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shocky123
03-20-2006, 12:31 AM
So I bought a package from ebay from a good seller.. in england of course..

Anybody know what the average turn-around time for a package shipped standard mail (RoyalAir Mail or something) from England to the midwest, USA?

my package was 'shipped' last monday, and it's pretty important that I get it within the next week..

Should I be concerned if it doesnt get here by this wednesday?

thanks,

~Kyle
ArkiStan
03-20-2006, 10:30 AM
My guess is 10 days max??
Merlin
03-20-2006, 11:02 AM
I bought a book from someone in the UK and he shipped it royal mail. It took three weeks to get here. If I were you I would expect a long wait if he went with a low cost shipping option.
Itsme
03-20-2006, 11:10 AM
Not sure if it helps, but for going the other way...from here to there, the US Post Office web site says air post is 4-7 days. I've shipped many items to England and they have taken less than a week.
shocky123
03-20-2006, 01:44 PM
Man Oh Man... dont get me wrong.. I wouldnt have ever chosen to use a 'foreign' carrier, I just had no other options with the person.

3 weeks?!? holy cow, I could walk/swim there and back in 3 weeks!
that's just a god aweful mail delivery system.

~Kyle
Merlin
03-20-2006, 02:58 PM
3 weeks?!? holy cow, I could walk/swim there and back in 3 weeks!
that's just a god aweful mail delivery system.

Yeah, it was so bad that the guy refunded my paypal account then I got the item like three days later.
ArkiStan
03-21-2006, 07:18 AM
Maybe "royal mail" is their term for "by boat."
shocky123
03-21-2006, 07:42 AM
Maybe "royal mail" is their term for "by boat."
Maybe you mean "by boat with huge whole in it's side, and no rudder"


man ohh man.. anniversary is in 5 days.. and I ordered this a month ago.
So much for 'thinking ahead'..

Oh well.

*crosses fingers*
guiseppewv
03-21-2006, 08:16 AM
Maybe you mean "by boat with huge whole in it's side, and no rudder"


No, I just think they forget to raise the anchor before they get under way. :)
ArkiStan
03-21-2006, 11:19 AM
No, I just think they forget to raise the anchor before they get under way. :)

And they go the other way around the globe.
guiseppewv
03-21-2006, 12:22 PM
And they go the other way around the globe.


No, that is just a "short cut". :)
AlpineJay
03-21-2006, 11:47 PM
I think it really varies. I've had a friend in London ship me something over mail that took five days, and one time it took three weeks. And he sent it first class - whatever their standard mail method is - both times.
gwilks98
03-22-2006, 06:48 AM
Man Oh Man... dont get me wrong.. I wouldnt have ever chosen to use a 'foreign' carrier, I just had no other options with the person.

3 weeks?!? holy cow, I could walk/swim there and back in 3 weeks!
that's just a god aweful mail delivery system.

~Kyle


the delay doesn't come from the mail delivery system, usually. It most often comes from customs.