anyone used vPOSTasia?

Kryton · 22-10-2007, 10:35 PM

just a quick one, has anyone here used this service?
essentially, what it is, it allows you to buy from sites from overseas that DONT ship to Australia. the item gets sent to a Portland, Oregon address, you pay a small fee (the whole transaction is supposed to be as cheap/cheaper than shipping direct), then they ship the item to you in Australia.
its a legit site/service, its also associated with paypal as well.
https://www.vpostasia.com/australia/index.html
im keen to hear if anyone else has actually used this service and how they found it.

RSgerry · 22-10-2007, 11:10 PM

hhmmmm...doesnt sound quite right to me mate. why would they ship to Oregon and not Oz? Maybe start off with a small transaction, but I certainly wouldnt be spending up big for that kind of service.

Kryton · 22-10-2007, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RSgerry

hhmmmm...doesnt sound quite right to me mate. why would they ship to Oregon and not Oz? Maybe start off with a small transaction, but I certainly wouldnt be spending up big for that kind of service.

there are numerous websites/business's in the U.S that will not ship overseas. this service gives you a U.S address, so you can buy anything online. there isnt one U.S company that wont ship anywhere in the U.S. vPost will receive your package then ship it to you overseas, doing what the original company wouldnt do.
the place of purchase is only sending in the U.S so postage is minimal, vPost then ship to you and you pay their shipping fee (mass shipping is cheaper than shipping one item).