think you should do a seperate order, your amount already has huge savings alone.
Hey Bread, the savings in his column is how much he saves by going with the group.
This order has become exactly what I warned everyone of in the beginning when we started adding extra items. It's not fair at all that LCZ should be told he can't order what he wants when virtually everyone else is. He is as welcome as anyone else.
Now, I say we go ahead with this order as is. We're under the A$1,000 that incurs customs fees and RK has not told us we need to ship the items differently. That being said, let's finish up this order as is and consider it a lesson learned for all of us. If RK kicks back and says we gotta do it differently, we'll cancel the order and regroup. End of story.
Let's focus on when everyone can provide their money because if we do have to break up the order, let's do it based upon who is ready and who isn't.
Ready as a Cow can be...just need a date
think we have to hear griffin's quote in March Acquisition:
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Okay, here's March stuff for me.
Several items actually arrived April 2nd, but should have been here 2 weeks ago. Robotkingdom wouldn't send half
my order until after I received the first half! :mad: I wasn't happy, and it isn't documented anywhere on their website. A
word of advice - don't order too much at one time from them, to make sure they don't split up the order into 2
boxes and make you wait weeks for your stuff.
sorry jaydisc i am out, i decided to order more henkei and sets of micromasters and other stuff. The order is quite big , but thank you for organising this for the us .
Hey Bread (and everyone else),
Iceburn and I have come up with a way to split this order right down the middle geographically so we don't have to fear duty, customs fees or complications with one big massive order.
If everyone consents, you will lose between $1 and $2 of savings, but you will make everyone happy :)
So, Paul and Digger will go in with Iceburn's "South" group and Goro, Bread and LCZ will go in with me in the "North" group. Here are the updated finances to reflect the difference. The original all-in totals are there and the 2nd set of totals below reflects the pricing with two separate group orders:
http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/robotkingdom6.png
It's the last AUD Estimate field that reflects the amounts
That being said, if we're all cool, Bread, feel free to let me know what tidbits you want to add to the "North" order ;)
Paul and DD, you can object and stick on to jay's order if you wish.
I'm just helping to split the order so that we won't all be charged by customs (if something does happen)
Please give your consent and I should be able to make the order ASAP
Consenting adult here!;)
I just placed an order with RK yesterday and we've been in contact a lot. the value of my lot is $520 odd. I cut back myself but they've been very nice and meticulous in contacting me about declared value, customs issues. They initiated contact and have exercised caution. Highly recommended. They're really looking after you.
Iceburm I'm cool with Jay's update too.
Ok guys...i've got a couple of ebay auctions to settle first.
moreover, exchange rate from paypal seems abit low as of 4apr @ .88xxxx so might wait a little and see how things go
Like back in an old thread about using credit card conversion v. paypal conversion, I've switched to credit card conversion. It's much cheaper. my cc charges 1.45% of the total value. Paypal cuts u at 2.5% so u can save 1.05% by using cc conversion.Quote:
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When i paid via paypal, my final conversion worked out to be 0.9027 which isn't as great as 0.928 but still really good. bottom line, just don't trust paypal.
yeah..i've tried paying one of my ebay auctions using bank exchange rate today. will see how the result goes and decide for this lot :P
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ah yes, my grand ideas work dividends eh? :P
George
Oops I quoted incorrectly. My effective exchange rate was 0.9027 while Paypal was quoting 0.88 something and the actual exchange rate. I was making a loose comparison to the better exchange rates we've been enjoying.Quote:
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Of course, George is still right. Just in case of confusion
OK, "North" order was placed and final figures are now in. This only of course applied to the first four columns, which is me, Demonac, Goro and LCZ. It's the final AUD Final row that has the figures
http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/robotkingdom7.png
I'll PM each of you with balances and payment details.
Just want to add that my order was posted out today and they contacted me to let me know it was sent via EMS! A free upgrade on Registered Air-Mail. For a fact, w/ everything I ordered, I'd be paying for $180 shipping to HK let alone EMS for less than $100. Great service. Great shipping. Love these guys.
Will grab my BTs from them too as i haven't pre-ordered at all.
just made the "south" group order tonight...have PMed and sent an email to both DD and Paul. :P
STL, yeah...they do upgrade to EMS at times. Depends on the size of the order i guess.
Just without starting a new thread do you guys wanna go in on a group pre-order of BT Arcee?
are there any others Binaltechs for group buys???
I'm interested in BT18-21
[edit] Ohh i think its nicer to start a new thread too
Well, I'm sort of going through potential robotkingdom hell at the moment:
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That was all last night. I haven't received a reply to that last one. I sent this this morning:Quote:
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My order is waiting in the post office :) no one was home to pick it up yesterday :(
haha man this is fast shipping. I ordered stuff from hlj way before this and they haven't even come yet!
Robotkingdom awesome fast registered shipping!
BAM!
Another satisfied customer!!! Here's the response I just got:
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Hi Jay,
because the parcel size is too big, we can not ship it by 1 airmail parcel. So we want to ship by 2 parcel.
But now, we figure up the weight and the shipping cost, we can upgrape it to be a EMS shipment, and it is no limit for the size, so we can ship it by 1 EMS shipment, and you no need to pay any extra shipping cost.
And we will ship to order today, it usually takes 5 days to arrive.
Thanks for your purchase.
Ray
www.robotkingdom.com
nicely done....
Awesomes :D Woo hoo! :D Thanks again for organising it superbly :D
This is "South" Order being fulfilled today with payments made yesterday
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Your order is sent by EMS on 8/April/08. The parcel no. is EE641573265HK.
Btw, money has been deducted from my credit card but has yet to be reviewed how much I was charged.
Will let you guys (Paul and DD) know the total
Cool. Let's race!
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Your order is sent by EMS on 8/April/08. The parcel no. is EE641573279HK
HAHAHAHHAA *faints*
do updates everyday???
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1254/rkpostaluu3.jpg
Current Update:
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Outward Speedpost
Item Number: EE641573265HK
Posting Date Posting Time Drop-off Point 8-Apr-2008 16:20 Aberdeen Counter Section
Date # Location Delivery Status 8-Apr-2008 Hong Kong Item posted and is being processed. 8-Apr-2008 Hong Kong Processed for departure.
South parcel wins North parcel by 2 mins into the post office :DQuote:
Outward Speedpost
Item Number: EE641573279HK
Posting Date Posting Time Drop-off Point 8-Apr-2008 16:22 Aberdeen Counter Section
Date # Location Delivery Status 8-Apr-2008 Hong Kong Item posted and is being processed. 8-Apr-2008 Hong Kong Processed for departure.
hah!
It's not over till it's over guys! Race on!!!! XD
Update:
Both parcels have left...
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8-Apr-2008 Hong Kong The item left Hong Kong for its destination on 9-Apr-2008
My credit card is now showing the amount paid - A$425.03 which means:
A$1 = US$0.910782 OR
US$1 = A$1.097956
Paul and DD, i've PMed you :D
each day i am green with envy :rolleyes:
Mine arrived today but it's still at the PO. I might leave it for a few days since my desk is pretty messy w/ stuff (TF and non TF)
How long was yours in transit? What was your tracking number?