cstojano Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 6:46 AM, vodou said: Yeah charging for it. All good until - charge for something for nothing - until a claim related to signature happens. That's where the rubber meets the road and I'm not sure the customer (buyer of said service) prevails without going to court. If somebody has already or does have a signature issue, let's see it posted here and where it goes to get resolution. I'd like my negative bias to be wrong, but I'd really like to be informed (as would the rest of you too, I think). And eBay requires you to pay for this signature service for any item over 750 in value, which isn't much these days. I think its just under 3 bucks for USPS but I want to say Fedex is closer to 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will_K Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) On 9/16/2021 at 9:32 AM, Hockeyflow33 said: Fedex and UPS offer the ability to have a package held for pickup if you have an account under their website. I usually have deliveries go to a PO Box. I had a recent HA purchase and they insisted on using FedEx (due to size). I asked them to send to one of their FedEx offices where I could pick it up. I got an e-mail notification and had to show ID before they could give it to me. That transaction was flawless. In a posting in another topic, someone mentioned he also having stuff delivered to a PO Box and always has to show ID. I recall showing ID only once in the 20 years or so that I've had a PO Box. Last December, I was getting a new phone FedEx'd to my street address. I saw the delivery notification that was timestamped 20 minutes before. Since I was expecting the delivery, tracking the status and checking outside about every 30 minutes, I figured I just missed it. I went outside and saw no package and assumed porch pirates. But I did see a FedEx truck driving by. Then the truck backed up. Then the driver handed me my package. That did not (and still doesn't) make any sense. Edited September 19, 2021 by Will_K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post batman_fan Posted January 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2022 Series of pictures of me opening a piece of OA that cost less than $4k from HA BVladimirHarkonnen, John E., The Voord and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodou Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 I'm seeing nothing fireproof about that, cheap losers! batman_fan, Will_K and The Voord 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 3:34 AM, batman_fan said: batman_fan and comix4fun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 3:34 AM, batman_fan said: Series of pictures of me opening a piece of OA that cost less than $4k from HA I'm usually exhausted after opening one of their OA packages! The Voord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 2:14 AM, tth2 said: I'm usually exhausted after opening one of their OA packages! Fact check: true. I am trying to get it opened while hearing what sounds like my wife almost ready to go. Barely got it open before I had to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 2:13 AM, tth2 said: You will score one, my recommendation based on all my learning over the years is bid more than everyone else Transplant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 11:13 AM, batman_fan said: You will score one, my recommendation based on all my learning over the years is bid more than everyone else Sideshow Bob and batman_fan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RBerman Posted February 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2022 I was not prepared for the "Strongbox" (tm) in which Heritage Auctions ships the pricier pieces. Twanj, fenip, BVladimirHarkonnen and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPusher Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) I sold my first OA ever at this past ComicArtLive (woohoo!). One of the orders had to go to Germany and the purchaser initially requested Fedex. I've received plenty of dinged up and poorly packaged art so I wanted to make sure I used something legit for my first international sale. I used a great cardboard mailer I had saved from Cadence which was 18x12x1 and the weight came out to 1.5lbs. I brought it to an official Fedex shipping location and their cheapest option was $170 (~7 days to deliver) from California to Germany. Wow! I was really shocked at this. I asked what was the main driver for the cost and they said it wasn't the value I declared. They couldn't tell me much else except it'd be a little cheaper if I had an existing account with them. I then checked out ShipStation via Paypal and got plenty of reasonable quotes in the $50-$70 range, including multiple 3 day options for UPS. Can anyone explain why Fedex prices are over $100 the competition with a longer delivery time? Has anyone else experienced this? Edited May 25, 2022 by PixelPusher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnkurJ Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Fedex has always been more expensive, but in my experience the safest option. For anything high value, I would not ship any other way. timguerrero, PixelPusher and The Voord 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fsumavila Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 I want to use this thread to compliment Anthony Snyder & his team for doing a fantastic job of shipping a recent purchase. I bought a page from Wonder Man #1 (Jeff Johnson/Terry Austin) -- not an expensive page, by any means -- and they shipped it in a thick plastic sleeve with multiple pieces of cardboard surrounding it for protection. Thank goodness they overdid it, because the mailman delivered the package and threw it over our gate and into some bushes. It sat for two days during torrential Miami rains before I found it. The packaging was soaked but the art survived unscathed! Mike ComicsAndCode, BVladimirHarkonnen, Twanj and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 9/9/2022 at 9:07 PM, AnkurJ said: Fedex has always been more expensive, but in my experience the safest option. For anything high value, I would not ship any other way. Insurance limit is only $1000 with Fedex unless you have it packed by authorized FedEx rep. This adds approx 5-6x the cost to the shipping. https://blog.gocollect.com/the-dangers-of-shipping-comic-books/ Following is my opinion and not directed at anyone here: I've never had a single positive experience with Fedex and have found their stanchest defenders to be those who have a vested fiscal interest in doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Ghoul Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Anybody knows if there is any custom taxes between Canada and the US? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malvin Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) On 11/22/2022 at 12:44 PM, Garry Ghoul said: Anybody knows if there is any custom taxes between Canada and the US? Thanks! Which way are you going? Inbound to the US no taxes Inbound to Canada has HST or PST/GST, although that is sometimes waived for small amounts Malvin Edited November 22, 2022 by malvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Ghoul Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 10:09 PM, malvin said: Which way are you going? Inbound to the US no taxes Inbound to Canada has HST or PST/GST, although that is sometimes waived for small amounts Malvin Inbound to Canada. you know the % amount ? Thanks Malvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malvin Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 1:27 PM, Garry Ghoul said: Inbound to Canada. you know the % amount ? Thanks Malvin It's the HST or PST/GST amount for the province it is going to. If you aren't Canadian, this table seems to summarize it: https://www.retailcouncil.org/resources/quick-facts/sales-tax-rates-by-province/ Malvin Garry Ghoul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Ghoul Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 10:31 PM, malvin said: It's the HST or PST/GST amount for the province it is going to. If you aren't Canadian, this table seems to summarize it: https://www.retailcouncil.org/resources/quick-facts/sales-tax-rates-by-province/ Malvin thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
