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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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 Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:14 am Post subject: Anyone shipped from USA to Korea via Amazon? |
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Have you shipped a DVD from the USA to Korea? Was there a duty/fee? How long did it take?
I'd like to buy some Bluray DVDs. I know I can sell them here after I get tired of them. There isn't a very big selection of Korean bluray disks, but the great thing about them is that Korea is in the USA region for bluray movies. Ones I've seen already come with Japanese and Korean encoded on them...
Heck, I'd just sell them on auction after I'm done. |
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tfunk
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:16 am Post subject: |
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I think you're addicted to things that are new. There's no way watching a blu-ray disk on a 32 inch screen is 1 million won more of an experience than watching a free download on my crappy laptop.
But, just to add a note of not thinking about my own interests into this thread, what's the difference between importing a normal DVD and a blu-ray DVD into Korea legally?
A film with a crispier image doesn't make it a better film...
I'm a big fan of radio right now. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:17 am Post subject: |
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ive bought dvds from amazon, well that was 7 years ago when torrents and downloading films was the norm..
it took about 7 days.. and there was no duty, but the package was opened and taped up with customs tape, not the actually DVD plastic.. just the amazon box it came in.. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:20 am Post subject: |
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| I ordered sheet music from Amazon. The sheet music book is only 19 pages and $10. The cheapest shipping was $20. Not expedited, so I can expect the book to arrive between April 26th and May 10th. |
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 6:29 am Post subject: |
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FYI, mine is 42", and the Korean ladies will go for a 42" HDTV over a 42" SDTV any day.
It's one of those, "Don't knock it 'til u try it" things.
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| I've had lots of Amazon orders shipped to Korea with no problem. Go for it. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| tfunk wrote: |
| I think you're addicted to things that are new. There's no way watching a blu-ray disk on a 32 inch screen is 1 million won more of an experience than watching a free download on my crappy laptop. |
Well, that's a judgment value. However, I could make a pretty convincing case that watching videos on my 100 inch display is definitely worth an extra million won over the course of my projector's lifetime. |
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: |
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Thundar, I'm sure i'll still get a projector some day, and end up sticking my 42" LCD back in the bedroom. 
Really, BR on a projector must be awesome. |
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| Col.Brandon wrote: |
| I've had lots of Amazon orders shipped to Korea with no problem. Go for it. |
You've shipped DVDs to Korea? |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Hey,
I've shipped a lot from Amazon to South KOrea. As a matter of fact, I had to order my new textbooks for next semester and guess where I purchased them? Yep, Amazon. The first one got here within 4 business days. The other 2, I had sent to my sister's house in Florida as she is sending me a care package and figured it would be easy enough to throw the stuff in there. |
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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Cuban , that's interesting....
I remember reading that books are something they're supposed to add a duty to! |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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| gsxr750r wrote: |
| Col.Brandon wrote: |
| I've had lots of Amazon orders shipped to Korea with no problem. Go for it. |
You've shipped DVDs to Korea? |
Yep. I have a multi-zone DVD player, so no worries. It's very fast and efficient.
I'd recommend getting a mailbox service, though - rather than relying on packages finding their way to a street address in Korea. |
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, I'd be mailing to my uni address. |
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cubanlord
Joined: 08 Jul 2005
Location: In Japan!
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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| gsxr750r wrote: |
Cuban , that's interesting....
I remember reading that books are something they're supposed to add a duty to! |
Yeah? Hmm....I have been getting lucky then.  |
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gsxr750r
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| It has something to do with why we only have a limited selection of English teaching books, too. There are controls on this. |
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