Shipment from Amazon, or eBay?

MegaCool

hey, I'm just wondering if I ever can order something here in lebanon from Amazon.com or any major website on the Internet, is it safe and how its possible?? what should i do because im a complete noob when it comes to ordering stuff online... i really need to get something off the Internet that is almost impossible to find here in Lebanon..i want details please, costs and possibilities from ebay/amazon..

julien_saadeh

See Aramex.com, shop and ship. And if u live near antelias, shall we use it together, cause it costs $35 to ship 1kg to Lebanon, (rates).

elchebib

There is a life subscription fee of 35 USD excluding the handling fees.
You'll get a physical address in the UK and US and Aramex will deliver the items to you for 10 USD (for the first 1 kg and then add 8 USD for every additional kg). You should also consider the possibility of customs fees that can add 15% to your item.

Its a great service for stuff that you can't easily find here. However, it is still much cheaper to buy stuff from Lebanon if it is available.

julien_saadeh

What about this?
http://www.aramex.com/shopandship/rate_calculator.aspx

EDIT: Something might have changed or I misremembered the numbers. Sorry.

xterm

I've been buying books from amazon for a long time now. Electronics is a no no.

MegaCool

what about this website
http://www.unitedcouriers.net/ucs/netshopper.asp
it costs less than aramex, a one time fee of 20dollars, and they charge 7$/ half Kg, im not sure is that a scam because it seems like a good option, and i don't really trust such websites, so do i have to pay them using a credit card or i have to go to their office/building,
I wanna get a soundcard that barely weights a half kg, its 99$ at amazon.com, how much should it cost me including all the fees

and julien_saadeh what do you mean by use it together?? and btw its 18.7$/1kg at aramex

EddieEC

1 Time fee = $35
0.5kg = ?
Customs Fee = $14.85
Item price = $99
Shipping by website to your US address = ?
Handling Fees = ?

If you know the unknown fields, calculate the numbers and see the cost.

kareem_nasser

My mom works at Aramex so here it goes: Life time $35, first 1/2kg $10 then add $8 each 1/2. Customs fees depend on the product imported. This service is only in US and UK. You'll have to pay using credit-card(of course). if it is non-document then extra charges apply.Some products are restricted.
P.S: tomorrow she'll get me a paper and I'll fill you in for the details.

julien_saadeh

Thanks Kareem.

kareem_nasser

welcome guys. :)

Flakk

Thanks kareem, i have been planning on using that aramex service for a while now but i was unsure how it works.

MegaCool

kareem thanks man, i'll be waiting for the details :)

kareem_nasser

I'll keep you updated.

salimd83

Hi guys, i did tried aramex ship&shop and that's a year ago.
The customer service really sucks. I did a lot of phone calls to get the US and UK addresses and another couples of phone calls to get my account user/pass witch they didn't work. So how about, later on, i needed help with tracking and other stuff, imaging how much phone calls willed be involved.

It's like they don't have time for you or for your tiny-little-peace-of-shit that you are trying to get shipped, they have big containers waiting, so don't try to disturb please. Go on ask them for the shipping rate let's see what they'll tell you.

And lastly after all the struggle i decided to buy from amazon something cheap just to test it, it didn't work for an obvious reason: My US address didn't match my credit card address that has been issued in Lebanon. I also tried newegg.com and a couple of others, same thing. All the important store in the US and UK have the same policy.
So ship&shop to me is for no use.

on the other side unitedcouriers.net, had the same offer, but the real difference is that they do the payment thing for you with their credit card if you wish, so they have solved the problem mentioned above. plus it seems that they have a good customer support and that's clear in their website, where they have mention the shipping rate in details. When i called for more info they where very helpful, also they sent me a detailed email with some example of products and costs. But i didn't yet try it; I will definitely choose them next time.

elchebib

Hi guys, i did tried aramex ship&shop and that's a year ago.
The customer service really sucks. I did a lot of phone calls to get the US and UK addresses and another couples of phone calls to get my account user/pass witch they didn't work. So how about, later on, i needed help with tracking and other stuff, imaging how much phone calls willed be involved.

It's like they don't have time for you or for your tiny-little-peace-of-shit that you are trying to get shipped, they have big containers waiting, so don't try to disturb please. Go on ask them for the shipping rate let's see what they'll tell you.

Everything these days is done on their website. They give you a tracking number and you can easily see where your shipment is located.

And lastly after all the struggle i decided to buy from amazon something cheap just to test it, it didn't work for an obvious reason: My US address didn't match my credit card address that has been issued in Lebanon. I also tried newegg.com and a couple of others, same thing. All the important store in the US and UK have the same policy.
So ship&shop to me is for no use.

on the other side unitedcouriers.net, had the same offer, but the real difference is that they do the payment thing for you with their credit card if you wish, so they have solved the problem mentioned above. plus it seems that they have a good customer support and that's clear in their website, where they have mention the shipping rate in details. When i called for more info they where very helpful, also they sent me a detailed email with some example of products and costs. But i didn't yet try it; I will definitely choose them next time.

There is something called "Billing address" and "shipping address". Your billing address should match the one attached to your credit card. You can change your billing address to match the one attached to your credit card and it'll easily work. I've purchased several time from both the US and UK amazon and they charged my credit card without any problems.

salimd83

elchebib wroteThere is something called "Billing address" and "shipping address". Your billing address should match the one attached to your credit card. You can change your billing address to match the one attached to your credit card and it'll easily work. I've purchased several time from both the US and UK amazon and they charged my credit card without any problems.

Yes im aware.

My apology regarding what i said:

it didn't work for an obvious reason: My US address didn't match my credit card address that has been issued in Lebanon

I wasn't clear, the problem was for some products at amazon(it was a computer equipment as i recall) your shipping address country or zone must match your billing address country or zone. The same was for newegg.com for all their products. Please note that this was a year ago and amazon.com update their policy frequently.

for other products like books and clothes for example it doesn't matter, even without a third party(shipping company), i know someone who it did at amazon buying some books. I also did it (more than a year ago) for some educational cds but not from amazon, less than 2 weeks Liban Post was at my door delivering the product for no additional charge. Note that if you want to do it this way ask for your postal code(xxxx xxxx) from Liban Post.

if someone else has another view plz let us know, that was my 2 cents

elchebib

salimd83 wrote
elchebib wroteThere is something called "Billing address" and "shipping address". Your billing address should match the one attached to your credit card. You can change your billing address to match the one attached to your credit card and it'll easily work. I've purchased several time from both the US and UK amazon and they charged my credit card without any problems.
Yes im aware.

My apology regarding what i said:
it didn't work for an obvious reason: My US address didn't match my credit card address that has been issued in Lebanon
I wasn't clear, the problem was for some products at amazon(it was a computer equipment as i recall) your shipping address country or zone must match your billing address country or zone. The same was for newegg.com for all their products. Please note that this was a year ago and amazon.com update their policy frequently.

for other products like books and clothes for example it doesn't matter, even without a third party(shipping company), i know someone who it did at amazon buying some books. I also did it (more than a year ago) for some educational cds but not from amazon, less than 2 weeks Liban Post was at my door delivering the product for no additional charge. Note that if you want to do it this way ask for your postal code(xxxx xxxx) from Liban Post.

if someone else has another view plz let us know, that was my 2 cents

That's weird man. I don't know about the whole computer equipment stuff. But I did buy PS3 and Xbox games and they didn't force me to have both the shipping and billing addresses the same. Weird....