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[UnionJackMix]

Guys I am sure that whatever the outcome of Brexit, UK will not become one of the grey areas here, namely, lacking any kind of inter-agreement and fall out of the EEA altogether. That would be really...unwise, then again... Brexit.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by malcy30

Exactly. Is more retailers don’t want the hassle of lost or delayed packages complaints from international customers.

Plus international mail costs have sky rocketed with fewer passenger planes where most mail outside the dedicated courier companies was shipped.

And, unfortunately, the current unpleasantness has led to some people taking the piss and claiming items have been lost when they receive them and suffer buyers' remorse (or just outright decide they'd like a freebie from the start). It's always been a problem but it's certainly increased over the past six months.

[Jonathan McLeod]

Any company that sends items via untracked post is playing a fools game anyway.

Even when I resold some of my old university textbooks from my bedroom I offered 1st class recorded. Sure it was a bit more expensive, but it gave me a lot more protection.

[Aclea]

Originally Posted by Jonathan McLeod

Any company that sends items via untracked post is playing a fools game anyway.

Even when I resold some of my old university textbooks from my bedroom I offered 1st class recorded. Sure it was a bit more expensive, but it gave me a lot more protection.

Which isn't really viable for a lot of items, either for customers or sellers. A standard Bluray with no booklet is £9.35 to the USA tracked and signed, and, curiously, £10.20 just tracked. Once you go over 100g or get into small parcel size it goes up - and many blus are over 100g with packaging.

[UnionJackMix]

It seems people who are in general lazy or uninterested in their job will use the situation as an excuse for anything, which is a disgrace.

[ste71]

Originally Posted by Si Parallel Universe

Those Brexit benefits eh ?

This will affect us all in the UK too and may well see the demise of Base itself

Nothing to do with Brexit. Last I heard the US isn't a member of the EU.

It's likely to be about rights issues, explains why Second Sight only sends within the UK.

[Jonathan McLeod]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Which isn't really viable for a lot of items, either for customers or sellers. A standard Bluray with no booklet is £9.35 to the USA tracked and signed, and, curiously, £10.20 just tracked. Once you go over 100g or get into small parcel size it goes up - and many blus are over 100g with packaging.

No, so you have to choose. Restrict yourself to domestic market, or invest in selling from a local facility. There's lots of companies you can partner with who will take care of local delivery.

[formula_nebula]

Originally Posted by ste71

Nothing to do with Brexit. Last I heard the US isn't a member of the EU.

It's likely to be about rights issues, explains why Second Sight only sends within the UK.

I just received my copy of The Strangers on the 21st from Second Sight. Shipped from them to the US.

[ste71]

Originally Posted by formula_nebula

I just received my copy of The Strangers on the 21st from Second Sight. Shipped from them to the US.

Perhaps it's just Dawn of the Dead then. Rubinstein must really be annoyed with the US about something.

[drush9999]

Our suppliers transact with us on the basis that goods will only be sold within the EEA.

If it had said "within the UK" I would get the suppliers being litigious, saying the EEA is tad odd IMO given brexit and a no FTA with the EU on the horizon.

[ste71]

The EEA covers non-EU countries such as Norway, Switzerland, etc

[Aclea]

The deliberate slowdown in the US postal service, problems with Australia (even companies that started shipping again to the UK have stopped again recently while deliveries from the UK can sometimes take 8-10 weeks) and a few other countries that have become problem territories for delivery are probably a factor as well. Theoretically you can claim damages for lost post, but it's a time-consuming process and you have to wait several weeks to get reimbursed, which can bugger up your cashflow if you get a lot of claims.

[drush9999]

Originally Posted by ste71

The EEA covers non-EU countries such as Norway, Switzerland, etc

Yeah but the UK is only a temporary member of the EEA during this current transition period (previously only via EU membership), if there's no FTA we'll leave the EEA by default.

[ste71]

That may well be true. If we are out of the EEA (Unlikely) then Base and others will just sell to the US and rest of the world again.

[Si Parallel Universe]

Originally Posted by Modman

Can't see how, maybe Brexit explains why so many US retailers won't ship outside the US?

We aren't privy to what proportion of Base's business was non EEA. If a No Deal Situation exists then a US Trade Deal won't be in existence either. It affects everything.

Originally Posted by malcy30

They have already not listed any forthcoming BFI titles from October onwards.

My only future pre-order titles are Signal One titles.
Have they actually been listing any new pre-orders for the last month or so. Nothing on my radar listed.

See it's started already. No BFI titles which is more or less what I'd predominantly order from Base to begin with.

Those sunny Brexit Uplands eh.

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by ste71

Nothing to do with Brexit. Last I heard the US isn't a member of the EU.

It's likely to be about rights issues, explains why Second Sight only sends within the UK.

That only applies to Dawn, I think. I ordered the Texas Chain Saw Massacre steelbook directly from them and got it with no problems.

[jimidini]

Originally Posted by Si Parallel Universe

Those Brexit benefits eh ?

This will affect us all in the UK too and may well see the demise of Base itself

If this was related to BRExit, they wouldn't ship within Europe.

[jimidini]

Originally Posted by Aclea

Which isn't really viable for a lot of items, either for customers or sellers. A standard Bluray with no booklet is £9.35 to the USA tracked and signed, and, curiously, £10.20 just tracked. Once you go over 100g or get into small parcel size it goes up - and many blus are over 100g with packaging.

It's the same ridiculous prices the other way.
Often I pay more shipping than for the item itself.
Just a few years ago I imported the Canadian release of a Looney Tunes Blu-ray.
Originally I imported volume 1 of that, which even included physical goodies and more and it was really heavy, and back then I paid LESS shipping than I had to pay for that 2 disc Blu-ray set without any extras.
Absolutely ridiculous.

And it's even more ridiculous that I can get tons of items from Asia shipped to my place for way less money.

In fact that's even true for Japan. Often I pay less than 1000 Yen, sure that's untracked ground shipping, but I remember a time when this was possible from US to Europe and it was dirt cheap. And normally there is also SAL shipping, which is air mail but very low priority. Takes 2 weeks, but is also dirt cheap.

Well I actually import some US-imports from Japan, and it's way less expensive that way. Yes, totally crazy isn't it.

[Si Parallel Universe]

Originally Posted by jimidini

If this was related to BRExit, they wouldn't ship within Europe.

We're still in Transition up to and including 31st December 2020.

[jimidini]

Originally Posted by Si Parallel Universe

We're still in Transition up to and including 31st December 2020.

Yes I know.

If I remember correctly, EU was planning to do a tax upfront for all orders outside of EU, with no customs free limit, for all online orders (massive rip off similar to what they did in Australia).

I wonder if UK will implement something like that on their own, or not. I hope not.