International Shipping CHEAP--Two Methods

[Kroc]

Hey folks, major edit here. I have found a commercial method of doing exactly what I outline below. For more details go to EDIT below.

Do you know that the average small/medium Heroscape figure takes up about 1.5 cubic inches? Why should you care? Well not for storage, this is the average taken over 115 figures and any given unit will vary too much.

But shipping, did you ever notice how much of a booster pack is nothing but packaging? Did you ever wonder if you could cut down on your shipping fees if you had a buddy cut away all that packaging?

Yes you can! USPS has some new flat rate international boxes, and if you just cut away all that packaging you can get a massive number of figures shipped super cheap. Here are the options:

Size................$ Canada / Mexico....$ All other countries...Number of figs.
Small..................$10.95......................$12.95............. .........50
Regular (FRB-1)...$25.95......................$41.95......................340
Regular (FRB-2)...$25.95......................$41.95......................360
Large..................$32.95......................$53.95......................600


For example in the small box you can get 2 wave 9’s, 8 booster packs, so that’s only a surcharge of $1.60 per pack to get it shipped right to your home! If you are crazy enough to fill a medium size box the surcharge is only 85 cents per booster pack (that’s my order, not that I am going to fill the box, sigh.) Of course if you are ordering a large expansion pack you probably should leave at least 3 cubic inches per fig or more, but you get the picture.

And you can always order from Sandra over at housemousegames. She accepts international credit cards and paypal, so you will have no problem getting your package shipped to your buddy.

Interested? Then you probably should post here and hope some buddy will agree to help you out. You might want to mention that you will be cool if the person doesn’t get your order shipped perfectly, like if a few figs get bent, some cards go missing. You know.

Are you willing to be a Buddy? Then you should probably post here and wait for the flood of interested parties. You might want to mention the maximum number of people you are willing to help, any handling fees you would like to charge, any requirements on who you are willing to help (like community standing or something.) etceteras. I also strongly suggest you get prepared to edit your post when you have enough requests.

And please keep down the chatter, if you think this is a good idea bump my rep, not this thread. If you want to say Hi send me a PM. Let’s keep this thread neat, OK?

Let the fun begin!

EDIT: I want to put in a good word for Auggie's Games. Edit: They are (now) a site sponsor.


I just put in a massive order for D2 (approximately 3x the entire wave) and the postage and handling came to $22! This is lower than what my parents usually end up paying, and my P's didn't have to go through the hassle of unpacking the stuff! Truly amazing.

Basically Auggie is a professional who does what I suggest doing above for a living. He'll unpack your stuff and try to get it sent to you for as little as possible. It's an amazing service.

So, if you live internationally and must get your HS fix, go to Auggie's Games and enjoy. Of course it's possible that Miniatures Market might do the same for nearly the same price, but I haven't tried them.