QUOTE(Sd-RawK-Cab25 @ Mar 19 2006, 09:21 AM)
wow after reading the posts, i just realized that i'm a total n00b in buying stuff via shipping! well..that's because i've never done that before..so spare me.
anyhoo, could you kind dudes give me a n00b tutorial about this shipping2 stuff?
1) i went to gameshop.com.sg and found that there are two methods of shipping; express and standard. difference is in terms of delivery time and cost. for both, they will be using the same shipping services yeah? and are there any cons in standard shipping besides waiting a little longer?
2) about taxing. now if i were to order and ask for shipping from gameshop, would there be any tax at all? if so, how much?
thanks for your answers dudes. me so n00bie.

SLower shipping options usually have the tendecy to get caught by the customs though not always the case.People use the faster shipping with that in mind, and also they cannot wait any longer for their stuff.anyhoo, could you kind dudes give me a n00b tutorial about this shipping2 stuff?
1) i went to gameshop.com.sg and found that there are two methods of shipping; express and standard. difference is in terms of delivery time and cost. for both, they will be using the same shipping services yeah? and are there any cons in standard shipping besides waiting a little longer?
2) about taxing. now if i were to order and ask for shipping from gameshop, would there be any tax at all? if so, how much?
thanks for your answers dudes. me so n00bie.
2) This is my personal opinion, there is no cutoff limit to what gets taxed and what is not. Example, a close friend got himself a package of games worth RM200++ but still get taxed, while i once got past customs without tax even when Play-Asia was shipping me the PSP package with invoices clearly stuck outside stating the worth of the package more than RM1000++. It is all luck of the draw.
My advice is to request Gamescore to declare the item at lower price, mark it as something less prone to tax, and also mark it as "Gift". But of course the customs are clever, you can mark down the price to RM300+ say, but ifyour item is huge and heavy and you declare it as something that is not, chances are youe package will be held one way or another. There are no guarantees here.
Mar 19 2006, 09:35 AM

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