topic Re: How long should I wait? in Buying

How long should I wait?

citychic4you — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:18:33 GMT

Hi everyone,

bought a car aerial recently on 20th nov from hong kong, seller has marked posted 21st nov.

Just wondering how long I should wait before contacting seller or opening a 'not received dispute through paypal'

Its not for xmas or anything (went through car wash broke my aerial) its now been 14 working days excluding weekends

any help would be great.

citychic4you 🙂

Re: How long should I wait?

the_hawk* — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:22:22 GMT

I have purchased many items from HK and the usual delivery time is around 3 weeks, some times as long as 4.

The delay has nothing to do with the sellers, its HK post and customs.

waiting is the price you pay for buying from HK

Re: How long should I wait?

lyndal1838 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:17:07 GMT

I would not even think about contacting the seller or opening a dispute in less than 4 weeks, especially at this time of the year when items can be further held up by our own Customs and postal system.

Re: How long should I wait?

citychic4you — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:24:04 GMT

no worries thank you for all your help

Re: How long should I wait?

2106greencat — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:32:43 GMT

Remember also, post from China at this time of year is dealt with on a 'registered first' basis. If it is a normal parcel it will wait until all reg'd is cleared. It is a huge postal system, and the influx of parcels both in and out is massive. But keep an eye on the dates so you can open INR if you need to