of coz EMS is more secure. much faster also, can track like poslaju if go missing.

SAL took longer to arrive, cannot exceed 2KG per parcel. and the postman just drop off to u doorstep if no one at home like regular mail. no signature is needed. and if the parcel is missng during the postage it cannot be claimed. is a total loss.

but usually EMS rate cost double then SAL rate.

money order...not sure. if buy from hlj why dun try paypal coz u only need debit card to use paypal. not necessary credit card.

This post has been edited by StormV: Dec 27 2005, 11:10 AM

no tracking service is available for SAL. it just treated just like normal mail. if no body at home, postman will just drop it at u front door, no receipent signature is required.

btw, i think HLJ accept PayPal. and u guys can made use of PayPal by applying a Debit Card/Visa Electron from local bank. Debit Card is very easy to apply as long as u r 18+.

i usually shop there, coz i like their fast respond. and cheap gunpla price.

the cc number is send 1 time only. and if u read carefully, they ask u to send the number in 4 parts. not send all the 16 digi in one short. so far np for me.(touch wood)

OTs,
recently i experience some bizzare incident. i ordered a recast kit from HK. and it is send using normal airmail. i waitied for around 45days to get my kit. the box is being torn open, but all the stuff is in there.

the weird thing is that the chop "Dilepaskan....date 1st-February". the date i received is 2nd-March...bloody who fault is this? Custom? KLIA ? Pos Office ???

hell...KLIA to Ipoh take 1 month to reach ????

by the time i got it, i also dunno wanna cry or laugh...just speechless...

This post has been edited by StormV: Apr 21 2006, 03:42 PM

all the small parcel din kena.

it also depends on the declare value of the parcel too. if more then rm200, the chances of kena tax will be higher regardless of the size of the parcel.

if the size of the parcel is like MG Sazabi or MG EX-S the chance of kena tax also higher. Coz it is big n heavy. if the parcel is big like box of 17'inch montior surely will kena.

biggest i got slip through is 2 MG Nu-Gundam(almost same as 2 box of MG Freedom or MG Strike). maybe i was really lucky that time.

sometimes kena tax also cheaper then buying from local...lol.(for some items)

just to share some of my online buying experience. I might be wrong though.



This post has been edited by StormV: Apr 22 2006, 01:36 PM

u can choose either one.

oops...solie for misunderstood wut u trying to ask.

SAL, usually took 2-3weeks to arrive. So, just 11 working days is still far too early to start worry. My longest waiting record is 1 month, fastest record is 10 days---SAL.

if u choose SAL as shipping option, it migh take more then 1 month to arrive.

just wait for another week. if still no sign of it, then better goto u local Pos Office to ask. Coz maybe nobody at home when time of delivery.

This post has been edited by StormV: Oct 5 2006, 03:47 PM

Japan custom now prohibit any petroleum by product to be shipped by air, Japan custom will sent the item back to the sender. Unless your seller/supplier know how to "sneak" it to you.

As for local custom, worse scenario is kena tahan for tax, best scenario is reach your house.

20-30 bottles, high chance of kena tahan by local custom for taxation.