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Title: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on August 25, 2009, 08:32:50 pm

bought a engine on ebay and it was sent in to boxes fed ex .they rang !!!!!!!!! so usually when i buy something from ebay usa it just turns up ,what do i expect from them ?

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: motomaniac on August 25, 2009, 08:38:25 pm

Expect to pay through the nose and get the run around trying to collect .Also expect that your stuff will go through customs and you may have to pay duty before you can collect .Same goes for UPS.

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: LWC82PE on August 25, 2009, 08:41:14 pm

ohh dear, i had the same thing, they called me and i got slugged with big fees and import duties and tryed to get as much extra money out of me as they could and they did. I had no choice. Never made the mistake of having stuff sent my Fed Ex again.

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on August 25, 2009, 08:41:40 pm

mmmmmm   nothing cheap then  ::) ive got a friend whos a custom agent i will call him let him do his thing

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on August 25, 2009, 08:44:41 pm

is it only fed ex because i got another engine through another company  and it was at the front door one day when i got home

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: motomaniac on August 25, 2009, 09:02:36 pm

Quote from: paul on August 25, 2009, 08:44:41 pm

is it only fed ex because i got another engine through another company  and it was at the front door one day when i got home

that woud have been UPS.

If you use USPS and you are not at home you get a card an collect from your nearest mailcentre.Its also cheaper.

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on August 25, 2009, 09:13:26 pm

well this one.s not going to be as cheap as i thought  lucky enough it was only valued  on paper at 600 bucks  ::)

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: firko on August 25, 2009, 10:31:06 pm

The only one worse than FedEx is UPS. Expect to get hammered Paul.

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: dt tas on August 26, 2009, 05:53:33 am

hi brought a new cr 85  (04) engine in us was  sent fed ex it went 2 states then got lost took 3 mths to sort out but got  my money back but lost halve the race season will not use again   cheers pappa george

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on August 26, 2009, 09:48:25 am

I must be the only one with a good experience - had a set of FOX Airshox sent from the US - tracking number, web site update and all arrived safe and on time and through customs and with no problems.......................

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: Tossa on August 26, 2009, 09:52:18 am

I'm with Rossco have had no probs at all with FEDEX, must be a better kinda client here in WA.!!lol

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on August 26, 2009, 10:08:00 am

well ive rung 3 times and nothing yet im worried  ::)

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on August 26, 2009, 10:59:23 am

gotta be steam cleaned  my wallets nervious >:(

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: motomaniac on August 29, 2009, 11:11:56 am

 Got it yet? Whats the story?

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on September 10, 2009, 01:02:20 pm

forking fed ex  guess how much they want to steam clean a 490 engine .which buy the way turned up covered >:( in shit
165,00 bucks

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: VMX247 on September 10, 2009, 01:04:54 pm

I'll guess- 400   :(

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: motomaniac on September 10, 2009, 01:30:51 pm

Quote from: paul on September 10, 2009, 01:02:20 pm

forking fed ex  guess how much they want to steam clean a 490 engine .which buy the way turned up covered >:( in shit
165,00 bucks

Sorry to hear it Mate.Same thing happened to me with some shocks from the UK when the Madcow thing was on.I had a choice to pay for defumigating or to pay to burn them! Arse's!

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on September 10, 2009, 03:27:12 pm

so then have you got a 490 mx engine local walter thats cheap :o

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: jimg1au on September 10, 2009, 06:24:25 pm

WASP
i never pay any were near the prices quoted here in australia for vmx stuff.but i am a never in a hurry for parts anyway
cheers
jim

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: oldyzman on September 10, 2009, 09:29:42 pm

I bourght 2 x Harley badges for a mate, the price for FEDEX from US was $48.00, the stupid seller combined my home address with my work address. One call to Fed ex from me and they redirected it to the correct address. This was a typical example of price and cost - worked out for the better this time..
Brett

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: DIRTPILOT72 on September 10, 2009, 09:35:22 pm

Its not the local bike shops that are the rip offs, its the importers. I have also found motorbike wreckers are a rip off and never have what i want. Go to ebay usa and its all there.

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: Canam370 on September 10, 2009, 09:47:37 pm

Hard to figure if the wreckers are ripping you off if you haven't been able to purchase something from them huh?!  ::)

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: motomaniac on September 10, 2009, 09:57:08 pm

Quote from: Wasp on September 10, 2009, 03:55:13 pm

No I have not Paul , just having a chuckle when people buy "new , cheap" gear from USand portaying the the locals as rip offs, and then end up paying more in the end . ;D

Not sure where this came from wasp but if it was my post about the shocks,they were second hand and covered in shit like Pauls motor.If they were new there would be no the cleaning charge just import duty.
BTW I haven't bought a pair of new shocks since I got the over on some Ohlins in 1980.

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: DIRTPILOT72 on September 10, 2009, 11:24:51 pm

Quote from: Wasp on September 10, 2009, 10:31:26 pm

Quote from: DIRTPILOT72 on September 10, 2009, 09:35:22 pm

Its not the local bike shops that are the rip offs, its the importers. I have also found motorbike wreckers are a rip off and never have what i want. Go to ebay usa and its all there.


love your avatar , is it male or female ? I breed sulphurs and blacks  and handrise them( red tail magnificus , magnificus), they are a lot cheaper in Australia ;)and its such a peacefull and rewarding hobby.

Its a male, 1 of 3 we have. Great for entertainment and chewing expensive furniture.

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: Rossvickicampbell on September 11, 2009, 12:21:56 am

and I have actually contacted a local importer/wholesaler regards some Thor stuff and he recommended I get it from the States because it was cheaper and would be here in 2 weeks whereas they weren't expecting stock for 3-4 months?  Go figure!

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: oldyzman on September 11, 2009, 12:44:53 pm

Hey Ross, Ask them to send via USPS Air international, much cheaper
OLYYZMAN

Title: Re: any body had dealings with fed ex
Post by: paul on September 11, 2009, 12:51:00 pm

actually to postage cost for a complete 490 maico engine was only 200 bucks, its the cleaning rought when it got here for 165 or so bucks that sucks