Buying SYR releases in europe

Thin_icE · 11.02.2008, 11:01 AM

I've been trying to buy the SYR albums for quite some time, but here in Portugal they're very rare to find, and whenever one or another pops up, they're pricey as hell. I was thinking about ordering them through the store, but I would pay as much as double the price because of customs taxes, so that is a no go, unless kungfunation starts shipping from europe too.
So my question is: what do you think to be the best solution (better deals) for people living in europe? I'd also like to order some of them at once to save on shipping costs.

11.02.2008, 11:06 AM

amazon?

Thin_icE · 11.02.2008, 11:18 AM

I considered buying on amazon.co.uk's marketplace, there are sellers there with really low prices, but most of them are sending the items from the U.S., doesn't this mean I'll pay customs anyway?

11.02.2008, 11:20 AM

no, at least not for germany, there you pay 3 euros for shipping, the same you would pay inside germany.

Thin_icE · 11.02.2008, 11:22 AM

I guess I'll lose the love to some euros then, and order all 8 SYRs at once

11.02.2008, 11:25 AM

they are worth it!

Thin_icE · 11.02.2008, 11:30 AM

Well, thanks a lot then. I hope this thread can be useful for anyone else than me

greedrex · 11.02.2008, 12:16 PM

amazon marketplace dude.
way to go.
all good.
not amazon in the us, but amazon portugal

Thin_icE · 11.02.2008, 02:10 PM

amazon portugal does not exist (at least yet), so I buy all the stuff from the british amazon

11.02.2008, 02:18 PM

maybe you should check between german/uk/french amazon site, maybe the prices will differ

SonicBebs · 11.02.2008, 03:01 PM

i got all my SYR's from Amazon (except SYR8 which i found in HMV oddly). But then i'm in the uk. So its not much help to you. Except to say that they are incredible.
Enjoy!

EvdWee · 11.02.2008, 04:49 PM

just looked on kung fu. all syr's on vinyl (if not possible, then cd) go to europe for 126,50$ (incl shipping).
when i just look on the dutch cd stores, you pay €14 per syr on cd without shipping.

so kung fu isn't really that expensive.

SonicBebs · 11.03.2008, 05:22 AM

every time i go onto Kung Foo i get a message saying that their security licence is dodgy/expired. Any one else get that?

11.03.2008, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EvdWee

just looked on kung fu. all syr's on vinyl (if not possible, then cd) go to europe for 126,50$ (incl shipping).
when i just look on the dutch cd stores, you pay €14 per syr on cd without shipping.

so kung fu isn't really that expensive.

indeed they arent, but in german amazon you can catch some SYR as a bargain especially if not new, like the first two for 3 euros or something

eduveloper · 11.03.2008, 05:02 PM

Total Items: 11 Weight: 6.31lbs Amount: $173.00

all Quantities are 1

Item Name / Unit = Total

Daydream Nation Deluxe re-issue CD / $25.00 $25.00

Bomb Pop / Size - X-Large / $20.00 $20.00

Goo Deluxe Edition CD / $25.00 $25.00

Sonic Youth Taping Sticker and Button Set / $5.00 $5.00

Sonic Nurse / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00

Master-Dik CD / $9.00 $9.00

Dirty Deluxe Edition CD / $25.00 $25.00

Murray Street / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00

NYC Ghosts and Flowers / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00

Sister / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00

Battery Park T-Shirt / Size - X-Large / $20.00 $20.00

Sub-Total: $173.00

Charging 41 dollars shipping.
Not too much altogether with the current euro ...

kungfu works OK with paypal

ruben · 11.04.2008, 01:01 PM

I lived in Lisbon for some time. And I often saw SYR releases at fnac. And if not there, you can always order them through a local record store, no? Allthough I must admit good record stores are rare in Lisbon/Portugal

blunderbuss · 11.04.2008, 01:36 PM

The problem with Amazon marketplace is that quite often sellers don't actually keep the items that they're selling in stock. The Caiman and dvdlegacy sellers are particularly bad for that, although they're by no means the only ones.

I generally don't buy from marketplace sellers with a rating below 97%.

█████████ · 11.04.2008, 04:58 PM

they are not hard to find, any decent record store have them.

a few example of portuguese online stores where you can get syr records:

ananana.pt
flur.pt
cdgo.com

11.04.2008, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eduveloper

Total Items: 11 Weight: 6.31lbs Amount: $173.00

all Quantities are 1

Item Name / Unit = Total

Daydream Nation Deluxe re-issue CD / $25.00 $25.00

Bomb Pop / Size - X-Large / $20.00 $20.00

Goo Deluxe Edition CD / $25.00 $25.00

Sonic Youth Taping Sticker and Button Set / $5.00 $5.00

Sonic Nurse / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00

Master-Dik CD / $9.00 $9.00

Dirty Deluxe Edition CD / $25.00 $25.00

Murray Street / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00

NYC Ghosts and Flowers / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00

Sister / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00

Battery Park T-Shirt / Size - X-Large / $20.00 $20.00

Sub-Total: $173.00

Charging 41 dollars shipping.
Not too much altogether with the current euro ...

kungfu works OK with paypal

plus sme goodies,
everytime I ordered via Kungfu I got at least one sticker, postcards, concert tickets for free, and I never orderen for that much

Thin_icE · 11.04.2008, 05:06 PM

You're getting me wrong, I know there are stores in Portugal that sell SYR records, the problem is that they're usually way too expensive for what we find in international sellers, that's why I'm interested in buying outside of Portugal. Anyway, I've seen some official papers stating that the customs no-taxing limit will be raised to 150€ in Decemeber, so I guess I'll wait a bit and then order from the US.

11.02.2008, 11:01 AM	#1
Thin_icE bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 202	I've been trying to buy the SYR albums for quite some time, but here in Portugal they're very rare to find, and whenever one or another pops up, they're pricey as hell. I was thinking about ordering them through the store, but I would pay as much as double the price because of customs taxes, so that is a no go, unless kungfunation starts shipping from europe too. So my question is: what do you think to be the best solution (better deals) for people living in europe? I'd also like to order some of them at once to save on shipping costs.
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11.02.2008, 11:06 AM	#2
al shabbray Posts: n/a	amazon?
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11.02.2008, 11:18 AM	#3
Thin_icE bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 202	I considered buying on amazon.co.uk's marketplace, there are sellers there with really low prices, but most of them are sending the items from the U.S., doesn't this mean I'll pay customs anyway?
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11.02.2008, 11:20 AM	#4
al shabbray Posts: n/a	no, at least not for germany, there you pay 3 euros for shipping, the same you would pay inside germany.
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11.02.2008, 11:22 AM	#5
Thin_icE bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 202	I guess I'll lose the love to some euros then, and order all 8 SYRs at once
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11.02.2008, 11:25 AM	#6
al shabbray Posts: n/a	they are worth it!
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11.02.2008, 11:30 AM	#7
Thin_icE bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 202	Well, thanks a lot then. I hope this thread can be useful for anyone else than me
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11.02.2008, 12:16 PM	#8
greedrex invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in yr fotobukit Posts: 6,588	amazon marketplace dude. way to go. all good. not amazon in the us, but amazon portugal __________________ Greed Recordings bandcamp ~The Rex~, stalkin' yr shit since 2008.
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11.02.2008, 02:10 PM	#9
Thin_icE bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 202	amazon portugal does not exist (at least yet), so I buy all the stuff from the british amazon
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11.02.2008, 02:18 PM	#10
al shabbray Posts: n/a	maybe you should check between german/uk/french amazon site, maybe the prices will differ
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11.02.2008, 03:01 PM	#11
SonicBebs expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,680	i got all my SYR's from Amazon (except SYR8 which i found in HMV oddly). But then i'm in the uk. So its not much help to you. Except to say that they are incredible. Enjoy!
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11.02.2008, 04:49 PM	#12
EvdWee 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Posts: 754	just looked on kung fu. all syr's on vinyl (if not possible, then cd) go to europe for 126,50$ (incl shipping). when i just look on the dutch cd stores, you pay €14 per syr on cd without shipping. so kung fu isn't really that expensive.
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11.03.2008, 05:22 AM	#13
SonicBebs expwy. to yr skull Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,680	every time i go onto Kung Foo i get a message saying that their security licence is dodgy/expired. Any one else get that?
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11.03.2008, 05:02 PM	#15
eduveloper bad moon rising Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: below amsterdam sealevel Posts: 107	Total Items: 11 Weight: 6.31lbs Amount: $173.00 all Quantities are 1 Item Name / Unit = Total Daydream Nation Deluxe re-issue CD / $25.00 $25.00 Bomb Pop / Size - X-Large / $20.00 $20.00 Goo Deluxe Edition CD / $25.00 $25.00 Sonic Youth Taping Sticker and Button Set / $5.00 $5.00 Sonic Nurse / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00 Master-Dik CD / $9.00 $9.00 Dirty Deluxe Edition CD / $25.00 $25.00 Murray Street / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00 NYC Ghosts and Flowers / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00 Sister / Format - CD / $11.00 $11.00 Battery Park T-Shirt / Size - X-Large / $20.00 $20.00 Sub-Total: $173.00 Charging 41 dollars shipping. Not too much altogether with the current euro ... kungfu works OK with paypal
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11.04.2008, 01:01 PM	#16
ruben empty page Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 26	I lived in Lisbon for some time. And I often saw SYR releases at fnac. And if not there, you can always order them through a local record store, no? Allthough I must admit good record stores are rare in Lisbon/Portugal
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11.04.2008, 01:36 PM	#17
blunderbuss invito al cielo Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,526	The problem with Amazon marketplace is that quite often sellers don't actually keep the items that they're selling in stock. The Caiman and dvdlegacy sellers are particularly bad for that, although they're by no means the only ones. I generally don't buy from marketplace sellers with a rating below 97%.
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11.04.2008, 04:58 PM	#18
█████████ expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,736	they are not hard to find, any decent record store have them. a few example of portuguese online stores where you can get syr records: ananana.pt flur.pt cdgo.com
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11.04.2008, 05:06 PM	#20
Thin_icE bad moon rising Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 202	You're getting me wrong, I know there are stores in Portugal that sell SYR records, the problem is that they're usually way too expensive for what we find in international sellers, that's why I'm interested in buying outside of Portugal. Anyway, I've seen some official papers stating that the customs no-taxing limit will be raised to 150€ in Decemeber, so I guess I'll wait a bit and then order from the US.
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