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  • 16-07-2009 10:15am
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    Kenmare
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    Hi, I brought a motherboard of a person in England for a stonking price. Turned out to be broken >_>. Its an Asus board and according to their RMA it can take between 4-6 weeks to process an RMA. Bit long for me. :(

    So I contacted the seller who is happy to take the item back.


    Problem is that I looked on anposts website and its 31 fecking euros for just standard post.


    wtf? It only cost £13 their end to send it here.


    Does anyone know of a cheaper option?

    Thanks


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    Oryx
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    What weight is it? Id parcel it and actually go to the po and get a price there, light parcels usually arent that bad?

    In my experience any of the courier firms as as expensive or dearer than an post.


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    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    I think (please correct me as I am asking too!) that if you buy from a shop online and have to return it as it arrived damaged, then the shop has to cover the postage costs.

    Sounds like it could be an ebay item so I am unsure about what happens then. I know I bought an item and never knew about the supposed post being paid, and never returned it, it is not past a year, I had forgotten and thought I would fix it myself or figure out what was wrong (it was a large bicycle pump, and would have cost a fortune to send back.)


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    Gamesnash.ie: Pat
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    Distance selling regulations apply to businesses only. If it was bought by auction on ebay though this is not the case.

    Really depends if the seller is a registered business or not and then if it was sold on ebay that it was sold as a buy it now sale rather than auction format.


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    darc
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    Surely the motherboard doesn't weigh 3kg??

    If you can get it under 2 kg send it as a packet for €10.75

    max dimensions is 90cm combined length, width & depth with max of any one size 60cm.

    other option is a gls parcelshop
    http://www.gls-group.eu/276-I-PORTAL-WEB/content/GLS/IE01/EN/5006_gls_ireland_parcel_shop_search.htm


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    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,381 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    darc wrote: »
    Surely the motherboard doesn't weigh 3kg??
    With packing it probably would, most people underestimate the weight sufficient packaging will add.


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