How accurate is the international shipping estimation for Small Packet (AIR)? + some other questions
My first time using Buyee, this site is genuinely terrifying with how uncertain I am about things. I'm tossing up buying an item, partly as an experiment for learning the site. It's a secondhand seller on Mercari. Item is about 800g, and for Australia the cheapest shipping price (AIR) is doubling the cost (unsurprisingly).
Together it's 1700 yen base price, plus 500 service fee, 500 plan (btw, is this one necessary considering its just a small item?), 1770 estimated international. Domestic says its paid for by seller so I assume I don't have to factor that in? Also 10% Aussie GST, eugh. Not sure which parts of that equation count for the 10%.
Still, it'll end up maybe ~20% better of a price than the average local retailers down here, and not many places even have stock.
I might even just wait for a stupid good deal from Buyee, even if the shipping cost doesn't change.
So, is the estimation accurate for single, small items? I don't want to end up paying a bunch more and making it not worth it, considering it's not a huge improvement from locals and is a step up from base value (I mean it's not that bad. I might just be greedy, I see way worse costs for other people).
Even better, should I know about any first time coupons or anything to cut down on that shipping?
Sorry for yap