Buying stuff on Amazon

[Winmar]

I tried to buy a couple of CDs from America on Amazon earlier, but it said they wouldn't ship them to my address. Does anyone know why that would be? Stuff on there often seems to be cheaper than what's on eBay.

 

[MeKaChrOme]

That's weird, I've bought plenty of DVDs and books from Amazon, I fail to see why they wouldn't ship you CDs.... Very strange. As a related note, I've found Amazon really expensive for CDs - make sure you look at the postage charges per CD and per order, it adds up. You could also try www.cdpacific.com , or if you're after metal cds, try www.theendrecords.com. Both pretty good prices, if they have what you're after.

 

[Goreripper]

Yeah that's strange. Spawny used to get stuff off Amazon all the time. *shrugs*

 

[Spiff]

I've never had a problem. Maybe you did something wrong, Winnie. Give me your login and credit card details and I'll give it a try.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I have used Amazon three times in recent memory, none of which were problem.

 

[Winmar]

Hmmm I'll have another look. Postage of CDs on there is $US4.49 or something like that. Still cheaper overall if I get something on there than eBay in some cases, even with postage taken into account. That's if I'm not misreading it....

Thanks for the links, Mekachrome...I'll have a look there too.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Some cases yes, but I still always scour ebay a few times first.

 

[Winmar]

Yeah I did both and compared. It's often the postage from the US that's a killer with things over there. Then if they're on Australian eBay the starting price often seems to be higher. Not always, obviously...

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Yeah, American's are notorious for charging heaps for postage. I often find buying something from Europe or the UK is heaps cheaper when it comes to postage, even with the crappier exchange rates, simply because they don't overcharge.

 

[Spruce Goose]

Yeah I buy shit from amazon mainly when I can't find the cd's at JB.
Last week I got CD's from Oceansize and Riverside and the new Maddox book The Alphabet of Manliness

 

[Blitzkrieg]

I was going to buy that book from Amazon as well, but hadn't yet. I thought I might look for it here first since he said it will get an Aussie release.