First and last time I order from Hobby Link Japan

Neo Challenger · Post by **Neo Challenger** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 1:20 am

So I placed an order with HLJ at the end of February, and a few days after they acknowledged the order, then a few days after that they said it was prepping for shipment, then on Mar. 11 they said it shipped, and I'm still frikkin' waiting for it. In the meantime (after Mar. 11) I placed an order with Action-HQ out of Hong Kong and got it less than a week later! WTF? Oh well, live and learn I suppose...

Cyclone_X · Post by **Cyclone_X** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:03 pm

did you use SAL or EMS? (SAL can take up to 2 months and it can get lost, forever)
did you order for a large amount or not? (large amounts means customs, customs means wauting longer and paying extra)

Neo Challenger · Post by **Neo Challenger** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 3:26 am

Grrrr, still nothing...

Yeah, it was shipped SAL. But it wasn't a very expensive order, something like 50 bucks. Guess I should have paid for the EMS, eh?

Neo Challenger · Post by **Neo Challenger** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:02 am

Crap in a hat!!

Arthur · Post by **Arthur** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:35 pm

It's no use waiting for it and complaining that it didn't arrive every day. If it was shipped SAL on 11th March you will not see it before around 25th April (at the very best) guaranteed

Post by **Best First** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:00 pm

i usually find SAL takes about 2-3 weeks to teh UK.

Neo Challenger · Post by **Neo Challenger** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:12 am

Arthur wrote:It's no use waiting for it and complaining that it didn't arrive every day. If it was shipped SAL on 11th March you will not see it before around 25th April (at the very best) guaranteed

Gee, I thought it would be fun to put up a new complaint each day until it gets here.

Today's gripe: buttnuggets!!!

Cyclone_X · Post by **Cyclone_X** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:30 pm

Neo Challenger wrote:Grrrr, still nothing...

Yeah, it was shipped SAL. But it wasn't a very expensive order, something like 50 bucks. Guess I should have paid for the EMS, eh?

I dont know what the maximum amount is before you get charged by the customs (for my country its around 22 dollars (or an equivalent in another currency))

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:37 pm

Last time I checked, the "gift" threshold for items entering the EU was $50USD (or equivalent).

IE you don't get taxed on gifts (presuming it's declared as a gift), but for it to be eligible as a gift, it has to be both free of charge and below the threshold.

Anything declared as merchandise should be taxable, but sometimes the authorities will let the lesser value items through (in the interest of economics - the cost of actually valuing it and chasing the money can often outweigh the revenue) - this can vary from country to country.

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god · Post by **god** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:01 pm

Brendocon wrote:Last time I checked, the "gift" threshold for items entering the EU was $50USD (or equivalent).

IE you don't get taxed on gifts (presuming it's declared as a gift), but for it to be eligible as a gift, it has to be both free of charge and below the threshold.

Anything declared as merchandise should be taxable, but sometimes the authorities will let the lesser value items through (in the interest of economics - the cost of actually valuing it and chasing the money can often outweigh the revenue) - this can vary from country to country.

besides 11 march is only 20 days ago

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hlj orderd are never concidered "GIFT"
and the official gift cut off is 45 euro

Neo Challenger · Post by **Neo Challenger** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:23 am

So why would there be a customs issue with items coming from Japan, when the stuff I order from Hong Kong (via Action-HQ.com) arrives in less than two weeks from when I order? And if the HLJ order does get stuck in customs, will they say 'we need money' or am I SOL?

Oh, and today's gripe: donkeynuts!

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:29 am

Your customs bods (or the delivery company) should contact you to inform you of any charges.

god wrote:hlj orderd are never concidered "GIFT"

Well no, because it's merchandise. Obviously.

god · Post by **god** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:12 pm

Brendocon wrote:Your customs bods (or the delivery company) should contact you to inform you of any charges.

god wrote:hlj orderd are never concidered "GIFT"
Well no, because it's merchandise. Obviously.

not really they could actually mark it as gift but then they need to be able to prove it is a gift and not merchandise if it gets stopped by customs

to be more specific about customs is that not every country does it teh belgium way, here every packages is checked for value since 2003, where for instance in the netherlands they do a random check and your package may slip through unnoticed.

SAL is tricky as it can be fast, in 5 days or slow in 1 month as it goes out when room is available on a plane, and not like a expensive carrier which has dedicated plans for there packages

Cyclone_X · Post by **Cyclone_X** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 2:36 pm

Neo Challenger wrote:So why would there be a customs issue with items coming from Japan, when the stuff I order from Hong Kong (via Action-HQ.com) arrives in less than two weeks from when I order? And if the HLJ order does get stuck in customs, will they say 'we need money' or am I SOL?

Oh, and today's gripe: donkeynuts!

if you are to pay customs, then I think they will contact you

in belgium you pay customs when they deliver it, but sometimes they send you get a letter that you will get a package with custom charges

again, I don't know how the american customs work, but I guess it wont be so much different

Neo Challenger · Post by **Neo Challenger** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:27 am

Woo-hoo! Guess what I got in my mailbox today: AIR! Free air! Oh, and my car payment bill.

Poop on a stick!

Cyclone_X · Post by **Cyclone_X** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 12:50 pm

Neo Challenger wrote:Woo-hoo! Guess what I got in my mailbox today: AIR! Free air! Oh, and my car payment bill.

Poop on a stick!

well duh, its sunday, the post offices/delivery services dont work in the weekend

Neo Challenger · Post by **Neo Challenger** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:31 am

So the package finally arrived today.

Now I've gotta find something else to complain about that'll pad my post count.. er, I mean, HOT DAMN, the package came today!!! Huzzah, and stuff!

Cyclone_X · Post by **Cyclone_X** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:21 pm

for SAL that is quite normal in certain cases

me I'm waiting 10 weeks on a SAL delivery from japan (while it only takes 2)