KOT : Who bought from Hamonoichiba?

[AllenETreat]

www.Hamonoichiba.com



My first venture "overseas" ( that is, as

far as an "on-line" purchase goes ) From

what I gather, Naohiko Hasegawa would like

I e-mail him all the order info & VISA info

( which I don't have a problem with ) I'm

just wondering about how long it takes to

get through US Customs? I don't think "9/11"

hysteria would affect the diminuative Cricket ( meebee CF would be considered "HAZMAT"? <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>) At $54 ( for almite ) to $80 ( carbon fiber ) are there

any customs duties? Or, are they included in the price? As Mr. Hasegawa isn't the best

at speaking "American" I don't think asking

him would be enlightening.



What say the augurers?





AET



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A VERY useful Intn'l currency converter on

Hamonoichiba's site ; bookmark this one!



Some things are necessary evils, some things are more evil than necessary. John Le Carre

[J Smith]

I have not ordered from them but I have seen others that have saying it was no problem.
I can't figure out how to place the order or pay them.
CF should not be concidered Hasmat.
I have recieve many packages from over seas and have never been charged any customs or any other fees.

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[AllenETreat]

J Smith -

From what I gather, Mr. Hasegawa has you
e-mail with the data he requests on the "ordering instructions" page of the
site ; for ex. sp00000054 is the CF PE Cricket @ 8,505 ( currently, $79.99U.S.)
Then, for some strange reason, he asks for
your ZIP code first ( WHAT!?! No "+FOUR"!?!)
Then your mailing info. He then e-mails you
the total price ( in yen, "JPY" ) then you
send a confirmation e-mail back that all's
a "go" & he processes the charge. Or-

The amount can be deposited electronically
in his CITIBANK account ( a much slower process, if I remember EFT ) I'm goin' the
VISA route on the 3rd ( I'll have $1,037 in
my account <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>) E-checking can be really
innovative! ( he makes the "charge", it "posts" 24hrs later <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>)

AET

Some things are necessary evils, some things are more evil than necessary. John Le Carre

Edited by - AllenETreat on 4/11/2004 4:17:05 PM

[spyderwa]

I ordered Spydercos from Japan. They shipped the knives on Saturday and I received them the following Tuesday. I would recommend using the Altavista translator if you have any language problems. They used US International Mail to ship. My experience was excellent though I did email back and forth to work things out regarding what I wanted.

spyderwa

Rare Spydercos
www.angelfire.com/trek/spyderwa

[AllenETreat]

Thanx spyderwa!

It shouldn't be hard for Hamonoichiba to
figure out a CF PE Cricket ( that is, if
sp00000054 is the "URL next to picture"<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>)

There's always that SE CF Cricket if Sunblades on eBay has it by payday!

The race is on!

AET

Some things are necessary evils, some things are more evil than necessary. John Le Carre

[The Cool]

My experience ordering from www.Hamonoichiba.com
was excellent too.

Recommended.

[Al]

I too have had nothing but excellent service from Mr Hasegawa of Hamonoichiba.com.

There may be a customs charge, depends on the company taking the package.

When communicating with Naohiko, keep the words simple as he uses a translator.

Edited by - Al on 4/12/2004 7:15:56 AM

[boxer93]

Allen,
I have ordered twice through Hamonoichiba. No problems at all and very fast delivery (less than a week) and no customs charge. Actually the CF Cricket is also one that I've acquired through them. I'd order again with confidence.
Chris

Be Excellent to each other.