Skrill - "The Future of Moneybookers" - Anyone know anything?

Allyall

Got this email today, just noticed it now. On my way out to watch the football.

Has anybody heard of this before? It's from Moneybookers, so i'd imagine fairly reliable.

Do you still have to pay Customs? (Probably a really dumb question, but still have to ask, as i don't know the answer )
It says No customs paperwork

Could be well worth a punt, as a lot of things are cheaper, and 6-8 days delivery? Wow

Dear

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,

Shopping in the US is great. Prices are often much lower than with domestic shopping – and you have access to a far wider choice of products, often before they are available in your country.

Thanks to our new World Post service, exclusively for Skrill (Moneybookers) customers, you can now get cheap, fast and reliable shipping for all your US shopping, straight to your home:
Delivery in 6-8 days
Guaranteed tracking & insured** shipping
Use your free dedicated US address
No customs paperwork
Exclusive Personal Shopper service available

Get started now and you can save money during the biggest discount period in the US... the Holiday Season!
Register for your FREE World Post account with our partner SkyShop
Check the deals negotiated exclusively for you or shop on any US website you choose
Enter your free dedicated US address ... and receive your shipment at home!

SIGN UP NOW »

Your Skrill Digital Wallet will automatically be charged for shipping, customs and duties (fees) so don’t forget to load enough money!

We know you’ll enjoy this new service, rolled out as part of our rebranding to Skrill (Moneybookers) – to enhance your digital lifestyle.

Enjoy World Post and enjoy Skrill (Moneybookers)!

Best wishes,

Skrill (Moneybookers)
* Valid until 31/12/2011

**SkyShop offers free damage and loss coverage limited to US $200. Any product value exceeding 200 USD will be charged at 2% for every 100 USD. The cost of additional insurance will be automatically included in the total customer costs per shipment.

Also 20% off first shipping.

Nipping out the door now..

electro-shocks

IMPORT TAXES AND OTHER TAXES: The Customer shall be responsible for the payment of all taxes and customs duties for the customs clearance of the merchandise in the country of destination. SkyShop will make available to the Customer, customs clearance information on the procedures for the customs clearance of the merchandise coming from the Customer’s Suite, and the Customer agrees and consents to SkyShop charging the Customer’s digital wallet, or will submit an invoice for the Customer to pay locally.

Calculator to check the price of shipping, tax and duties due.
http://www.puntomio.com/web_pages/pricing_customs_calc.aspx?sc=417

bdo

I can't see this being much cheaper.

You will still have to pay Customs & Excise ... and shipping from US to Ireland. I assume these are in line with DHL/Fedex charges.

I think the only slightly better price differential (compared with having the retailer send it to you direct via DHL or Fedex) is that you won't have to pay any difference in currency conversion that the retailer might make in converting from dollars to euro.

But you won't know the weight of the package to calculate the shipping when you buy, so that's another drawback