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passetiermes
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| I sent a package (one LP, 950 grams) to Norway last week and the postage was 31 euros. If I would have sent it as a maxiletter, the postage would have been only 13 or 14 euros. Seems like packages outside EU are really expensive, even if they go to a neighbouring country. |
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xyosefx
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Location: We lived among the people. I think you say "convenience store." We lived above it.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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| lordoftherim wrote: | | asmael LeBouc wrote: |
so how much is the shipping for one 7" from the US to Europe? |
I've seen Yosef post that he was able to ship an EP for $12.75... I on the other hand had a slightly different experience. to be precise, I mailed the Satanic Threat EP to Brazil in a U-line style EP mailer with stiffeners on both sides of the EP and plenty of tape to secure all edges... this ended up costing me $14 + some change. pretty expensive... I don't think I over packed or anything, perhaps it was just the additional packaging of the cover itself that made it slightly more pricey. either way, I would expect anywhere from $13-15 for a single EP these days, depending on the release itself and packaging methods used... makes those two song EPs with gatefold covers less appealing than ever! hahaha |
Well. that 7" is thicker & heavier than most. Plus, my price is for online postage, it's more expensive to pay at the post office.
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outlaw-recordings
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| Fallen_Empire wrote: | | What I was getting at though is that I don't want to make it so that someone from overseas feels forced into buying an LP that is designed to sell out quickly and subsequently getting raped on postage because of it. |
This is a very good point, and I actually made a post about this exact topic on my label website today. I had recently made some decisions about handling all orders for Outlaw releases directly and not doing wholesale/distro stuff any more since my releases are so limited and it just wasn't worth the hassle.
But after the USPS postage rates went up so high that it was going to cost more for shipping than the LPs that people ordered (especially since most of my releases are $12-15 max)- and I decided to try and find a German distro to carry my releases and make them available for people in Europe more affordably. People in Japan can order from Record Boy, and I'll just handle direct orders from the US. Seems like a better solution than trying to make people order more than they want and/or just quitting doing the label at all. |
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blodhemn9
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Heard on the radio today that congress voted to continue saturday delivery. |
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Descension
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| blodhemn9 wrote: | | Heard on the radio today that congress voted to continue saturday delivery. |
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xyosefx
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Location: We lived among the people. I think you say "convenience store." We lived above it.
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| blodhemn9 wrote: | | Heard on the radio today that congress voted to continue saturday delivery. |
Good. They should add Sunday delivery too, and just eliminate that bullshit rigged future-pension-payment system that's designed for insolvency.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| xyosefx wrote: | | blodhemn9 wrote: | | Heard on the radio today that congress voted to continue saturday delivery. |
Good. They should add Sunday delivery too, and just eliminate that bullshit rigged future-pension-payment system that's designed for insolvency. |
http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y13/m02/i11/s01
| Quote: | | In an exclusive interview with MSNBC on Saturday, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe revealed that USPS would soon start delivering packages on Sundays. "In some areas, we'll be delivering packages on Sunday starting soon, so that's a big innovation," |
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Conservationist
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As the US goes bankrupt, expect this to get worse. Without the ability to deal with unions and pensions, they're going to have to keep raising prices.
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outlaw-recordings
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| Conservationist wrote: | | As the US goes bankrupt, expect this to get worse. |
Inevitable reality. Not sure it'll happen in our lifetime, but it will happen.
Vinyl values will plunge as the market collapses, and the soundtrack will be the Terrorizer "World Downfall" LP!! Not the repress, but a VG condition copy of the OG black vinyl version on Earache! |
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lordoftherim
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| outlaw-recordings wrote: | | the soundtrack will be the Terrorizer "World Downfall" LP!! Not the repress, but a VG condition copy of the OG black vinyl version on Earache! |
how about a Brazilian Rainbow records pressing with PLENTY of edgewear and general color fade of the cover? 
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outlaw-recordings
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 2:41 am Post subject: |
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| lordoftherim wrote: | | outlaw-recordings wrote: | | the soundtrack will be the Terrorizer "World Downfall" LP!! Not the repress, but a VG condition copy of the OG black vinyl version on Earache! |
how about a Brazilian Rainbow records pressing with PLENTY of edgewear and general color fade of the cover? |
Haha! Great that you referenced that pressing of the LP!! I forgot about that variation, even though I think I still own it! I got that pressing from Wild Rags back in the day, it's cool looking with that alternate dismal grey color scheme on the sleeve. |
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ZZOOOUHH
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Shipping Costs from germany in a timeline :
( International for ,Australia , Japan ,USA and ROW, including Europe )
in the year 2004/2005
1 LP 14,05 Euro for registered letter
2 LP;s 18,05 €uro for registered letter
1 CD 8,05 €uro for registered letter
in the year 2010/2011
1 LP 8,05 €uro for registered letter
1 CD 8,05 €uro for registered letter
in the year 2013
1 LP 5,50 €uro for registered letter( = 7,21 US-$ dollar )
1 CD 5,50 €uro for registered letter ( = 7,21 US-$ dollar )
2 LP's or 1-double-LP 9,05 €uro for registered letter ( 11,86 US-$ dollar )
in the years 1998 to 2009 i was sure , i live in the place with the most expensive postage rates worldwide , today not  |
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NuclearGoatVomit
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| Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Now a CD from the USA to the EU costs 12 fucking bucks? Come on..... |
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bitewerks
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| Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Despite the increased postage rates, I've had some packages recently make it to their destinations incredibly fast: media mail to CA & NY in a couple days, a 7" to the UK in 4 days. Those lazy union workers can get shit done when they want to! |
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Numerator41
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| Posted: Sun May 26, 2013 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I've had some weird shit like that happen as well. Sent shirts to people in the Netherlands and UK from the US and they arrived within five days. Gotten stuff from Germany recently within four days or so as well. |
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