Search results

Word on the grapevine is that Fedex may be halting services into Australia with SMC & GISI in the near future for all orders where cards were purchased from multiple sellers and orders consolidated. The heat on Fedex by the ABF and them targeting sports cards is very much real.

I had a package stopped with around $600 USD in value, Fed Ex rep disagreed with my invoice declaration, she stated it should be around $1200 USD (no idea how she determined this value) I stated the invoice was correct (it was), I also repeated the post from a week or so ago, regarding the...

NT probably has the highest ceiling in the basketball side of the hobby. Most people consider the NT vertical base /99 RPA's as a players true RPA. The 99's often fetch much larger sales than lower numbered parallels of the same card. Logoman 1/1 for the right rookies could be worth as much...

So you supplied invoices, paypal invoices, ebay statements etc? Wouldn't the total declared amount have been massive?

Did you have to pay anything?

TRA Collective in Bentleigh. They do grading submissions also. https://tracollective.com.au/

Whats the process here? Something like 5% of the assessed value ontop of inspection fee's is it?

I mean, what an absolute pain in the ass. Especially considering a % of my cards are from US facebook sales and can be stretched back up to 12 months. You aren't getting an actual commercial invoice total matching proof of payment from a facebook sale. There's no law to say I have to purchase...

How do The Hobby etc get around this? Presumably they are registered for GST, are paying GST on the grading service they charge etc. But how does this differ from the average person submitting a bunch of cards and paying grading costs direct to PSA? Why would you be charged tax on the end...

Confirmed siezed by customs?

It's bad timing, as I have around 300-400 cards of varying low-high end I wanted to bring home to run a few facebook sales as well as do a big submission to PSA. Now worried about it and deciding whether I need to break them up. There's plenty of $100-$200+ raw cards in it. Again, breaking it...

I was going to start undertaking sending cards directly to PSA and having them delivered back to SMC/GISI then decide on consignment to the US houses or send home. As I disliked the prospect of submitting small lots to PSA in sub $1000 lots. Making me rethink that stretegy if I can't send...

No, this occurred at the June show I think. Family of Dad, Mum and young son apparently swiped a few dozen cards out of boxes included a Nick Daicos auto out of the guys with the back stall. Dad tried to make a run for it at the end when confronted. I think the Daicos was recovered...

It's a toss up for the organizers getting something central for everyone so you get people from all sides of the city, big enough, but also not to big that it kills the vibe. Based on the last two attendances, it's probably 20% too small. As I said, arguably the best area for the show would be...

Another good show. Thought the stall pricing was a bit more inflated than previous ones though. Also slightly disappointing that the back bar area was blocked off this time, as that was the unofficial trade congregation area for people just attending looking to trade with anyone, wasn’t really...

Fair enough, do you feel you've had the return over the additional grading fee's for 9 card grade/10 auto's to justify it?

I do the opposite, I send direct to PSA, but have them return to my US postal address, I then change the declared values and ship home. If you direct ship from the grading companies, you need to be bundling in batches of slabbed declared values of less than $1000AUD or you will be slugged...

Had an extremely rough mail day of some SGC slabs bought off the secondary. I won't be buying SGC slabs at all in future. I'm talking slabbed 9.5's or better with 3 or 4 chipped corners, chipped edges etc. And I mean all on the one card. Most of the SGC slabs I bought (from multiple sellers)...

Any reason why you get the PSA auto's graded? It's not something I feel collectors really feel is required and is only really a potential deduction of the card value?

I've got 2 fresh cases arriving shortly, can do the $100/box + shipping deal if anyone is interested.

Do some of you use a general rule of thumb for marking up cards for the Australian market vs their USA prices? I.e + Exchange rate (obviously) + shipping & handling to get them out here + Scarcity in the Aus market etc? Like 15% above the $AUD exchange value?

Anyone shipped cases via them, what sort of shipping savings can you generally get with the lower declared values but the $20 handling fee's and arizona state tax?? Or is it better to just ship a case of wax via ebay direct to Aus for $170 + GST?

Will be interesting to see how these age in a number of years, given the entire checklist are essentially rookie cards for most of the players who haven't played NBA or been top college prospects. Unlucky (or lucky for collectors maybe depending on your view) that these were released a few...

This is what I would like to know? Surely not two releases?