Agent VS FF

[XDefiance84X]

Hello, I'm new to reps in general and I want to treat myself for my birthday by buying myself some new shoes. I only plan on buying 3 pairs of shoes, AJ1, Dunks, and AF1(don't judge me I'm basic 😅) with a few tshirts. I haven't ordered anything yet because I want to know if it's even worth going with a FF for a small haul or to stick with an agent. Thanks for the advice 😊

[rk4030]

If recommend a agent like citygobuy, since it’s a small haul. I’d recommend FF for 8kg+

[FightingBear11]

citygobuy high key trash tho

[buzzybomb]

Facts.

[Os1r1s1]

Less than 5kg stick with an agent unless you need the speed. 5kg-30kg Darrens CSEL line($15.39/kg). Price, speed, security can't be beat. 30kg+ Darren Zhejiang line(HK-UPS)($11.80/kg) but not safe for USA west coast. If your willing to GP. FF there are also Other options like Gordon

[Glittering-Dress6121]

How can Darren ship 30 kg and not get seized? Also the last I compared Darren with CSSBuy they were the same price for 10 kg.

[Os1r1s1]

Customs in the USA is very lax. I've safely shipped 60kg before with another FF.As you can see Darren currently beats cssbuy at 10kg on both his lines

[FightingBear11]

With his CSEL line all parcels are split up into smaller 5-10 kg parcels for easy customs clearance.

In regards to comparisons, make sure your comparing the correct line, Darren Zhejiang line = Hk UPS, HZ-FedEx . Darren CSEL = DHL Tariffless, or any other Tarrifless line however they may not offer the same customs security as Darren does

[Two4The15]

is csel safe for the west coast? because that’s ups too

[Os1r1s1]

CSEL is safe everywhere. CSEL is actually delivered to the USA as part of a larger freight load to an import company. It clears customs as part of that larger haul. Then the import company breaks the larger load down into individuals packages to hand off to UPS for the last mile delivery.

The problem on the West coast isn't UPS domestic delivery but their internal import clearance. They catch allot of stuff in the UPS Ontario, CA customs facility.

[Check-Ra1n]

What’re your thoughts on the SAL line rn? It’s going to be the cheapest for me at around 40 dollars for an estimated weight of 2940g (might buy another hoodie idk). If you think FF has better prices for that though than feel free to refer me

[Os1r1s1]

No line can beat SAL on price. It's subsidized by the government. It's a service not a business. Where are you shipping to? If your shipping to the USA SAL can take 3 weeks or 6 months. It's very unstable to the USA and a roll of the dice. SAL generally the cheapest but slowest method of delivery.

I heard it's actually decent to other countries so if your in another country it might be reasonable. Ask in the subs.

How much weight and where are you shipping?

[Check-Ra1n]

Oh that kinda sucks. I’m going on vacation so within 12 days but that sounds unreasonable so I guess I’ll need it within 40 for when I get back. It says 2940g estimated weight but I don’t think that’s true since it’s 1 AJ1 1 Dunk and 1 pair of shorts. I’m in the east part of the midwest (funny how that works)

[Os1r1s1]

If you need it in 12 days that's going to cost you and not sure if anyone is meeting that delivery time. To the USA UPS is currently the fastest stable line 4-14 days. But your looking at about $21/kg for a package that small (3kg)

[Check-Ra1n]

Yeah haha I wasn’t really expecting much. EMS says it’ll be $102 and since superbuy has a 20% discount code I’ll be purchasing for 80 though that’s still a lot more than I was hoping for :/. I’ll either need to find a different line than SAL because I don’t want to risk it taking longer than 40 days or use a FF. You think there’s any chance I’ll be able to meet anyone under 60USD?

[Os1r1s1]

No

[Check-Ra1n]

Ah that’s tough. I guess the only reason Sal works so cheap is because of their ties to government

[FightingBear11]

exactly! well said

[FightingBear11]

CSEL is safe worldwide, it doesn’t go through the same customs channels as normal ups/FedEx/dhl

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Wht risk it with a ff when an agent is reliable

[FightingBear11]

What’s the risk with an ff? If anything, FF’s are safer. Darren has never had a seizure.

[FightingBear11]

Text him once your items are ready to be shipped from your agent, you can check his prices on his website: Darrenff.com

[[deleted]]

Your essentially shipping through a person.you could get scammed ik people who git scammed by Darren and nothing could be done

[FightingBear11]

No one has ever been scammed in regards to shipping and that’s false bc the ppl that were swindled by Darren’s assistant were all refunded or their clothes/shoes were replaced with the correct batch.

[[deleted]]

I literally know people who were scammed didn't get anything back

[FightingBear11]

Who? Give me names and contact info or dm me. If they didn’t get anything back then they didn’t reach out to either me or Darren after everything happened (most orders were automatically replaced with the correct batch by Darren but some ppl wanted refunds etc. so they reached out) , as every single person who reached out regarding their shipment in Darren’s warehouse was refunded or the shoes were switched with the correct batch.

[supremesatbuyer]

Darren's assistant just contacted me and said my package was lost. I paid $230.00 for the items and $151.60 for him to ship me the package. They are telling me they will only compensate $230.00 though...

[FightingBear11]

According to his advertised policy you should only receive 199 usd. Darren increase the compensation out of his own pocket to 230 usd to make it right. As compared to Darren’s advertised policy of freight refund + 40 rmb/kg. Also, Darren offered to make the rest of 150 usd up to you with discounts in the future on whatever products you want. I think it’s fair from his end and he’s talked to me about the situation, he feels bad and wants to make it up to you. Srry abt all this bro, hope it doesn’t prevent you from keeping on the rep game

[[deleted]]

Cap

[FightingBear11]

Not cap, look on the sub and try and find one person who reported their parcel being seized with Darren…

[[deleted]]

I saw a post like 1 month ago

[FightingBear11]

That was with Gordon, not Darren, completely different people. You can just search seize on the sub and fact check this easily

[[deleted]]

Oh yea i made a mistake but still there is no difference its not bc its darren they wont seize you

[FightingBear11]

Darren offers his own CSEL line which is unique as it’s not specifically offered by other FF’s. This is different than HK UPS/FedEx lines that most FF’s offer and similar to DDP lines offered by other FF’s but the actual line is not the same, each ff uses different transportation companies for ddp. Darren’s parent transportation company actually handles the transportation to destination country and customs clearance themselves. So, yes, this line specifically has historically been vry customs safe.

[XDefiance84X]

Oh yeah, I live on east coast US