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Hi, I thought that I'd share this experience with you. I've been receiving, from Chinese vendors, ordered pens in about one week. This compares very favorably with shipping-time from U.S. based sources.

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I've been seeing this too. I believe there are shipping containers leaving China every day from the major ports, and they must have some system where the vendors there can add a few parcels to any container for very low cost.

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They do have EMS shipping, it's nice how inexpensive it is, they probably get major discounts constantly shipping like that.

 

Did the package specify exactly which kind of Chinese mailing service was used? Most just use China Post the usual 3-4 week method. Or did perhaps the seller specify EMS in the auction/sale listing?

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KB, you had me searching through my trash for the discarded packaging. The envelope was marked China Post and Untied States Postal Service,.and so there seems to be cordination beween the two.

 

This quick receipt of pens puchased on eBay auctions has been noted from at least four vendors and so I think it safe to say that it can be generally expected.

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I ordered a foot-pedal to control music playback on my computer (accompaniment tracks for instrumental solos, if y'all are curious), and it got here from Hong Kong in about a week. I would imagine that small stuff like pens and foot pedals can just get thrown on a 747.

 

Edit: I'm not on the East Coast, but I'm only the width of Georgia and half of Alabama from the East Coast.

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31 and counting :D

 

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Most of the thing's I've ordered from China have arrived within a week to ten days. Two weeks is probably the longest I've waited.

"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."

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I hope this sharing of experience gives question about those who oft say, " I'll order from within country as I don't wish to wait a month for something to arrive from China".

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Thanks for sharing! I have a few purchases en route. 2 Jinhaos (x750 and 599), a Baoer, and a Hero 9296. Super excited to get them. I'm new to FPs and have been using a disposable :blush: for the past week or so. I made my orders Monday and my ink came in yesterday but I have no pens to fill yet.... :yikes:

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Update -- the Sailor cartridges that I ordered on Ebay from a Japanese vendor made it in 8 days. Are we sure that the Far East vendors don't have a Star Trek transporter connection to a port of entry on the West Coast?

Until you ink a pen, it is merely a pretty stick. --UK Mike

 

My arsenal, in order of acquisition: Sailor 21 Pocket Pen M, Cross Solo M, Online Calligraphy, Monteverde Invincia F, Hero 359 M, Jinhao X450 M, Levenger True Writer M, Jinhao 159 M, Platinum Balance F, TWSBI Classic 1.1 stub, Platinum Preppy 0.3 F, 7 Pilot Varsity M disposables refillables, Speedball penholder, TWSBI 580 USA EF, Pilot MR, Noodler's Ahab 1.1 stub, another Preppy 0.3, Preppy EF 0.2, ASA Sniper F, Click Majestic F, Kaweco Sport M, Pilot Prera F, Baoer 79 M (fake Starwalker), Hero 616 M (fake Parker), Jinhao X750 Shimmering Sands M . . .

31 and counting :D

 

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I had varying results, but milestone_hk is a consistently fast shipper. Probably not independent from the fact that he is physically in HK ... mainland sellers (for me at least) were closer to the 2 week mark.

 

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My latest adventure with this was that something left China and in three days got to the East Coast US, to my city.

 

It was then sent to Omaha, Nebraska. Which took three days.

 

Omaha, Nebraska Postal people realized instantaneously that my city is not a portion of Omaha, and sent it right back Which took three days.

 

So it spent twice as long traveling around the country to get to me as it did traveling from Asia to these shores.

 

My local PO people were really good about it, trying to see if it could be expedited back to me. I think, though, that it had already been tossed back on the truck or plane or whatever before they could get to the Omaha peeps.

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So I'm passed the one week mark... hoping they come in the next few days. Although my Hero did come within a few days... It had a NJ shipped from address though.

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It's possible that if your order originates or passes through Hong Kong that the current demonstrations are interfering.

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I had varying results, but milestone_hk is a consistently fast shipper. Probably not independent from the fact that he is physically in HK ... mainland sellers (for me at least) were closer to the 2 week mark.

 

-k

It's funny because I ordered a pen from them and we've had a hell of a time trying to ship from HK to Taiwan (a long swim but very short flight away), because customs (not sure which customs office but suspect HK's) keeps turning it around and sending it back. They offered to try yet again, this time with EMS, and hopefully get it across smoothly. I'm not being charged extra for the repeated and upgraded shipping, but man I'm tempted to just fly over there and pick it up in person. They've offered to refund me if it fails again.

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It's possible that if your order originates or passes through Hong Kong that the current demonstrations are interfering.

 

This may be the case as I'm still waiting for the final 2 pens out of my 4 pen splurge, however the e-bay shipping estimate did have mid-late October so they aren't officially late yet.... :rolleyes:

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