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bigfoot
Joined: 30 Mar 2004
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 Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: Need Anything From Canada? I'll ship it from Toronto. |
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I'm back in Canada. Taught in Korea for four years! (Yikes!)
**Do you need any stuff from Canada or Ebay but can't get them shipped to South Korea? Lot's of stuff I remember that was either in short supply or ultra-expensive in Korea.***
This is the test pilot phase. I'm gauging interest as to whether my fellow teachers would benefit from this. I know how it feels like when the toothpaste, shampoo, and all that other stuff is different. Even the darn potato chips...(yuk)
I don't know how to charge for it yet. Ur thoughts appreciated. Maybe $45 for my time to get ALL the stuff you want within reason. If you ask me to ship a container load of stuff, that'll run you extra. Otherwise, a shopping buggy full of stuff is fine. Shipping and item cost, of course, charged as ACTUAL rather than any absurd handling fees. Actual receipts will be included. I can send iPods or any other stuff for that matter which might cost more in Korea vs. Canada. Will be covered by original warranty from the Canadian warranty.
I figure that when I go shopping on the weekends, why not do some extra shopping for anyone who needs it overseas? So this is a weekly operation, not some kind of Amazon-dot-com kinda deal.
Also don't mind handling your eBay transactions and having them shipped to my Canadian address before re-routing to Korea. I also have a US address to receive American shipments which are forwarded to me in Toronto.
I'm well established on eBay for 6 years and 7 months with 100% feedback. You can find me as Corporate8 on eBay. We could do the transaction on eBay so this is not a fly-by-night deal. Feel free to contact me directly through eBay: Corporate8 ... or here.
http://hub.ebay.com/community?_trksid=m37
If you check my posts here, I've also sold a motorcycle, too.
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=87163&highlight=
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=88588&highlight=
http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=96135&highlight=
Cheers,
BigFoot
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mikekim
Joined: 11 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: |
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| $45 for a personal shopper. Yeesh. Even I don't tip my mother that much. Are you charging us PST and GST on top of that too or are you an illegal shipper. |
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bigfoot
Joined: 30 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:16 am Post subject: ??? |
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| Not sure what your point is, exactly. So I'll just let your comment slide. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003
Location: Superhero Hideout
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| mikekim wrote: |
| $45 for a personal shopper. Yeesh. Even I don't tip my mother that much. Are you charging us PST and GST on top of that too or are you an illegal shipper. |
Actually I thought $45 was quite reasonable since it covers his time. How much is your time worth? If you were to teach a private class how much would you charge for 1 hour of your time?
also this guy is not your mom? That's why he's offering a service.
Personally, I'm not about to use it, but I also don't think $45 is unreasonable when you are getting an unknown person to work for you. of course there should be a contract between his business and users here in Korea. it should also be clear that he is running a real business that is paying taxes and can be sued if he doesn't provide the services he claims to provide. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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| mikekim wrote: |
| $45 for a personal shopper. Yeesh. Even I don't tip my mother that much. Are you charging us PST and GST on top of that too or are you an illegal shipper. |
EXPORTED goods are exempt from PST and GST. |
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bigfoot
Joined: 30 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:03 am Post subject: yup |
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just look me up on eBay. We can do this as an eBay transaction. And as other posters correctly pointed out, it's time and paperwork. The stuff needs to be procured, packaged, and taken to the post office for outbound shipping.
Cheers,
BigFoot |
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toe73
Joined: 15 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject: shipped goods |
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doesnt matter what thread it is there is always an endless amount of critics.
this guy is offering a service which i reckon is pretty fair. if you dont agree then why waste his time bashing his post. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004
Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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| I just priced out some computer items (cpu, vga card, motherboard,etc) and it comes out MUCH cheaper to buy here in Korea. |
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Gideon
Joined: 24 Feb 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| spliff wrote: |
| I just priced out some computer items (cpu, vga card, motherboard,etc) and it comes out MUCH cheaper to buy here in Korea. |
Sure you may be right. However, the parts used to build many components in korea , i.e, motherboards, audio cards, video cards,ect.. are not up to North American standards.. The parts used are cheap and many come from china. Therefore cheaper isnt always better!
For example, I read an article months back about Samsung Pavv tvs. It was found that tvs shipped to north america contain higher quality parts, whereas the tvs bought in korea used substandard parts. I'll try to find that article and post it..
The fact that Samsung has a good reputation for their TVs might apply to western countries but albeit the same model sold in Indonesia or other developing countries does NOT contain the same quality parts for those shipped to North America.
Not too long ago I bought a Pavv 46' lcd a month ago.. And a friend of mine back home bought the same model. It turns out the parts used in his model differ from mine. |
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Hieronymous Anonymous
Joined: 01 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: ARENT WE TOTALLY MISSING THE POINT? |
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I think we have the seed of a real movement, a real business here. Cooperatives have worked on this basis for a long time. Using this dude and his willingness to involve himself as the starting point, I think this could work out as a Win-Win for everybody.
Korean expat community too small, you say? More like too whiney or too cheapass short-sided....hippie friends of mine on Lopez Island (population 1,400) have been Co-oping for a while and they get all their weird funky organic shit much cheaper than any store in Seattle or elsewhere - because they combine their buying power. If we didn't all pick at eachother like wolves, could calm down for a second and get it together, we too could get our deodorants, granola bars, and CHEEZE FIXES taken care of for a minimum of cost and hassle.
What do you say, people? Do I have any takers to form a cooperative? |
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Gideon
Joined: 24 Feb 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:38 am Post subject: Re: ARENT WE TOTALLY MISSING THE POINT? |
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| Hieronymous Anonymous wrote: |
I think we have the seed of a real movement, a real business here. Cooperatives have worked on this basis for a long time. Using this dude and his willingness to involve himself as the starting point, I think this could work out as a Win-Win for everybody.
Korean expat community too small, you say? More like too whiney or too cheapass short-sided....hippie friends of mine on Lopez Island (population 1,400) have been Co-oping for a while and they get all their weird funky organic shit much cheaper than any store in Seattle or elsewhere - because they combine their buying power. If we didn't all pick at eachother like wolves, could calm down for a second and get it together, we too could get our deodorants, granola bars, and CHEEZE FIXES taken care of for a minimum of cost and hassle.
What do you say, people? Do I have any takers to form a cooperative? |
Sign me up!! |
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Cacique
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:32 am Post subject: Re: ARENT WE TOTALLY MISSING THE POINT? |
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| Hieronymous Anonymous wrote: |
I think we have the seed of a real movement, a real business here. Cooperatives have worked on this basis for a long time. Using this dude and his willingness to involve himself as the starting point, I think this could work out as a Win-Win for everybody.
Korean expat community too small, you say? More like too whiney or too cheapass short-sided....hippie friends of mine on Lopez Island (population 1,400) have been Co-oping for a while and they get all their weird funky organic shit much cheaper than any store in Seattle or elsewhere - because they combine their buying power. If we didn't all pick at eachother like wolves, could calm down for a second and get it together, we too could get our deodorants, granola bars, and CHEEZE FIXES taken care of for a minimum of cost and hassle.
What do you say, people? Do I have any takers to form a cooperative? |
Give some more details on how it would work, and how it could work for us, please. |
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deizio
Joined: 15 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:41 am Post subject: Re: ARENT WE TOTALLY MISSING THE POINT? |
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| Cacique wrote: |
Give some more details on how it would work, and how it could work for us, please. |
Well, let's say it turns out you and 29 others all have a huge craving for KD, genuine Maple Leafs memorabilia, Oh Henry! bars and other stuff that can be found in Toronto but not in Korea. You make a big order with Mr Shippy here, and split the cost of the "finders fee", shipping and import duties.
Needless to say, everyone you know and work with says "wow man, like, ... far out" and starts begging you to let them add some more items to your next order. As more people join the movement, you get more buying power (like Wal-Mart, just with fewer Mexicans). Before you know it you're cutting deals direct with farmers and manufacturers. The shipping companies start calling YOU, trying to get your business. The Korea Herald runs a piece about you in the lifestyle section on the weekend, called "Idealistic Ex-Pats Renounce Black Marketing, Start Trading Co-operative".
That's the idea. Only you can make it happen... |
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bigfoot
Joined: 30 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:08 am Post subject: Yup |
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Hi, I'm the original Poster. Here are two additional points to put into the discussion.
General Items:
The idea mentioned by other posters here are excellent. This service might be useful for those who specifically want stuff from home and they don't like the available substitutes. I've been there, done that. I could not find the fashions I liked or in the sizes they had in Seoul. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I won't even talk about Engine oils for my motorcycle or the polishes...
Electronics with serial numbers:
I can also obtain the necessary paperwork so that when you return home with your electronic item (Canadians only), it is not taxed again upon re-entry. For Americans, I can include original receipts for items shipped from US vendors (but they will have to re-route through Toronto). Everything comes with the original vendor receipt (I am not a retailer, dealer, or distributor)....all under original warranty. XP software, cell phones...all that stuff we like in English. I can also source HP global warranty notebooks. Last time I was in Korea, the N610V Evo notebook sold there was only for Korea warranty, whereas N610C Evo was global warranty. Right now, I'm typing away on my Korean purchased JVC notebook (MP-XP7310) with zero warranty in Canada (yikes). Luckily it broke in Korea just before I came back to Toronto.
Cheers. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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I would gladly pay $45 if you found a way to ship me Patron Tequila on a regular basis.
If you can get around shipping alcohol overseas, then you got yourself a deal. |
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