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Update for all you importers who ay be affected.

A few of my orders got cancelled earlier today so I logged onto the PlanetAxel.com website and it turns out they have gone into bankruptcy.

PlanetAxel.com is no more!
It is with great sadness, deep regret and utter embarrassment that we announce the closure and bankruptcy of PlanetAxel.com

On Monday afternoon, June 18th, 2012 the board of directors have informed us that no further investment will be made in the company. This comes in light of the recently finished 2011 financials which showed such an insurmountable deficit and loss to company value that a swift decision was made almost overnight. We have been asked to provide a quick summary/FAQ of your options as a previous customer of PlanetAxel.com with respect any outstanding orders/refunds.

If you have SHIPPED orders according to your order history but you have not received them yet
We have shipped out orders as late as the morning of Monday June 18th. If you order history lists your order as SHIPPED, then it has indeed shipped. If you are still to receive shipped orders, we would suggest waiting roughly 10-12 weekdays in which case 99% of all shipped orders will definitely have arrived.

If you have prepaid orders that have not yet shipped according to your order history
We will refund and delete all outstanding orders. Having said that; as this is a case of bankruptcy we fear that our accounts may be frozen at some point in the near future.

IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR REFUND BY MONDAY JUNE 25TH:
You must put in a claim with your bank, PayPal or Visa/MasterCard. For most customers this would be an issue for their local bank. Print this page and a statement with highlighted transactions. Tell them that you have paid for products using your credit card that you haven't received. Some banks will tell you that you have to file such claims within a 1-2 month period. THIS IS NOT CORRECT! Both Visa and MasterCard offer a THIRTEEN MONTH worldwide grace period for such claims. Be sure to INSIST on that despite what your bank teller may tell you!

If you have a voucher outstanding or have outstanding orders paid in full by a voucher
The voucher is unfortunately lost.

On a personal note I would like apologize to everyone that will be somehow affected or inconvenienced by this matter. I've spend half my life with the company (18 years in total) and it all ended today. This is not 'just business' to me, but sincerely personal. I can honestly say that this has been a sad, sad day for all of us here at the office but the fact that so many suppliers, affiliates, employees and most important of all, customers are affected by this bankruptcy is almost unbearable.

On behalf of everyone at PlanetAxel.com I offer my sincerest and heartfelt apologies and thank you for your support over the years.

With sincerest regards,

Rasmus Christiansen, General Manager

Very sad, looks like I'm gonna have to keep an eye to make sure I get my refund, otherwise a claim to MasterCard :(
 
Yes my preorder for Super Monkey Ball on the Vita got cancelled. It was a good price too. Luckily they are not my main source of imports and the one that I've been using for the last ten years is still going strong. It's a real shame though as they were a pretty good source of US bluerays.
 
Bugger!

Bugger bugger BUGGER!

They were my main site for imports. Had some things in my wishlist for my next shopping spree. Ah. Hells bells. Etc.
 
Yes my preorder for Super Monkey Ball on the Vita got cancelled. It was a good price too. Luckily they are not my main source of imports and the one that I've been using for the last ten years is still going strong. It's a real shame though as they were a pretty good source of US bluerays.

Yep I used to get a good number of blu-rays too from them.

Who else do you use for imports?

I use videogamesplus.ca, play-asia.com, and at times eBay.
 
Yep I used to get a good number of blu-rays too from them.

Who else do you use for imports?

I use videogamesplus.ca, play-asia.com, and at times eBay.

videogamesplus.ca is my main source as I mainly import North American stuff. I also use Play Asia and Yes Asia now and then for Asian and Japanese imports. I've never been keen on eBay.
 
Apparently I need to sign up to videogameplus to view shipping details.

Is shipping well priced?
Do you have to pay import duties on stuff?
How are shipping times, roughly? Rough?
 
Apparently I need to sign up to videogameplus to view shipping details.

Is shipping well priced?
Do you have to pay import duties on stuff?
How are shipping times, roughly? Rough?

Yes you do need to have an account to check shipping prices. They typically charge around £4 per game, accessories and hardware will be different depending on size and weight. Hardware is normally sent by courier as games by normal post.

There is very little chance if any of import duties. I've been using them for about ten years now and ordered countless games as well as accessories and a number of consoles and never been charged duty. They always mark the package value low.

For games typical delivery time is a week. On the odd occasion you can get it in 4-5 days. Very rarely it can take up to ten days. Consoles shipped by courier are typically delivered in 3-5 days but it can depend on the courier they use

I've ordered two Xbox's, two DS's, a DS Lite, a 3DS, a PSP, a PSP Go, a Wii, a PS3, several accessories and too many games to count.
 
Apparently I need to sign up to videogameplus to view shipping details.

Is shipping well priced?
Do you have to pay import duties on stuff?
How are shipping times, roughly? Rough?

$7 CAD seems to be average shipping for me.

No I've never been caught with import duties so far.

About 7-10 days for me.
 
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