+jgkspsx Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hi! I have found a couple very rare games on sites that will no longer sell to Americans. Would any of my European friends consider buying them on my behalf? I’d be happy to return the favor or pay you for the trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing_Commander Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 (edited) On 8/3/2022 at 4:05 PM, jgkspsx said: Hi! I have found a couple very rare games on sites that will no longer sell to Americans. Would any of my European friends consider buying them on my behalf? I’d be happy to return the favor or pay you for the trouble. Just go through "My Germany"... It will probably cost you less in shipping... MyGermany services all of Europe and is a forwarding service. I use them all the time! https://mygermany.com/ Edited August 5, 2022 by Wing_Commander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing_Commander Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 4:05 PM, jgkspsx said: Hi! I have found a couple very rare games on sites that will no longer sell to Americans. May I ask which sites these are? PM me please because I am on the hunt for anything related to 3DO. I ask around here but nobody on this site ever has 3DO to sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Wing_Commander said: Just go through "My Germany"... It will probably cost you less in shipping... MyGermany services all of Europe and is a forwarding service. I use them all the time! https://mygermany.com/ These companies will not sell to an American even with a German mailing address. One is because of payment processing, the other just won’t return my emails anymore despite historically being very cordial in a seemingly unproblematic purchase ?♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing_Commander Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, jgkspsx said: These companies will not sell to an American even with a German mailing address. One is because of payment processing, the other just won’t return my emails anymore despite historically being very cordial in a seemingly unproblematic purchase ?♂️ You don't tell them you are an American... They have no idea as long as your address is your MyGermany address. If you are doing a payment process you can also have MyGermany do that for you to! .. If you can pay by PayPal I highly doubt the payment process would ever be an issue. Then again, it depends on how their system is setup. I had Ebay sellers explicitly tell me they don't sell to Americans..., yet in the end they end up selling to me lol Edited August 6, 2022 by Wing_Commander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 I’ve been working on these for a year and six months respectively and have given up on convincing them. Neither uses PayPal. They are tiny old fashioned mom and pop shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing_Commander Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 21 hours ago, jgkspsx said: I’ve been working on these for a year and six months respectively and have given up on convincing them. Neither uses PayPal. They are tiny old fashioned mom and pop shops. IC. .. That is a bummer ? However, it costs a bit, but MyGermany has the option for you to have them go buy it for you. I think that is really your best shot because it is far riskier and more difficult to find someone in Europe to do that for you. Best of luck man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 I trust dozens of Europeans AtariAgers, and hopefully likewise. I figured it was worth asking before taking any more desperate measures. I think I am going to try your service for something if I don’t hear anything before upgrade day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 (edited) just a heads up, if you do end up trying a package forwarding service do NOT use forward2me, they took an extremely rare mint sealed vintage game i bought and repackaged it in a flimsy paper mailer with no padding/packaging materials and FedEx destroyed the package in shipping by crushing it, it was FedEx's fault for mishandling the package however if forward2me had packaged it properly it would have protected it from damage. To top it off forward2me avoided responsibility and told me they would file a damaged package claim with FedEx to blame it all on FedEx and asked me for pictures and submitted the claim and then stopped communicating or even responding to me. i have attempted contacting management with them and have gotten no response either, it has been months now and i believe either FedEx refused the claim because it was packaged so poorly or they possibly received the claim amount and kept the money. Edited August 10, 2022 by joshua 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted August 11, 2022 Share Posted August 11, 2022 On 8/7/2022 at 3:46 AM, jgkspsx said: I trust dozens of Europeans AtariAgers, and hopefully likewise. I would normally do it, assuming of course that you would pay for any expenses up front. I also eyeball some things in other countries which won't ship abroad, so I understand how frustrating this can be. But I'm currently moving out of Europe for a long period of time, so that puts a damper on things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppalarge Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Where in Europe? I might be able to call in a favor if it's close enough to where my friend moved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 7 hours ago, poppalarge said: Where in Europe? I might be able to call in a favor if it's close enough to where my friend moved Germany and Sweden! That would be awesome. Although it’s mail order… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.