How important is EMS?

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:27 am

Compared to other forms of shipping? Especially concerning buying/selling on Ebay.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:44 am

It has built in insurance starting at $100 I believe. Its tracked as well.

Plus you have the added bonus of using EMS materials from the post office. So you don't have to buy your own.

ED-057 · Post by **ED-057** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:49 am

Stuff can make it from Japan to my local post office in only a couple days. What happens after that is up in the air, since a signature is required on delivery and the postman often shows up when I'm asleep or at work. On the plus side, packages doesn't disappear.

KindGrind · Post by **KindGrind** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:44 am

I always use it. I get my stuff twice as fast... Worth the extra $. When getting stuff from the UK, Airsure is the way to go. 3-4 days, trackable and insured, and about 15$ for a package the size/weight of a shoebox.

brokenhalo · Post by **brokenhalo** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:09 pm

ED-057 wrote:Stuff can make it from Japan to my local post office in only a couple days. What happens after that is up in the air, since a signature is required on delivery and the postman often shows up when I'm asleep or at work.

or, in my case, doesn't even bother to knock on the fucking door. dude just drops the "come to the post office and get your stuff, retard" card in my box along with the junk mail and runs away.[/rant]

captpain · Post by **captpain** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 4:34 pm

I thought you were talking about Emergency Medical Services.

My answer would be "they are very important".

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:27 pm

By going the EMS shipping method, with shipping from countries like Japan and South Korea, it is quite fast and efficient indeed. Well worth the extra money spent to get your package quicker. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:35 pm

Depends on how heavy the package is (at a certain point, JP sellers have to use EMS or go by seamail and you definitely don't want the latter) and how much they're offering it to you for. For items well over $100, it's a good choice. EMS goes out 7 days a week so you'll definitely receive it in a quick 2-4 days as opposed to a full week. I'm never there on weekdays so that means I have to make an extra trip to the post office, which is sort of annoying.

Whether you want to shell out that much for less expensive items (think of the cost that would add up, oftentimes $10 on a single item) is up to you. I generally always go with airmail except with valuable items since I'm in no rush.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:41 pm

Going with EMS shipping method with the more heavier packages and you'll see the shipping costs shoot through the roof. Again, still worth it in the end. ^_~

BLEAGH · Post by **BLEAGH** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:51 pm

From the dos prompt type memmaker. When asked whether you use programs that require ems memory, hit Y, enter. Very important for some older games.

Seriously though, what everyone else said. I've always had good luck with it, especially for more expensive items. For cheap stuff I would just use the cheapest/slowest method possible to keep from paying way too much for a little trinket.

Battlesmurf · Post by **Battlesmurf** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 6:59 pm

Damocles wrote:Compared to other forms of shipping? Especially concerning buying/selling on Ebay.

especially concerning buying/selling on eBay. I trust these forum people waaay more than eBay (the forums can give you pointers on the type of people you're dealing with) and would only consider airmail here. EMS helps remove the stress of 'has it shown up yet' on eBay, though. I don't ship overseas on eBay without it

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:31 pm

Damocles wrote:Compared to other forms of shipping? Especially concerning buying/selling on Ebay.

If you don't mind waiting, and trust the seller (and the seller trusts you) it's not. I think I've only lost like 2 packages in airmail out of... shit, way more than I can count.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:32 pm

BLEAGH wrote:From the dos prompt type memmaker. When asked whether you use programs that require ems memory, hit Y, enter. Very important for some older games.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that when I saw the thread title...

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:40 pm

null1024 wrote:
BLEAGH wrote:From the dos prompt type memmaker. When asked whether you use programs that require ems memory, hit Y, enter. Very important for some older games.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that when I saw the thread title...

It could go either way -- EMS shipping method or EMS memory for PCs. But it really is talking about EMS shipping what the OP was inquiring about. ^_~

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