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How the hell do I cope with this

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puddin tame

Aug 14, 2010
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#1
For the first time ever I have ordered a bass online. I'm in new zealand and have ordered a USA p bass from ebay (saving about $700 from buying it in my country)

I feel like a 5 year old counting down to christmas... I haven't spent an hour without refreshing the ebay tracking page, and it doesn't help that the USPS tracker seems to update a day behind:spit:

I know... just put it out of my mind. I can't!! i'm googling pictures of the model, oggling the bought auction page... i'm going nuts over here


that is all, just hoping to vent/ know i'm not the only one out there
 
#10
Gotta be careful about getting too antsy or you will jinx the whole thing.

I bought a loaded body last week and it arrived in very good time last saturday, but because of a favor to a friend helping him with a boat he was prepping for sale, and a federal holiday, it sat in the post office until wednesday before I had an opportunity to pick it up. It was maddening knowing it was right there and I couldn't get my hot little hands on it.
 
#15
I feel for you, just try to keep occupied doing other things.

I had to wait almost two weeks for a very rare bass (one of approx. 200 ever made) I bought on ebay.
Customs entered the information wrong three (3!!!) times while at the border according to the UPS tracker.
I think they were playing it in the warehouse...

But it eventually got here all in one piece.
Very stressful, though.
 
#16
The bass will get hauled up in Customs and held until you pay the GST and inspections fees. Tracking will say "arrived customs" or something like that. You'll get a demand letter in the mail. One time they sent the letter to the wrong address, who sent it back taking their own sweet time, until about three weeks later I got it. Extra fun times waiting on a bass when you know it's in the country.

Another time a pedal took 2 months, must have gone via Greenland or something. Did I panic? No, it always shows up eventually.
 
#20
Downunderwonder said:
The bass will get hauled up in Customs and held until you pay the GST and inspections fees. Tracking will say "arrived customs" or something like that. You'll get a demand letter in the mail. One time they sent the letter to the wrong address, who sent it back taking their own sweet time, until about three weeks later I got it. Extra fun times waiting on a bass when you know it's in the country.

Another time a pedal took 2 months, must have gone via Greenland or something. Did I panic? No, it always shows up eventually.
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In my case, they called me and I gave them my credit card info to cover the tax and brokerage fees.
 

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