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Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #300 on: March 05, 2012, 03:54:56 AM »
 

VortexHead

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Does anyone know when the pre ordering ends?

Also, does anyone know who dealing with everything at Mana cards at the moment, I've sent them a number of emails over the weekend but havn't received any responses, Erik is normally very quick with customer service so I was thinking maybe they've got someone new in to help out, anyone had any contact with anyone other than Erik?
« Last Edit: March 05, 2012, 04:05:36 AM by VortexHead »
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Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #301 on: March 05, 2012, 04:09:49 AM »
 

Mago

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well i calculated and i get $5 per deck to ship. Of course this is a estimate. And they are charging 15 way over price.
"A deck of cards is  like a bottle of wine the older the better"!!!!
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #302 on: March 05, 2012, 04:55:34 AM »
 

DeckOfCards

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well i calculated and i get $5 per deck to ship. Of course this is a estimate. And they are charging 15 way over price.
What do you mean by that?
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #303 on: March 05, 2012, 04:57:46 AM »
 

cosmicsecret

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My quote for shipping is in : 73 USD for 12 decks to germany!  :o :o :o
They say only EMS is aviable for germany.
I went to the PHiLLi Postoffice website and checked the prices
http://www.philpost.gov.ph/web/
They are overcharging me at least 17USD for shipping and in worst case even 30USD to much.

Paying such a high postage is even more then the weekly paycheck of the postmen in Manila. >:(
Currently waiting for those decks being released :
- Seasons [Primavera / Seronda]  / Aether [Vortex] / Bicycle [Actuators] / Mana [Oracle] / The Blue Crown - [Altruism] / Encarded [Tendril]
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #304 on: March 05, 2012, 05:56:14 AM »
 

Mago

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well i calculated and i get $5 per deck to ship. Of course this is a estimate. And they are charging 15 way over price.
What do you mean by that?
i went to my postal office web site and did a estimate from there city to my city. Yeah there is some high shipping prices if you want 1 or 2 days but the one they offer which takes 2 to 3 weeks is $5.
"A deck of cards is  like a bottle of wine the older the better"!!!!
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #305 on: March 05, 2012, 06:09:31 AM »
 

DeckOfCards

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Making money off shipping? Bad way of business mana playing cards is doing.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #306 on: March 05, 2012, 06:25:34 AM »
 

digipunk

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Making money off shipping? Bad way of business mana playing cards is doing.
It's called "handling fee" :mindf-ck: :mindf-ck: :mindf-ck:
I agree charging reasonable handling fees is necessary for those companies, but I also think it should be a fixed amount for however decks we buy, instead of a fixed rate that increases the fee proportionally to the number of decks. In fact, the more decks we buy, the more discount they should provide.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #307 on: March 05, 2012, 06:33:59 AM »
 

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In order for them to do that, digi, they'd have to overcharge for shipping low numbers of decks; it costs more to sip heavier things, so the price increases along with the number of decks; it HAS to.  The shipping does seem to be inflated in this case, though.

Honestly, I thought these looked cool when they were first revealed but I've tota;;y gone off them; it's really just a re-colour, after all.  Doubt I'm getting any.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #308 on: March 05, 2012, 06:48:41 AM »
 

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Am I the only one that hasn't gotten an email about shipping?
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Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #309 on: March 05, 2012, 07:03:30 AM »
 

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I shipped 12 decks from Thailand to USA via EMS before.
I put them in a small now and that costed 53$.

But 73$ is unbelievable.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #310 on: March 05, 2012, 07:21:57 AM »
 

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Am I the only one that hasn't gotten an email about shipping?
Nope you're not the only one.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #311 on: March 05, 2012, 08:04:24 AM »
 

digipunk

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This is why I complained about the shipping fee of Mana decks.

The weight of a deck is about 90-100g, so:
1 brick package = 1.5-2.0Kg
2 brick package = 2.5-3.0Kg
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Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #312 on: March 05, 2012, 08:21:32 AM »
 

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I got my shipping email but no option, only one choice. I ordered 4 decks and the shipping to Canada is $28. Total for 4 decks with shipping $65.50.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #313 on: March 05, 2012, 08:22:30 AM »
 

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This is why I complained about the shipping fee of Mana decks.

The weight of a deck is about 90-100g, so:
1 brick package = 1.5-2.0Kg
2 brick package = 2.5-3.0Kg
WHAT! Mana really overpriced their shipping. Shipping 2 bricks to me was $80 for 2-3 days and $60 for 2-3 weeks.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #314 on: March 05, 2012, 08:25:47 AM »
 

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Shipping price varies thru countries, but I agree that this is really overprice.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #315 on: March 05, 2012, 08:30:31 AM »
 

digipunk

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@Phantom1412, I agree.
@xlacs, $28 is reasonable because in my chart it still takes $23.5 from Taiwan.
 
WHAT! Mana really overpriced their shipping. Shipping 2 bricks to me was $80 for 2-3 days and $60 for 2-3 weeks.
$80 is too crazy...
If you gave me $80 for shipping, I could send 6 bricks to you via EMS. haha :t11: :t11:
Even a normal priority parcel takes only 6-10 days to US... and for 2 bricks it's about $35.
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Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #316 on: March 05, 2012, 08:34:04 AM »
 

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I just received a quote from Manila to Sydney for a brick and the postage cost is $53 via EMS


Is this reasonable?
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #317 on: March 05, 2012, 08:39:46 AM »
 

digipunk

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I just received a quote from Manila to Sydney for a brick and the postage cost is $53 via EMS

Is this reasonable?

I don't know... :mindf-ck: :mindf-ck: :mindf-ck:
But Australia is in Oceania, I can send a 2Kg package to you via EMS and it needs only $23...
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #318 on: March 05, 2012, 08:49:20 AM »
 

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I just received a quote from Manila to Sydney for a brick and the postage cost is $53 via EMS


Is this reasonable?
I dont think so. Mine quote for 4 bricks to singapore is 63USd via EMS
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #319 on: March 05, 2012, 08:57:58 AM »
 

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how the hell can you order 4 bricks ??!! can help me order ?? then divide shipping price
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #320 on: March 05, 2012, 09:00:19 AM »
 

digipunk

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Actually I am lazy to post the "Bulk EMS Discount" :karrit:
 
When a person sends many packages once, there are further discount for him: $333+ is 5%, $666+ is 10%, $2000+ is 15%, $3,333+ is 20%, and $5,000+ is 25%. Well, I know every country has different EMS pricing, it's meaningless to post this.
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #321 on: March 05, 2012, 09:05:10 AM »
 

DeckOfCards

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how the hell can you order 4 bricks ??!! can help me order ?? then divide shipping price
Simply because i asked?
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #322 on: March 05, 2012, 09:12:05 AM »
 

Mago

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no matter how you added it they are overpricing there shipping. Not even the big companies charge as much as they do for regular shipping. they quoted me 28 for 4 deck estimate time 2 to 3 weeks (not days weeks). k im done complaining time to move on and wait for the tendril and seasons deck.

Edit:Another explanation why they could be charging so much for shipping is. I think they hired a company to ship out the decks. Because i ask them a eta for shipping and they told me "We will notify everyone of target shipping date once stock is cleared with Cutting Edge warehouse"
« Last Edit: March 05, 2012, 09:17:17 AM by Mago »
"A deck of cards is  like a bottle of wine the older the better"!!!!
 

Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #323 on: March 05, 2012, 09:33:40 AM »
 

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no matter how you added it they are overpricing there shipping. Not even the big companies charge as much as they do for regular shipping. they quoted me 28 for 4 deck estimate time 2 to 3 weeks (not days weeks). k im done complaining time to move on and wait for the tendril and seasons deck.

Edit:Another explanation why they could be charging so much for shipping is. I think they hired a company to ship out the decks. Because i ask them a eta for shipping and they told me "We will notify everyone of target shipping date once stock is cleared with Cutting Edge warehouse"

I agree with you too. When we started complaining my dear Skulkor brothers' shipping fees, they then said they asked their carrier to lower the price. So I agree with you that most card companies including D&D might hire such carriers to deal with the shipping work. Another example is the Clot and Zenneth's B&W New Fan Back, they are both in Hong Kong, the former charged high shipping fee while the latter didn't. And I remember when people asked Zenneth why he could not check his delivery status on the website, Zenneth said he just went to the postal office and sent out the packages. I guess that's why the shipping fee of B&W New Fan Back was very acceptable to buyers -- he packaged the decks, brought them to the postal office, lined up and filled the dispatch notes by himself.

 
@xlacs, $28 is reasonable because in my chart it still takes $23.5 from Taiwan.
xlacs, if it takes 2-3 weeks, then I have to say it's unreasonable... :mindf-ck: :mindf-ck: :mindf-ck:
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Re: Mana Deck
« Reply #324 on: March 05, 2012, 02:08:43 PM »
 

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Can someone please send me the support email for this company? I need to talk to them about still not recieving my shipping email.
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