EV RSD in Greece

barger395

I made the terrible mistake of using UPS to send Dimitris the EV RSD I picked up for him. Sent it to him as fast as UPS could get it there, and they got it there before they said they would. Unfortunately, the Greek gov't, in some vain attempt to solve their debt crisis, are trying to charge D ALOT of money, 40xmore than the RSD cost me in the first place!! For me to have it released back to me, it will cost me upwards of $320.00!!!

So, it appears that one of the 1,500 EV RSDs will be sitting in a customs office from now until...??? Maybe it will end up like the Ark in some warehouse, waiting for TOP MEN to play it?? Maybe someday, it will be auctioned off??

Dimitris, I will get you an EV RSD, I promise.

I need a beer.

Cheers,
Barger :fp:

dimitrispearljam

they ask me 250$ for receive it...UPS...there are just thieves...
isnt greek goverment problem..the vat greek goverment will take is 40$...the rest is UPS service..
what a fuckin mess...thanks again for trying to help me buddy..

Thierry Henry

That's fuckin' crazy. Ups shitbags!

WhyNotSweden

What value did you put on the Customs tag? Think $40 is a limit in EU to go through without customs and tax. I use UPS a lot but I'll stay below that. As a gift and $30 in value should work fine in Greece to.

arq

TIL

Greece is full of millionaires :shock:

pjradio

i don't get it...The gov't is making you pay $300 for your mail? Why?....What is the reasoning?

not a joke, honestly curious. thats sounds crazy

dimitrispearljam

WhyNotSweden wrote:

What value did you put on the Customs tag? Think $40 is a limit in EU to go through without customs and tax. I use UPS a lot but I'll stay below that. As a gift and $30 in value should work fine in Greece to.

ups customer told me is 100$ writen on the price of the item..they didnt answer me how is the shipping cost when i ask them for see how is the total...
they ask me 250 dollars extra for:
40$ goverment taxis-vat
120$ for the ups employe he will do the custom clean
60$ paperwork
30$(15$ for each day is the package staying in their warewhouse,as rent,was the day call me and the next till get through customs).
total..40$ vat for greek goverment,210 UPS service...
UNREAL...
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EDIT..Brian,the sender sent me this for free..i didnt pay anything,,he just want to sent me this as a gift..

PJ-Cubs

dimitrispearljam wrote:

WhyNotSweden wrote:

What value did you put on the Customs tag? Think $40 is a limit in EU to go through without customs and tax. I use UPS a lot but I'll stay below that. As a gift and $30 in value should work fine in Greece to.

ups customer told me is 100$ writen on the price of the item..they didnt answer me how is the shipping cost when i ask them for see how is the total...
they ask me 250 dollars extra for:
40$ goverment taxis-vat
120$ for the ups employe he will do the custom clean
60$ paperwork
30$(15$ for each day is the package staying in their warewhouse,as rent,was the day call me and the next till get through customs).
total..40$ vat for greek goverment,210 UPS service...
UNREAL...
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EDIT..Brian,the sender sent me this for free..i didnt pay anything,,he just want to sent me this as a gift..

That is crazy. Have you had this issue before with PJ stuff being shipped to you?

BLACK35

That is unreal :shock: You try and do something nice for someone and this is what you get

dimitrispearljam

PJ-Cubs wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

WhyNotSweden wrote:

What value did you put on the Customs tag? Think $40 is a limit in EU to go through without customs and tax. I use UPS a lot but I'll stay below that. As a gift and $30 in value should work fine in Greece to.

ups customer told me is 100$ writen on the price of the item..they didnt answer me how is the shipping cost when i ask them for see how is the total...
they ask me 250 dollars extra for:
40$ goverment taxis-vat
120$ for the ups employe he will do the custom clean
60$ paperwork
30$(15$ for each day is the package staying in their warewhouse,as rent,was the day call me and the next till get through customs).
total..40$ vat for greek goverment,210 UPS service...
UNREAL...
\
EDIT..Brian,the sender sent me this for free..i didnt pay anything,,he just want to sent me this as a gift..

That is crazy. Have you had this issue before with PJ stuff being shipped to you?

always with UPS..and only with them,.never with any other item-store-seller..(and another time,but was a mistake of the seller...
....they did the same with ten deluxe package,,....,i pay 190$ x 2 to 10c(bought 2 boxes..)
and pay like 400$ (200$ x 2 ) to ups guy..
thank God,i mail 10c and sent them the receipt of what i paid, and Santos understand the situaton and refund me ALL the cost of 2 boxes..
total??? 10c got 0$..UPS 400$.....

WhyNotSweden

dimitrispearljam wrote:

ups customer told me is 100$ writen on the price of the item..

There you have it. I know it's hard to know this things when shipping from US to EU, but because he wrote Value to $100 you have to pay tax and customs to get it. It's the same in Sweden. When I purchase on ebay from outside EU I always ask if they can change/set the value to below $30, if they cant I'll ask another seller.

dimitrispearljam

WhyNotSweden wrote:

dimitrispearljam wrote:

ups customer told me is 100$ writen on the price of the item..

There you have it. I know it's hard to know this things when shipping from US to EU, but because he wrote Value to $100 you have to pay tax and customs to get it. It's the same in Sweden. When I purchase on ebay from outside EU I always ask if they can change/set the value to below $30, if they cant I'll ask another seller.

dont forget i didnt pay for the item..was a gift..and most important,i dont trust ups that they told me the truth..
they could write this by them selfs..they are thieves..
and even if not..i should pay only for customs and vat 40$..
they want 210$ extra for them...

starmap3333

the more i hear about these international shipping stories the more it further reinforces my refusal to send anything out the US. Even Canada.... takes 3 fucking weeks to get a letter there. terrible. And maybe on e reason this country isn;t so bad after all. :corn:

100 Pacer

starmap3333 wrote:

the more i hear about these international shipping stories the more it further reinforces my refusal to send anything out the US. Even Canada.... takes 3 fucking weeks to get a letter there. terrible. And maybe on e reason this country isn;t so bad after all. :corn:

UPS is a nightmare. Their brokerage and administration fees are astronomical - avoid them at all cost.

Otherwise, if a shipper does his/her homework and pays for the correct postage with the proper services attached (tracking, delivery confirmation, insurance, signature) and documents the contents correctly there should never be an issue shipping from the States to Canada or elsewhere (and vice versa).

Just my $0.02

rattzey

Makes Canada Post look like hero's
Never ever UPS :fp:
and yes I am a letter carrier for Canada Post

barger395

I do not remember giving UPS that $100 value, but lesson learned. As this was my first international shipping effort, I failed. Oh well. Guess this is what "Brown" CANNOT do for me. Some things you just have to learn the hard way.

As I promised D, I will get him his EV RSD.

I'm gonna pour myself a Sam Adams Alpine Spring, or 6, and move forward.

Thanks for all the support, knowledge, and criticism, as I will take it all to heart, and head.

Cheers,
Barger

Suziemay

Oh no! That stinks, Barger. :(

What happens if Dimi just refuses to accept the package, doesn't it get returned to you automatically? Is it at that point where they will try and claim $320 from you? That just doesn't sound right to me.

DAMON

Another few hundred and you could hand deliver it to him and have a little vacation! :fp: :fp:

dimitrispearljam

Suziemay wrote:

Oh no! That stinks, Barger. :(

What happens if Dimi just refuses to accept the package, doesn't it get returned to you automatically? Is it at that point where they will try and claim $320 from you? That just doesn't sound right to me.

i refuse to accept it...when they told me what have to pay...
they told me ,if i need a week to think about(that means + 15$ x 7 days )
they told me they will return it to the sender..without mention they gonna ask him 320$!!!!!!

dimitrispearljam

barger395 wrote:

I do not remember giving UPS that $100 value, but lesson learned. As this was my first international shipping effort, I failed. Oh well. Guess this is what "Brown" CANNOT do for me. Some things you just have to learn the hard way.

As I promised D, I will get him his EV RSD.

I'm gonna pour myself a Sam Adams Alpine Spring, or 6, and move forward.

Thanks for all the support, knowledge, and criticism, as I will take it all to heart, and head.

Cheers,
Barger

thanks again my friend...
we was unlucky cos UPS are thieves...next time i hope all gets better
thanks for your effort..thanks

dimitrispearljam

oh...i forget to mention,that the other ev rds single i bought from another member,the one i was gonna give as a gift to someone,will have the same luck..
seller read this thread and told me that he wrote 100$ as value,cos he thought is more secure this way...
so,ill not accept that one as well(even ill pay the taxis to goverment for that ,cos post office,is the way was sent. no mater what ill do..will sent the custom form to the taxis office and they will charge me,but atleast not now.and at my door)
..what a mess!!so no ev single for me and my friend after all!!!

WhyNotSweden

This is UPS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8CARA2l ... r_embedded

theserialthrilla

i bloody hate postage taxes..no need for it at all.so what if your sending someone a gift thats worth $10 $100 $100000 its a gift..from you to them no need for the person to pay for it..

your get one dimi.and i hope for a bit cheaper then the current one

dimitrispearljam

theserialthrilla wrote:

i bloody hate postage taxes..no need for it at all.so what if your sending someone a gift thats worth $10 $100 $100000 its a gift..from you to them no need for the person to pay for it..

your get one dimi.and i hope for a bit cheaper then the current one

its crazy...a gift costs 5.99 $ ....ups wants 210$ for service....come on..