International shipping taking Over a month!!!

[adam02]

Il keep it simple.

PZEROFGH3 ordered me parts from Newegg, hes from Boston. he ordered me Opty 165, Gskill DDR500 2GB and WIndows XP pro.
I payed him for the stuff via paypal. He sent the packages to me (northern ireland - UK) with UPS. he sent it on the 22nd of FEB, its now 28th march. He has insured it to $200.

1) do u think its lost.
2) How long should customs have it (Oh, he wrapped the items to look like gifts as a way to bi-pass customs)
3) If you have shipped internationally, how long did it take u.
4) i ordered parts from US via www.music123.com and it took 2 weeks.
5) i hope its not lost

 

[TheMajor]

I cannot remember exactly but I got a sound card from the US and I received it in 2 weeks or so.

 

[buyxgmistake]

get a tracking number from him for the shipment and jump on ups.com and track it

 

[Yolkz]

Yea tracking number is the best way to go about.

 

[ace418]

it depends on how it is sent, I live in germany (in the us army) and air mail (usps priority) usually gets here in about two weeks. If it is sent standard ground shipping it is put onto a boat and shipped over here which can sometimes take over a month. So I would find out the shipping information. The item could be stuck in customs, all packages need to have a customs declaration saying what it is, even if it is gifts or not. I've had to pick up quite a few servers (for work) at the airport because they have gotten stuck in customs.

 

[talldude123]

for the items, it should take around 3 weeks.

The largest item is XP Pro, as the memory and processor are tiny chips.

 

[TheMajor]

If you do not receive it within 2 weeks I think you are screwed.

 

[SHAWN]

Get a tracking number

 

[Shumway]

If it's taken a month it's either lost or you got scammed

 

[Keadonen]

go on a hunt... build a raft and get a paddle and hunt down that ship that its on (might have to go on some danmed pirate ship who robbed the ship your stuff was on)