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Recently, more and more people are imbued with the idea of online shopping in stores abroad. Why do people do it, easy to understand. Firstly, you do not have to pay extra charge Seller for rent and other details, and secondly, why it is so historically Historically, that in the majority of Russian offline and online prices are much higher than the shops than in foreign (margin sometimes unjustifiably large), and thirdly, you do not need to go to the shopping malls in their holidays and the crowd among the same "lucky", buy at least in the morning! I think that these arguments are enough to think about online shopping in stores abroad. Less is only one: not all online stores have a direct delivery to the country where you are. To solve this urgent problem are called intermediary services, analysis of the characteristics of each of which we now turn.
In order not to spread the idea of the tree, will focus on the three most popular version of our readers' services (Shipito, EbayToday and ShopFans), Collecting basic data in the overall table for comparison.
| Shipito | EbayToday | ShopFans | |
| Countries with which the service works | US, Austria, China (was a warehouse in Hong Kong, which is temporarily unavailable due to relocation of the warehouse to another place) | USA, England, Germany, China | USA |
| Service: Warehouse | Processing one incoming parcels - $ 8.50 | The cost of processing each parcel - $ 3 | $ 3 - Treatment parcels weighing 3lb (1.3 kg) $ 5 - sending processing weighing 3lb and higher |
| Service: to combine several parcels | Virtual mailbox. $ 10 per month or $ 50 per year. The fee for each parcel virtual box - $ 2.50 |
Is free | Is free |
| Services: purchase and shipment to the destination country | Buying through a middleman cost $ 8.50 for every 10 unique products, service commission is 8% of the total value of goods and bank fee 4.3% | service fee - $ 10 | — |
| Shipping cost calculator | Link to calculator | Link to calculator | Link to calculator |
| The cost and terms of delivery of the cheapest packages weighing 1 kg from the US to Russia | $ 16.05 (Airmail Economy) Without insurance and tracking numbers |
$ 19.45 (First-Class Mail International) Without insurance and tracking numbers |
$ 37.49 (Priority-BWW) There is a tracking number |
| Free storage of stock | 90 days | 30 - 45 days (depending on the selected service) | 60 days |
| Insurance | It uses a combination of insurance and self-insurance carrier. The cost can be specified in the calculator delivery. | Insurance there is. Details - on the stage of collecting the parcel. If it is a smartphone or cell phone insurance is 5% of the cost. | Sending can be insured for up to $ 1,000 at the rate of $ 3 for every $ 100 of insurance. (Insured only in case of non-sending). |
| photo content | Photo 3 - $ 1 | Photo 3 - $ 1 10 photos - $ 2.5 |
$ 5, you can order photos of the entire contents of the resulting package. Number of photos is not limited! |
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What is extra. information and actions you will be required when using the services?
In general, it is the verification of your account by providing some or other documents (scanned passport, your passport photo, and so on). Also, when ordering you will have to fill out a customs declaration. It is not difficult, but if you are too lazy, services intermediary may do it for you for a small extra. fee.
What you need to remember that the experience is not the first time was disappointing for you:
- If the order is for a large sum, always use the insurance and shipping method with tracking (with a tracking number).
- If you want the service to make the purchase for you, it is better to ask if he carries work with a particular store (this applies to purchases in cases of small or fine online stores).
- Make sure that the reverse withdrawal will not make you any inconvenience.
- All calculators have services delivery and multiple shipping methods. Try different and look at the total amount.
- Before you pay for a purchase in the store, look for a code for a discount in the store (on sites such as www.retailmenot.com).
- To recommend very careful to include SMS informing on transactions with your card (if you have not already enabled).
I hope that the information provided will be useful to you. Ask your questions in the comments, write what services intermediaries do you prefer and why.
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