Current discount codes at SSC

[jimmy_chenga]

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No free shipping or discounted shipping for international buyers

 

[CAhobbit]

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No free shipping or discounted shipping for international buyers

International customers always get a discounted shipping rate on products they purchase directly from us.

-SideshowAlex

 

[Collectorcol]

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Free shipping would be nice...

Hi Alex

 

[CAhobbit]

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Free shipping would be nice...

Hi Alex

Though I certainly cannot say that would never happen, currently with how much it costs to ship internationally (some places are $200+ USD range to ship), free international shipping is not viable currently. But perhaps one day!

SideshowAlex

 

[jimmy_chenga]

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How do eBay sellers offer free international shipping? $40 for Hot Toys is massive punch to the wallet

 

[slamscaper]

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I'm just happy to pay $145 dlvd for a dx14.

To those not happy, sideshow doesn't have to run promotions at all. Just remember that.

 

[Bmutha]

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How do eBay sellers offer free international shipping? $40 for Hot Toys is massive punch to the wallet

Are they sending it FedEx?

 

[jimmy_chenga]

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Are they sending it FedEx?

Not 100% sure sorry, Im still pretty new to buying from overseas.
Maybe I should move to the US just to save on my collection addiction haha

 

[Collectorcol]

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So there's a chance?

No, I totally appreciate your postage charges. I got a £90 ($140+) quote to ship an item to the U.S earlier today.
It's the added V.A.T that kills us Stupid Government need expenses payed for

 

[Collectorcol]

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How do eBay sellers offer free international shipping? $40 for Hot Toys is massive punch to the wallet

Do they? Buy from them if it's cheaper then

 

[jimmy_chenga]

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Do they? Buy from them if it's cheaper then

Shipping mite be cheaper but on occasion the figure isnt, so it becomes a tie which is why I still buy direct(amongst other reasons), was just asking how they manage to get free shipping ect

 

[Pixelpiper]

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How do eBay sellers offer free international shipping? $40 for Hot Toys is massive punch to the wallet

They don't. At least I've never seen a US seller offer free shipping to international customers. Hong Kong and China based sellers is another matter entirely. But they're not shipping FedEx either.

Shipping discounts are based on volume, but not overall volume. For a US based business, FedEx and UPS for instance don't give you the cut-rate international rates just because you do super high volume of US destination shipping. Same if you're Canadian. There are there type of shipping with those carriers from here: US, Canadian and International. You have to do high volume for each one of those to qualify for discounts. When you do, the discounts are huge - ridiculously huge in some cases. This is how Sideshow can afford to ship for free within the US on some items and how they can offer $10 flat shipping on so many more. I'm sure their international volume isn't as great as their US, so they don't get the same level of discounts - but even with big discounts, shipping internationally is just more expensive because it's more distance and more work for the carrier. You'll never get around that.

FedEx, UPS and others have online shipping tools that will let you calculate counter charges from point A to point B - give it a whirl and see how much Sideshow is already discounting for every customer.

 

[Collectorcol]

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Shipping mite be cheaper but on occasion the figure isnt, so it becomes a tie which is why I still buy direct(amongst other reasons), was just asking how they manage to get free shipping ect

Anyone can offer free shipping by adding the cost to the item.

 

[jimmy_chenga]

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They don't. At least I've never seen a US seller offer free shipping to international customers. Hong Kong and China based sellers is another matter entirely. But they're not shipping FedEx either.

Shipping discounts are based on volume, but not overall volume. For a US based business FedEx and UPS for instance, don't give you the cut-rate international rates just because you do super high volume of US destination shipping. Same if you're Canadian. There are there type of shipping with those carriers from here: US, Canadian and International. You have to do high volume for each one of those to qualify for discounts. When you do, the discounts are huge - ridiculously huge in some cases. This is how Sideshow can afford to ship for free within the US on some items and how they can offer $10 flat shipping on so many more. I'm sure their international volume isn't as great as their US, so they don't get the same level of discounts - but even with bi discounts, shipping internationally is just more expensive because it's more distance and more work for the carrier. You'll never get around that.

FedEx, UPS and others have online shipping tools that will let you calculate counter charges from point A to point B - give it a whirl and see how much Sideshow is already discounting for every customer.

Thanks for that, makes more sense.

 

[jimmy_chenga]

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Anyone can offer free shipping by adding the cost to the item.

"...on occasion.."

 

[YankeesFanboy]

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Anyone can offer free shipping by adding the cost to the item.

Bingo! That's why my DX09 was over $350. But shipping was free!

 

[franpincho]

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Who's complaining? Everybody seems very appreciative of having almost $60 off a figure.

If by wishing that international shipping was cheaper of free (like we get here in the USA) for intl freaks sounds like complaining, you are wrong.

No need to kiss ***, either.

 

[Collectorcol]

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No need to kiss ***, either.

OUCH!

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to franpincho again

 

[Darth Madden]

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Heck of a deal on Mime Joker.... Hummmmm.


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[JediSword]

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I don't.

That's cause you're a cyborg!

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