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Title: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: meticulous on February 14, 2013, 05:16 PM
whats a reasonable amount of time to wait for parts from the US ?   :-\
Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: GavinDavis on February 14, 2013, 05:19 PM
2-3 weeks should be about the max i'd say  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: meticulous on February 14, 2013, 05:21 PM
 :daumenhoch:

its been only ten days,  so better leave a bit longer....   ;)
Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: oldschoolace on February 14, 2013, 05:21 PM
Depends on the courier, if its USPS forget ever seeing your bits  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: That Swan Guy on February 14, 2013, 05:23 PM
:daumenhoch:

its been only ten days,  so better leave a bit longer....   ;)

Blimey Sam, Parcel Farce have had my package from Moonster since the 3rd of Feb! I don't know why I bothered with expedited shipping!
Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: Glynnyboy on February 14, 2013, 06:07 PM
If its priority international you still get a tracking even though its the cheaper service so you can check it.
If not you could even end up waiting extra just for your local delivery office to get their backsides into gear.
Mine are pretty rubbish sadly , when I start sweating I go see them. On a few occasions they have had the item in but have been understaffed and done a packet run once a week  :shocked:
If there is to be a charge though, I had some forks stuck in customs last month for ten days alone.
Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: Jaan on February 14, 2013, 06:12 PM
If they get held up by UK customs its anyones guess and don't think little parts wont get stopped. I bought some metal Sugino dust caps and had to pay for them to be released, no import VAT but a handling charge which was almost as much as the dust caps  :uglystupid2:

11 days to get here, 15 days in customs...  :-\
Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on February 14, 2013, 06:25 PM
All depends on how you asked the seller to ship it and who he/she uses. Normally, USPS priority is the best service. You can ask the seller to mark it as a $40 total package cost and you will get it within 7 - 15 days excluding weekends. If it has not arrived by then, it will be held up in customs so expect a slip through your door to pay charges. Flat rate delivery charge from Parcel Farce is £8.00 plus whatever they feel like charging for the package.

Oh, double check too as sometimes Parcel Farce will send the slip to the wrong address. You wait ages and ages and then hear the parcel has been returned to the sender. It happened to me once and when I contacted Parcel Farce, they had sent the customs slip to a completely different address in the top half of the country even though my address was clearly visible on the parcel  :uglystupid2:

If it was me Sam, I would wait another week and then contact Parcel farce mate  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: meticulous on February 14, 2013, 06:50 PM
thanks guys,  i leave it till next week before going on the hunt....    :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: small bmx parts from the US...
Post by: boofy44 on February 14, 2013, 07:27 PM
my early sun rims have been stuck in feckin customs a week now and heard nowt. :tickedoff:
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