[meteorite-list] OT; Italian mafia and the mail?
Hello List, I know there is a great problem with the mail in Italy with the Italian mafia and all, but how long do I wait? I had an Italian winner of one of my auctions who had a feedback rating of 9, but one was a negative for "non paying bidder". This auction ended the 2/11 and on 2/14 he said he was sending payment. Today being the 26th, I am wondering if the Italian mafia got a hold of his mail, the mails slow from Italy, or if the buyer is pulling a second "non paying bidder" game? How long do you wait for mail to arrive from over seas? It is so hard to communicate with him due to our language differences. Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< IMCA #6168 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT; Italian mafia and the mail?
At 14.29 26/02/2004 -0700, you wrote: >Hello List, I know there is a great problem with the mail in Italy with the >Italian mafia and all, but how long do I wait? I had an Italian winner of Ok, you probably watch Sopranos... please remember it's only a fiction. >one of my auctions who had a feedback rating of 9, but one was a negative >for "non paying bidder". This auction ended the 2/11 and on 2/14 he said he >was sending payment. Today being the 26th, I am wondering if the Italian What is the payment method? He sent cash inside an evelope or he sent a money order? However twelve days it is not an exceptional delay... I received today an oversea letter from usa sent on 16 feb. bye, > Dave < __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi, Tom, communication with someboby in Italy is no problem at all: Aska Matteo for help in translation. :-) Best_regards Best regards from DOWN-UNDER, Norbert & Heike Kammel ROCKS ON FIRE IMCA #3420 www.rocksonfire.com Tom aka James Knudson wrote: Hello List, I know there is a great problem with the mail in Italy with the Italian mafia and all, but how long do I wait? I had an Italian winner of one of my auctions who had a feedback rating of 9, but one was a negative for "non paying bidder". This auction ended the 2/11 and on 2/14 he said he was sending payment. Today being the 26th, I am wondering if the Italian mafia got a hold of his mail, the mails slow from Italy, or if the buyer is pulling a second "non paying bidder" game? How long do you wait for mail to arrive from over seas? It is so hard to communicate with him due to our language differences. Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< IMCA #6168 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT; Italian mafia and the mail?
I sent a package to Belgium and it took almost 2 months to get to the buyer. You should have seen all the threats and nasty- grams I got from that one!! And this was the second one I sent. Rosie - Original Message - From: "Tom aka James Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 3:29 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] OT; Italian mafia and the mail? > Hello List, I know there is a great problem with the mail in Italy with the > Italian mafia and all, but how long do I wait? I had an Italian winner of > one of my auctions who had a feedback rating of 9, but one was a negative > for "non paying bidder". This auction ended the 2/11 and on 2/14 he said he > was sending payment. Today being the 26th, I am wondering if the Italian > mafia got a hold of his mail, the mails slow from Italy, or if the buyer is > pulling a second "non paying bidder" game? How long do you wait for mail to > arrive from over seas? It is so hard to communicate with him due to our > language differences. > Thanks, Tom > peregrineflier <>< > IMCA #6168 > > > __ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT; Italian mafia and the mail?
In a message dated 2/26/2004 7:41:27 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I sent a package to Belgium and it took almost 2 months to get to the buyer. You should have seen all the threats and nasty- grams I got from that one!! And this was the second one I sent. Rosie I send packages to France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland very often. I always send them by Global Priority Mail and they take an average of one week to get there. And no problem (Except for the one that made a detour thru Australia before going to Austria! Not everybody knows the difference, apparently!!! ) :-) Anne M. Black www. IMPACTIKA.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] IMCA #2356
RE: [meteorite-list] OT; Italian mafia and the mail?
I can only tell you that mail from the US to Austria (next to Italy) can take between 9 and 30 days. So I'd say nothing to worry about yet. Bernhard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom aka James Knudson Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 10:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] OT; Italian mafia and the mail? Hello List, I know there is a great problem with the mail in Italy with the Italian mafia and all, but how long do I wait? I had an Italian winner of one of my auctions who had a feedback rating of 9, but one was a negative for "non paying bidder". This auction ended the 2/11 and on 2/14 he said he was sending payment. Today being the 26th, I am wondering if the Italian mafia got a hold of his mail, the mails slow from Italy, or if the buyer is pulling a second "non paying bidder" game? How long do you wait for mail to arrive from over seas? It is so hard to communicate with him due to our language differences. Thanks, Tom peregrineflier <>< IMCA #6168 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] OT; Italian mafia and the mail?
I use to send from (and receive in) Belgium and France to (from) USA, parcels containing "geological" samples (minerals, meteorites, impactites...) since more than 25 years. It never took more than about ONE week (in agreement to what said Anne). I use "small parcels" (less than 1 kg) as this is cheaper, but larger are as fast, just a little more expensive. I send simply "by air mail", NEVER insured (this considerably slows down the delivery!) and (very important!) put on the green tag for customs: "geological" or "rock" samples (for meteorites, tektites, impactites..) or "minearlogical samples" (for crystallized minerals) "for study (or, sometimes: "as gift"), with no commercial value" . Parcels are never open, even if they are sent to my private home, not to my research lab. I reckon that from France or Belgium to...Italy, it may take sometimes (but not so often) longer... Zelimir At 21:50 26/02/04 EST, you wrote: >In a message dated 2/26/2004 7:41:27 PM Mountain Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >> I sent a package to Belgium and it took almost 2 months to get to the buyer. >> You should have seen all the threats and nasty- grams I got from that one!! >> And this was the second one I sent. >> >> Rosie >> > >I send packages to France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland very often. >I always send them by Global Priority Mail and they take an average of one >week to get there. And no problem (Except for the one that made a detour thru >Australia before going to Austria! Not everybody knows the difference, >apparently!!! ) :-) > >Anne M. Black >www. IMPACTIKA.com >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >IMCA #2356 >In a message dated 2/26/2004 7:41:27 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >I sent a package to Belgium and it took almost 2 months to get to the buyer. >You should have seen all the threats and nasty- grams I got from that one!! >And this was the second one I sent. > >Rosie > > >I send packages to France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland very often. >I always send them by Global Priority Mail and they take an average of one week to get there. And no problem (Except for the one that made a detour thru Australia before going to Austria! Not everybody knows the difference, apparently!!! ) :-) > >Anne M. Black >www. IMPACTIKA.com >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >IMCA #2356 > ** Prof. Zelimir Gabelica Groupe Sécurité et Ecologie Chimiques (GSEC) - ENSCMu 3, rue A. Werner F-68093 MULHOUSE Cedex, FRANCE Tel: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 94 FAX: +33 (0)3 89 33 68 15 e-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
