US postage forwarding

[DarkHyren]

There's a few threads around, but nothing seems recent so might as well post here.
I personally use www.shipito.com for any of my US mail forwarding.
I've found their service to be quite useful over the years, prices aren't too bad, lots of different options of what provider you'd like to use.

With any mail forwarder the savings can range from tiny to huge, it all depends on the item in question.
There have been times when a US seller (most often on ebay) has quoted some obscene price to ship to Australia (for example US$30 to post a tiny transformers missile) but using these sorts of services can drop that down to under $10.

[millhouse]

There's a few threads around, but nothing seems recent so might as well post here.
I personally use www.shipito.com for any of my US mail forwarding.
I've found their service to be quite useful over the years, prices aren't too bad, lots of different options of what provider you'd like to use.

With any mail forwarder the savings can range from tiny to huge, it all depends on the item in question.
There have been times when a US seller (most often on ebay) has quoted some obscene price to ship to Australia (for example US$30 to post a tiny transformers missile) but using these sorts of services can drop that down to under $10.

Ever used them for anything big and heavy? I'm looking at ordering 7 rolls of wallpaper...

Serious question. Non TF related.

[DaptoDog]

I have been using myus.com for a few years and have been very happy with them. Free premium annual membership for AMEX cardholders. They charge based on weight, not volumetric weight, so large things that don't weigh a lot ship very reasonably.

[philby]

There is an Australia Post service called ShopMate, but it's something like a $25 flat fee then add on whatever they charge per 500gm or something. It might not even save much money depending on what you are getting. I haven't used any so far.

[Ravagecat]

I have been using myus.com for a few years and have been very happy with them. Free premium annual membership for AMEX cardholders. They charge based on weight, not volumetric weight, so large things that don't weigh a lot ship very reasonably.

Going to give theses guys a go for my upcoming amazon.com pre-orders

Shopmate get way to many neg reviews.

https://www.productreview.com.au/p/a...-shopmate.html

I have used them once and like jaydisc said if it wasn't for the promotional discount I probably would of given them a miss. Basically I paid to ship a lot of air when I used them last year.

[DELTAprime]

I was going to try Shipito, but the only reviews I've found are angry customers accusing them of stealing packages.

I'm just going to use Shopmate again. At least I have experience with them and know that while they may overcharge at least being Australia Post they fall under the jurisdiction of Australian consumer protection.

[i_amtrunks]

Think I may have to try myus. Found some tiny dragon ball figure sets for $10 on amazon that I then found on amazon.au for $65....

Trying to get one big order together. Stupid amazon rotting us.

[jaydisc]

Remember, Amazon is a marketplace, like eBay. I would guess that the $65 you're seeing is not something sold directly by Amazon.

[DarkHyren]

Ever used them for anything big and heavy? I'm looking at ordering 7 rolls of wallpaper...

Serious question. Non TF related.

Lets see. Here's a few of the bigger parcels I've had forwarded (please note measurements are in American so use google or something to put them into metric so you can understand them )

Dimensions: 15.00″ x 20.00″ x 11.00″
Weight: 7.6 lb
Cost: US$78.75

Dimensions: 11.60″ x 20.00″ x 10.40″
Weight: 4.1 lb
Cost: US$39.65

Dimensions: 16.00″ x 18.00″ x 11.00″
Weight: 5.1 lb
Cost: US$48.56

Each of those items was going to cost nearly double if I had of sent them direct to me rather then with the forwarder, but in most cases that's because of scummy sellers trying to rip off non-yankee doodle dandees

You can also use their postage calculator to get some rough ideas of what options are available: http://calculator.shipito.com

[Soviet Fox]

There's a few threads around, but nothing seems recent so might as well post here.
I personally use www.shipito.com for any of my US mail forwarding.
I've found their service to be quite useful over the years, prices aren't too bad, lots of different options of what provider you'd like to use.

With any mail forwarder the savings can range from tiny to huge, it all depends on the item in question.
There have been times when a US seller (most often on ebay) has quoted some obscene price to ship to Australia (for example US$30 to post a tiny transformers missile) but using these sorts of services can drop that down to under $10.

Awesome, I will check them out, I am seeing a whole heap of ridiculous quotes for shipping, I think smalljoes was the worst, $100+ to ship a single carded figure (GiJoe not TF)

I have been using myus.com for a few years and have been very happy with them. Free premium annual membership for AMEX cardholders. They charge based on weight, not volumetric weight, so large things that don't weigh a lot ship very reasonably.

That seems like it would be beneficial for boxed items etc to keep the costs down for shipping what is essentially air, I'll check it out.

There is an Australia Post service called ShopMate, but it's something like a $25 flat fee then add on whatever they charge per 500gm or something. It might not even save much money depending on what you are getting. I haven't used any so far.

I will never, ever, ever choose Auspost unless I have to. I checked out Shipmate when it launched and in most cases for hat I wanted it turned out dearer, the only bonus was a local company that *Shouldn't* go bust.
I just can't fathom the whole "We'll post it slower and charge more" business model while the CEO is getting paid in the millions (Half of which he donates to a "Charity" run by his brother).

I've looked at doing this a couple of times but it just makes me so nervous in case something goes wrong. Do they break down the packages to make them lighter before postage?

how do you generally work out what it's going to cost you before the item shows up?