DVDfromkorea

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 15 Apr 2006, 10:07

Right these guys appear cheap initially but bob almighty are their shipping rates expensive.

It's now $10.99 to post one DVD to UK!!!

So like a £12 K-disc almost ends up being £20! Is that whack or what? How are these guys with customs though?

Is YesAsia better for bulk buying then?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Apr 2006, 17:16

I've never found them to be cheap, CD WOW and KoreanDVDs always beat them. I've yet to use Yes Asia either as the two above are still cheaper.

Often I've checked by adding something to my cart to see how much the total is (which includes 2% if you pay with PayPal) and they're always more than CD WOW or KoreanDVDs.

brooce-leroy · Post by **brooce-leroy** » 16 Apr 2006, 17:34

Customs wise, they give you (the customer) an array of options (at the order processing stage) to choose from in which to beat customs.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Apr 2006, 21:39

For the price they charge (which you're going to pay) I should hope so to (over customs charges which you "may" pay).

No thanks.

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 19 Apr 2006, 11:10

dvdfromkorea are one of the best retailers for korean dvd's, their service is excellent, and u never have problems with customs because u can tel them what u want on the package (gift) and what amount u want on your bill.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 19 Apr 2006, 14:46

The shipping is 7.49$ to Finland (just tested with Running Wild 2 Disc LE) and 10.99$ for two dvds (Running Wild 2 disc + Shadowless Sword 2 Disc). For me dvdfromkorea is usually the cheapest option. Especially since cdwow usually doesn't have anything I'm looking for, my visa electron doesn't work at koreandvds (the only internet store I know with this problem, tested over 30 stores) and new dvds usually cost about 6$ more at yesasia.

Comparison
Shadowless Sword + Running Wild + shipping (to my address)
Cdwow: doesn't have + doesn't have
Yesasia: 30 + 28 + 0 = 58$
dvdfromkorea: 22 + 24 + 11 = 57$

Hmmm... this time the difference wasn't as big as I thought it would be

All three stores are very customs friendly.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 19 Apr 2006, 15:21

Fair enough. I was talking about to the UK of course.

Ricochan38 wrote:their service is excellent

That's kind of a moot point when they all offer good customer services.

Ricochan38 wrote:and u never have problems with customs because u can tel them what u want on the package (gift) and what amount u want on your bill.

That's not guaranteed to work is it? They could still open it.

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 20 Apr 2006, 09:22

bradavon wrote:Fair enough. I was talking about to the UK of course.

Ricochan38 wrote:their service is excellent
That's kind of a moot point when they all offer good customer services.

Ricochan38 wrote:and u never have problems with customs because u can tel them what u want on the package (gift) and what amount u want on your bill.
That's not guaranteed to work is it? They could still open it.

I let them put a low amount on the bill, under 30 $ or something like that, and then you dont get stung..

when i order at yesasia i get stung almost every time, so i stopped ordering there..

BTW the damn customs stopped me for the first time on the airport this time when i returned from bangkok, and I had my suitcase full with about 20 asian dvd's, but they only cared about american dvd's and illegal ones...so i could walk through without paying anything...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Apr 2006, 10:15

OMG I've NEVER heard of that happening. You're lucky they didn't igorantely assume they were bootlegs because "they're Asian so must be".

Look what happened to LD over his DVDs and dumbass customs.

So would've Aussie DVDs got through? Imagine if you had had illegal DVDs in your bag. OMG I've been through Customs a few times with a handful of bootleg DVDs. I tend to stick to proper Thai DVDs but at the price/quality of most Thai bootleg DVDs I usually pick a handful up.

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 21 Apr 2006, 12:09

The funny thing is that i did also have 2 bootlegs from USA movies, but they thought they were real

that shows how competent they are.....

They said u can bring about 3 usa movies...if u bring more u will have to pay for it...and anything illegal will be taken off course..

But i dont understand why they did not care about asian dvd's...when they sting you for an online order, they are asian dvd;s also........?!?!?
They did open one of my asian dvd's to see what they looked like....and said it was ok.

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 21 Apr 2006, 12:11

BTW i ordered shadowless sword and art of seduction yesterday and they are already shipped out today...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Apr 2006, 12:17

Ricochan38 wrote:They said u can bring about 3 usa movies...if u bring more u will have to pay for it...and anything illegal will be taken off course..

I would guess becuase the procedure already holds people up enough they have to be careful not to cause major distruption.

Ricochan38 wrote:They did open one of my asian dvd's to see what they looked like....and said it was ok.

And they can tell by looking at it???

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 21 Apr 2006, 12:40

Maybe they reckon that anything with Asian characters on it must be pirated?

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 24 Apr 2006, 08:01

EvaUnit02 wrote:Maybe they reckon that anything with Asian characters on it must be pirated?

No, because those 20 asian dvd;s i could all take without probs...and i think they did not know much about dvd's anyway...

I think they know more about clothes and things like that.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 24 Apr 2006, 23:34

Ricochan38 wrote: No, because those 20 asian dvd;s i could all take without probs...and i think they did not know much about dvd's anyway...

What? Could you please rephrase that? No offense, but I don't speak Engrish.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 24 Apr 2006, 23:42

Well, I got what he said. He says that he was able to import 20 DVDs without problems. He also thinks that they (customs) don't have any clue about DVDs either, meaning that they aren't even able to judge whether a DVD is a bootleg or not.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 25 Apr 2006, 02:05

Ta LD.

Ricochan38 · Post by **Ricochan38** » 25 Apr 2006, 11:01

thelostdragon wrote:Well, I got what he said. He says that he was able to import 20 DVDs without problems. He also thinks that they (customs) don't have any clue about DVDs either, meaning that they aren't even able to judge whether a DVD is a bootleg or not.

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