Important Information for Customers Outside the U.S.A.
Rip Off Press, Inc. Mail Order
Updated November 2001
We are happy to fill your order for shipment outside the U.S., but there are some things you should be aware of before you order, to avoid any unhappy surprises later on:
Payment must be made in U.S. funds. To order from our online catalog, you must use Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express (your charge card company will probably charge a fee for conversion to US money). When ordering by mail using our print catalog, the following payment methods can also be used:
- A U.S. dollar check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank, with computer clearing numbers across the bottom
- A Canadian check or Postal Money Order made out in U.S. dollars (there is an additional $5 fee if you pay by this method, levied by our bank)
- U.S. cash
Shipment is by U.S. Mail. We have now instituted flat rate air shipment overseas, but it is expensive. For a look at the current postage chart see our General Information Page. The Air Letter Rate still generally takes at least a week to arrive in Western Europe, may be somewhat longer elsewhere. This is still lots faster than surface delivery, which in some cases (mainly overseas) can take months to arrive. Typical surface delivery time to Western Europe is 8 weeks, 12 weeks to Australia and the Pacific Rim.
No-Insurance Countries: due to problems with shipments to countries for which adequate postal insurance is not available, we must limit the value of shipments to these countries to U.S. $50. Parcels at or below $50 in value will be shipped at your risk. If you live in one of them, we recommend you place small orders to reduce the risk of loss.
COUNTRIES FOR WHICH POSTAL INSURANCE IS INADEQUATE OR UNAVAILABLE -
ORDERS LIMITED TO U.S. $50 FOR SHIPMENT TO THESE COUNTRIES - SHIPMENT AT YOUR RISK (Updated March 2000) |
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso/ Upper Volta
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon, United Rep. Of
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
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- Colombia
- Congo
- Cuba
- Dominican Rep.
- Ecuador
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ivory Coast
- Jordan
- Kenya
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- Korea (North)
- Libyan Arab Jamahirya
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Russia
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- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- Sudan
- Syrian Arab Rep.
- Tanzania, United Rep. Of
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda Venezuela
- Yemen
- Zaire
- Zambia
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As of December 1999 we CAN NOT SHIP AT ALL to the following countries, due the fact that all mail service has been suspended:
- Afghanistan
- Ascension Islands
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Chad
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Cuba
- Falkland Islands
- Guinea-Bissau
- Indonesia - East Timor
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Mongolia
- North Korea
- Papua New Guinea (Bougainville only)
- Serbia-Montenegro
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
Customs regulations in some countries prohibit the importation of certain books. Obscenity and "advocation of drug use" are often grounds for confiscation. We can't be responsible if this happens, so it's up to you to learn what materials are forbidden before you order. On all foreign shipments the Postal Service now requires a declaration listing the contents to be posted on the outside of the package (for instance "paperback books" or "board game"). There may be import duty on some items such as shirts. Please don't ask us to lie on customs forms as to the contents, since this would render any insurance on the package null and void.
Video Tapes are in the U.S. VHS format. This format may not be compatible with television sets/VCR's used in other countries. Remember that returns on videos and CD's are limited to replacement of a defective copy with a good copy of the same title.
We hope you'll feel that getting your hands on our outstanding collection of weird and unique comix, books and other merchandise will be worth the extra effort, and we look forward to doing business with you.
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