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Playing Card Chat ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ => Playing Card Plethora => The Pasteboard Bazaar - Sales, Trades & In Search Of (STISO) => Topic started by: Joshua Robinson on November 13, 2011, 12:19:40 AM
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>:(hey >:( im looking for a brick of tallys and i am looking for 3 red circle backs, 3 blue circle backs, 3 red fan backs and 3 blue fan backs. i live in Australia, i know postage is heaps :(, but i am looking for them. i can pay anywhere between $50- $60, including postage, but if it costs more please tell me and ill change my offer price. ;)
thank you!! :)
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If someone was to do this on a non-profit basis, the cards would cost over $50 (Aus) without the postage.
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I'm not sure about shipping costs, but you can order these from t11.
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I'm not sure about shipping costs, but you can order these from t11.
The shipping alone would be around 33$
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The shipping alone would be around 33$
Alright, I wasn't sure.
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thanks anyways guys
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JUST MODIFIED IT!!!
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JUST MODIFIED IT!!!
If you are okay to pay around 50-60$. Why don't you order from T11 yourself?
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because then i need to use my mothers credit card
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because then i need to use my mothers credit card
Then if anyone can sell them to you. How will you pay it?
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i will pay by direct bank transfer
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why dont you just buy a visa gift card?
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im only 14, and how do i get one of those?
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you go to one of your major stores and ask for one i dont know if there would be any in Australia but it's worth the try.
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okay thank you
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i will pay by direct bank transfer
OK, so you've modified it and even though we already said that the cards would be over $50 and the postage would be $33 if someone did this for you without making any money for themselves, you're still offering $50-60. Also, international bank transfers are a pain to deal with and will cost around $40 to do.
I think for the way you want to do it now, it would cost you around $140 total.
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OK, so you've modified it and even though we already said that the cards would be over $50 and the postage would be $33 if someone did this for you without making any money for themselves, you're still offering $50-60. Also, international bank transfers are a pain to deal with and will cost around $40 to do.
I think for the way you want to do it now, it would cost you around $140 total.
The 50-60$ is included the shipping.
But I didn't know international bank transfer would cost that much.
@Fiveofheart
Borrow your mother credit card is the best and easiest choice.
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okay thanks for the input
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bank transfer?!?! paypal people its pretty dang cool.
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bank transfer?!?! paypal people its pretty dang cool.
They're a bunch of pirates. Don't give them your bank details; put them in every time.
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bank transfer?!?! paypal people its pretty dang cool.
He said he doesn't have credit cards, so I guess he doesn't have paypal too.
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no, unless i use my mothers
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All right, I just did some math here. In US dollars, the cost of Tally-Ho decks (half-dozen of each variety) is $2.02 a pack or $24.24 a dozen from Theory11 - the cheapest prices I've seen for them at retail. Each deck weighs approximately 3.3 ounces, so the lot would weigh about 2.5 pounds.
The cheapest international method of shipping T11 offers is US Postal Service Priority Mail International. If your delivery would fit in a Small Flat Rate box, it would only cost $13.95 - BUT using standard measures for a deck of cards (approx. 3.5" long, 2.5" wide, 0.7" thick), a brick won't fit, especially when inserting packing material. If, however, you ordered maybe eight decks, it would fit in the small flat-rate box (snugly, but it would fit with packing), and you wouldn't get raked over the coals on shipping. You might actually get away with making an eight deck purchase for as little as US$40-$45. Current exchange rates have the Aussie dollar nearly identical in value to the US dollar.
The small flat-rate box is in inches 8-5/8 by 5-3/8 by 1-5/8. Max capacity 4 pounds.
The alternative is the medium rate box, max cap 20 pounds. Measures either 13-5/8" x 11-7/8" x 3-3/8" or 11" x 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" (two sizes available). The cost is a murderous $45.50.
There are slight discounts for ordering postage online, but not enough to make a huge dent in the cost, plus T11 will charge you enough for packing to make up for those savings and a little more.
Best possible solution for you is either:
1) Save your Aussie dollars and place a BIG order to make shipping worthwhile, or
2) Place an order 1/3 less and get reasonable shipping. Specify to T11 to use small flat rate box if possible to save on costs, though they're likely to do that anyway. Ask if they'll still give you the six-deck discount of 10% percent if your six-or-more decks is split between two varieties of Tally Hos. Otherwise, you'll only get 5% off the normal $2.25 price.
I wish I could tell you that Tally Ho was cheaper/easier to get. USPC considers it a regional brand, and the geographical region in question is now just the New York City metropolitan area (I live there). They're not easy to find outside of New York except for magic retailers both online and off, so it makes it especially hard to find internationally. Major national retailers here are only interested in nationally known brands, or at the least a regional brand with a larger region than just one metropolitan area. It's a shame, too, since they're among the finest standard cards USPC makes, and were even requested by name by a character in the classic movie "The Sting".
Consider getting together with friends and placing a larger order, or ordering from wholesaler Kardwell or perhaps even USPC if they'll allow it. Be leery about ordering from Asian companies - there's been a lot of counterfeit USPC product coming out of East Asia, China in particular. I helped them track down a distributor of the bogus goods recently. I just checked Kardwell and you can get a mixed half-gross for $147, discounts for full and two gross orders.