Author Topic: (Free) US shipping forwarding service (Read 5855 times)

WhiteFireDragon · « **on:** Tue, 14 February 2012, 00:45:01 »

Mod edit: Please see the new mail-forwarding resource, here: http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=37277.msg709212 Thanks.

If you need anything from the US shipped out internationally, I can do it for you. Main store is probably Amazon.com/keyboardco since I know keyboardco does not offer their products to non-US amazon. I have amazon prime membership, so I get free 2-day shipping options, and also no tax. I can also get stuff from newegg, but they have a really limited inventory of mechanical keyboard stuff, I'll get taxed, and shipping from newegg to me is not free most of the time.

I'm doing this to help out the community, there are no catch to this. You simply pay me for exact cost of the item + shipping costs to you. I'm not making any profit from this, but you can throw in a tip if you'd like. But by no means am I asking for one or expecting any tip.

To give you an idea how much it costs, I just helped someone with a Yellow TKL Filco Limited Edition from amazon/keyboardco for $150, and international shipping to him was only ~$15 by USPS first class international from the US to Canada. Of course it'll vary by country, and 4 pound is max (heavier would require priority mail that cost a little more). A set of keycaps costs ~$6-7 to ship it international.

PM me or post here if you need something bought/shipped.

balanar · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 14 February 2012, 05:49:39 »

Hey PM me if you think we can work out a deal to make this sort of a long term kind of arrangement. I forsee I'm gonna be ordering things from here for a loooong time.

Oh and have you managed to get the o rings from the manufacturer yet?

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 14 February 2012, 20:40:49 »

Not sure what kind of "deal" you're talking about, I'm willing to do this as long as I'm active on this forum and not too tied up with the outside world haha

O-rings from my other group has an ETA for next week according to the manufacturer.

balanar · « **Reply #3 on:** Wed, 15 February 2012, 04:54:44 »

PM'ed you!

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 19 February 2012, 23:34:39 »

Last call. I'm shipping 6 packages/keyboards to people this coming week. If you don't get orders in by Tuesday, it won't arrive to my place in time to ship out this week, and after this week I'll be too busy with school/applications to provide this service.

If anyone else wants to help with this, please do. I'm only one person :tongue:

elton5354 · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 19 February 2012, 23:47:10 »

Mine already arrived at your place? Quick!

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #6 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 23:12:41 »

For our international friends here

6 TKL keyboards and a bunch of other random stuff.

Quote from: elton5354;519346

Mine already arrived at your place? Quick!

Yes, had yours for a few days. Your package was also included in that pic up there

Elrick · « **Reply #7 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 23:21:24 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;513846

If you need anything from the US shipped out internationally, I can do it for you.

I'm doing this to help out the community, there are no catch to this. You simply pay me for exact cost of the item + shipping costs to you. I'm not making any profit from this, but you can throw in a tip if you'd like. But by no means am I asking for one or expecting any tip.

PM me or post here if you need something bought/shipped.

I nearly wet myself when I saw your post. PLEASE WhiteFireDragon say you are not finished with this service yet?

I would love a Beautiful Filco from you, but now I have to check out Amazon to see what's available for me to buy. Again, you are a Champ, thank you so much for doing this.

Elrick · « **Reply #8 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 23:34:02 »

I so want and need a Filco keyboard so can you let me know how I can arrange that with you?

As usual, WhiteFireDragon, you are by definition a Brilliant Person. Thank you.

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #9 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 23:38:02 »

Elrick, I already replied to your PM on the details. So yes, I'm still offering this service. Although after this week, I'll be pretty busy with school/applications/work, so wished you would have seen this earlier. Your package could have been included in today's shipment.

Btw, you sure do a lot of sucking-up to me, twice for the two different times you ordered O-rings, and one more time here. It's making me blush haha. But thanks for the compliment.

demik · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 22 February 2012, 23:38:25 »

if he's too busy and he doesn't mind, i can help you out.

Elrick · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 23 February 2012, 00:24:11 »

Quote from: demik;522708

if he's too busy and he doesn't mind, i can help you out.

No worries, I have already Paypal'ed him. Getting the all White Filco Ninja Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless, NKR, Tactile Action, USA Keyboard FKBN87M/EFW2.

Sorry I keep sucking hard here on this forum, but you guys deserve it. You offer a service without even thinking about yourselves. Here in Australia, you've got individuals with their hands out looking for huge sums of cash to do very little.

But you guys have set the standard, of being very decent people wanting to share the love of Mechanical Keyboards all around the World. And all I can say is Thank You very much from the bottom of my Heart.

NeeGo · « **Reply #12 on:** Thu, 23 February 2012, 00:37:02 »

WhiteFireDragon, very, very generous of you to offer this service for free to our international (relatively speaking) enthusiasts. Big ups to you and to demik for offering to continue the service.

dorkvader · « **Reply #13 on:** Thu, 23 February 2012, 17:11:54 »

Having just shipped something to Canada, I'd be willing to carry the torch as well, at least until the summer is over.

So if Demik's busy, I'd be willing, too.
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Hah, we could have a whole shipping consortium.

funnyj · « **Reply #14 on:** Thu, 23 February 2012, 22:53:04 »

wooot! I can't waaiiit! You sir are an amazing person

wasabah · « **Reply #15 on:** Tue, 28 February 2012, 15:28:24 »

Hey guys,
I was just directed to this thread by dorkvader (thanks for that).

I'm looking for a new Kinesis Advantage, as the German reseller wants ~490 USD for it.
So even with shipping I would save a lot of money, probably.

Do you know how much shipping to Germany is?
And would you be willing to send it to me?
That would be so über-awesome!!!

dorkvader · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 28 February 2012, 19:49:39 »

Last time I shipped a kinesis, it was to canada, and the dimensions were 21*7*13 (inches). The post office lady said it was 6lbs and 3 ounces. According to USPS calc, this would be just under $50 shipped to Germany using their "priority mail international" service.

I triple-boxed mine, so I imagine it would be a little less, as they really upcharge on weight instead of size, so if we got some light packing materials, I think it would work out.

So this Kinesis is $269 shipper from amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Kinesis-Corporation-Kb500usb-blk-Contouredkeyboards-Available/dp/B000LVJ9W8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330479941&sr=8-1

And it'd be ~$50 to mail it to Germany, so it'd come in at $320-ish, I think in total.
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I don't know if Whitefiredragon is still available to do this, but Demik and I have both offered to do keyboard mail forwarding for international people. Perhaps if you PM someone, you could get a happy kinesis.

Hope I helped

mickd · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 28 February 2012, 22:54:01 »

This is great! Have any of you shipped a TKL to Australia? I'm curious how much that would be.

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #18 on:** Wed, 29 February 2012, 18:52:48 »

Big thanks to dorkvader and demik also

I'm getting a few more stuff in, and there will be another shipment wave later this week. If you package goes out, I'll PM you.

Quote from: dorkvader;529996

Last time I shipped a kinesis, it was to canada, and the dimensions were 21*7*13 (inches). The post office lady said it was 6lbs and 3 ounces. According to USPS calc, this would be just under $50 shipped to Germany using their "priority mail international" service.

Whoa over 6 lbs is a bit much. Can you comment of a kinesis is lighter or heavier than a full size filco? Never had a kinesis before, so I don't know how heavy it actually is. If you can squeeze it just under 4 lbs, then it's $30 by USPS first class international. If over 4 pounds, it has to go by USPS priority, which prices can shoot up rapidly.

Quote from: mickd;530296

This is great! Have any of you shipped a TKL to Australia? I'm curious how much that would be.

Yeah, shipped a filco TKL to Australia for someone that also saw this thread. It costs $30 by USPS first class international.

wasabah · « **Reply #19 on:** Thu, 01 March 2012, 06:23:26 »

Hey guys,
I really appreciate your offers. I'm really impressed as to how helpful and nice people are on here.
Well, I guess I'm bound to stay.

I read that customs can be a real pain in the buttocks when it comes to stuff like this.
I will move to Japan in April and found a shop there that sells it with english layout for
about 260€, which is still a good deal. (And no customs hassle.)

Again, thank you very much!

dorkvader · « **Reply #20 on:** Thu, 01 March 2012, 08:41:59 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;531312

Whoa over 6 lbs is a bit much. Can you comment of a kinesis is lighter or heavier than a full size filco? Never had a kinesis before, so I don't know how heavy it actually is. If you can squeeze it just under 4 lbs, then it's $30 by USPS first class international. If over 4 pounds, it has to go by USPS priority, which prices can shoot up rapidly.

The Kinesis isn't heavier, as far as I know. Mine was 6Lbs, because of the two extra boxes I had (three total).
If I had one box (Like from the manufacturer, or something) with some lightweight packing material (Like the one I just got in the mail yesterday) then it would be a lot lighter.

sherryton · « **Reply #21 on:** Fri, 02 March 2012, 16:20:46 »

I wouldn't mind helping to get some additional feedback! But I will only ship once a week.

Elrick · « **Reply #22 on:** Sat, 03 March 2012, 21:06:05 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;531312

Yeah, shipped a filco TKL to Australia for someone that also saw this thread. It costs $30 by USPS first class international.

YES, I'll be getting mine soon, a brand new White Baby that deserves her paramount position on my desk.

All I can say about WhiteFireDragon, we are not worthy, we are not worthy..........he stands amongst the Greatest Humanitarians that have ever lived.

dingo · « **Reply #23 on:** Wed, 07 March 2012, 09:10:29 »

Quote from: Elrick;534365

YES, I'll be getting mine soon, a brand new White Baby that deserves her paramount position on my desk.

All I can say about WhiteFireDragon, we are not worthy, we are not worthy..........he stands amongst the Greatest Humanitarians that have ever lived.

Great Success!

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #24 on:** Fri, 09 March 2012, 00:02:28 »

Lots of goodies went out a few days ago. I still need to catch up with PMs, so give me some time to do that.

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #25 on:** Fri, 09 March 2012, 00:12:29 »

Btw, if anyone else is shipping stuff, here are exact weight of some keyboards and retail box/accessories:

Filco/CM storm TKL
keyboard only: 34.88 ounces
retail box + accessories: 11.88 ounces

Razer Black Widow
keyboard only: ~46 ounces
retail box + accessories: 32.7 ounces

Kinesis Advantage
keyboard only: 35.7 ounces
box + accessories: 17.7 ounces

tsangan · « **Reply #26 on:** Fri, 09 March 2012, 00:49:13 »

wiki material right there ;p

dfxdx · « **Reply #27 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 10:25:09 »

Any of you kind hearted guys/gals still offering this service? After payday next week I'm hoping to grab this board just for the 2shot caps: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHERRY-G81-1822HQMUS-PS2-BLACK-KEYBOARD?item=230761044710
Would be grateful if someone could strip the caps and send them to London, UK. You are most welcome to keep the board/dispose/sell on etc. Please let me know if you can help out. Apologies in advance, a bit more work than just sticking a new address label and stamp on the box and stuffing it in the mail.

PS Open to anyone: happy to provide a forwarding service from the UK to anywhere

dorkvader · « **Reply #28 on:** Fri, 16 March 2012, 13:30:35 »

Sure, I'm willing. I just made a decent wire keypuller, and I want to start using it. I don't know about anyone else in this topic who has offered. I don't want to steal their thunder.

Hah we need to make a list of GH'ers willing to forward, with a list of their locations.

dfxdx · « **Reply #29 on:** Sun, 18 March 2012, 13:24:40 »

Many thanks in advance. I'll send you a PM to sort out all the details.

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Author Topic: (Free) US shipping forwarding service (Read 5855 times)