TopHat
Brigade Leader
I wasn't aware IOSS is fee-heavy. Though I'd argue the "smaller retailer" part is not applicable to Anime Limited, especially after the Embracer Group/PLAION acquisition (although EG is looking quite bleak...).
UK Anime Christmas Sales for 2023 [Anime Ltd's 12 Days of Xmas + More]
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ussjtrunks
Adventurer
If you have IOSS you also incentivise people outside the U.K. to order more which can only be a good thing, I usually wait for sales atm to cover the import fees. But I’d buy way more early birds if it was implemented
SkwigglesWorth
Magical Girl
I ordered it in the end last night (it was pretty good last year and the eligable titles should be reasonable although I do expect some dupes and repeats from previous years), and has dispatched today, so should be able to post up at a later date
Also I think my day one order from AllTheAnime with mystery boxes and other stuff just dispatched via FedEx, probably in my case just too big to want to sort out early.
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sniper_samurai
Mad Scientist
You'd be surprised, even larger retailers like Zavvi and Hit(formerly Base) were in the IOSS and came back out of it as it was too much hassle vs the amount of EU sales they received.
It seems to make more sense big US companies as Crunchyroll and Allyourmusic(WowHD, DeepDiscount) are in it.
Yes, above 150 EUR my post office charges me 28 EUR, under it's 3.25 EUR, regardless, if it's pre-collected via IOSS, they still charge me the administrative fee. FedEx on the other hand is a flat 18 EUR fee. I'm still waiting on AllTheAnime to tell me what will they use. I'll probably drop another order in the final hours for the BOGOF sale.
ussjtrunks
Adventurer
I feel like if ya have the Irish rights to products and you don’t sell them in Irish shops like golden disks it would be nice to activate IOSS to better serve the region which you have licensed. Also it would be nice if AL looked into actually selling through Irish shops like golden disks and the hmv in Dublin
The an post fee of 3.50€ isn’t too bad but the FedEx fee of 16€ is criminal
The an post fee of 3.50€ isn’t too bad but the FedEx fee of 16€ is criminal
Crunchyroll uses IOSS? I know Rightstuf precollected tax for FedEx.
The downside of IOSS is the 150 EUR cap. Funny enough Arrow still has IOSS and I think the company behind them is The Hut group. Heck, even the package I got from Arrow US had IOSS. Even some smaller stores in the UK have IOSS so I don't think it's that big of a hassle?
Still a bit bummed I missed on Black Lagoon
The downside of IOSS is the 150 EUR cap. Funny enough Arrow still has IOSS and I think the company behind them is The Hut group. Heck, even the package I got from Arrow US had IOSS. Even some smaller stores in the UK have IOSS so I don't think it's that big of a hassle?
Still a bit bummed I missed on Black Lagoon
Finally I found bloody site, use to order from there long ago, but the name went to the wrong site when i was searchign for it, was thinking the online store closed due to Covid or something.
Do they still do international shipping?
sniper_samurai
Mad Scientist
They are still in business, unfortunately after the rebrand they only ship to the UK.
TopHat
Brigade Leader
I'm definitely surprised, considering Bitmap Books from the UK is a relatively small niche book publisher (to my knowledge), and even they implemented IOSS from the get-go.
Yeah, FedEx charges 16 EUR over here, while the local postal service only charges 6 EUR under 150 and 13,50 for above.
FedEx's 16€ fee is on goods above 50€ (it takes a certain % + smaller flat fee on below 50 IIRC), which is weird as that's well below the "We gotta check for import tariffs." amount. Not to mention, IOSS helps getting more Region B customers altogether. Especially as the Netherlands has a non-existing anime publishing market except for very few anime films getting published by publishers focusing on niche films in general (instead of specifically anime).
I didn't know IOSS has the 150 EUR cap, most likely because of possible import tariffs that are applicable on a value above 150 EUR. Do you happen to know what happens to pre-emptively collected VAT then? Amazon still would collect VAT as if it's done through IOSS, but just adds an additional charge (which can be partially refunded if it was unnecessary) because of possible import tariffs. Didn't order from Amazon US above 150€ yet.Crunchyroll uses IOSS? I know Rightstuf precollected tax for FedEx.
The downside of IOSS is the 150 EUR cap. Funny enough Arrow still has IOSS and I think the company behind them is The Hut group. Heck, even the package I got from Arrow US had IOSS. Even some smaller stores in the UK have IOSS so I don't think it's that big of a hassle?
Still a bit bummed I missed on Black Lagoon
sniper_samurai
Mad Scientist
HMV have started selling blurays in Dublin, but only the top 10 on a single shelf. The new relaunch of HMV here is a joke, 2 floors of pop culture crap and half a floor each to cd and vinyl. And then you can add that they are more expensive than Golden Discs and Tower Records.
ussjtrunks
Adventurer
Always wondered why goldendisks never sold anime even online
sniper_samurai
Mad Scientist
At least they have some anime OST vinyls. Great prices on them too, they sell the Evangelion OST for about €5 less than Amazon.
Shadow Cat
Pokémon Master
Got a fedex shipping notification for Anime Limited. But not marked as dispatched
sniper_samurai
Mad Scientist
Got that myself yesterday, I received an email from AL about it a few hours later.
mikezilla2
Adventurer
even Before the Rebrand i think they had all but stopped ...
No idea, I think most shops just remove VAT from the orders exceeding 150 EUR, that's what DeepDiscount does. Amazon tends to use their own shipping network but most of the US stuff I get via courier who handle their own tax payments, so I think they bypass IOSS. DeepDiscount is interested because it seems to be imported and reshipped from Netherlands, as I never pay the extra postal fee.
And bummer, Nadesico sold out, so I'm out of that as well
I hope Future Boy Conan 4k is cheaper at the next sale and get this and possibly Captain Tylor as well.
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AHA-Lambda
School Idol
Am I right in saying that if I have any items in the same order as one of the new AL pre-orders that nothing will be shipped until everything is made available?
Got a standard blu ray alongside my Shirobako preorder (to make up for the 10% code) so was curious.
Got a standard blu ray alongside my Shirobako preorder (to make up for the 10% code) so was curious.
BrokenPhoenix
Student Council President
That is my understanding, yes. Better to make seperate orders if you want items to be shipped as soon as they are available.
Although by the sounds of things, they are being very slow to ship due to the volume of orders they are receiving at this time of year.
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BrokenPhoenix
Student Council President
Just recieved an email to say that my Food Wars S1 CE has shipped. If I'm lucky I might get my new releases before Christmas! 