buying german army sneakers on german ebay

[Corbin Law]

http://cgi.ebay.de/Bundeswehr-Schuhe-Turnschuhe-Gr-285_W0QQitemZ320069261110QQihZ011QQcategoryZ37413QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

these are wayyy cheaper on us ebay. but i cant get google to translate the page

i gathered taht the size is 44 and theres 16 days leftish

im just wondering how much shipping and handling would be from germany to texas?

[AA60322]

It says the left one got a hole in it, which probably somewhat explains the price.

[AA60322]

This is a German based Army/Navy store, they got the OG sneakers brand new for 25 Euros:

http://www.troph-e-shop.com/128951N-405-000.ahtml

[mixedup]

This is a German based Army/Navy store, they got the OG sneakers brand new for 25 Euros:

http://www.troph-e-shop.com/128951N-405-000.ahtml

if i recall, that shop only takes money orders from international customers, which is a pain in the ass.

[chronoaug]

Does that site ship to the US? Even using google translator makes it difficult to find stuff. If someone could find that out for me, that'd be great.

[minya]

They do take PayPal, and they do ship to the US. Click the UK flag link on their webpage to read it in English. (I've never ordered from them.)

[nwhysee]

Hmm im gonna keep my eye on that site, let us know how it goes.

[homme.homme]

They do take PayPal, and they do ship to the US. Click the UK flag link on their webpage to read it in English. (I've never ordered from them.)

Excuse my ignorance but where is the english flag? I can't spot it.

[ProfMonnitoff]

I've had the bid on these exact ones since before this thread

If you guys could do me a huge favor, buy other ones. For what it's worth, I was the one that recommended German ebay in waywt in first place.

That being said, most German guys don't have shipping to the US listed as an option but if you send them a message and a decent offer, they probably will do it.

[mixedup]

sorry...it's not money order, it's bank transfer. i knew it was something "different". if they take paypal it would be better:

How can I pay?

Currently we only accept prepayment via bank transfer or Wester Union

For international shipping we accept prepaiment only. Please wait for an additional e-mail wich includes the total ammount to pay an our international bank details.

[mixedup]

UPDATE: on the side, it says "new easy payment by credit card", so it looks like things are much easier now!

[ProfMonnitoff]

Even if all they take is bank payent... if you know anyone in the EU, all you need is the BIC and IBAN of the shop's account and you european friend/relative can transfer the money at no additional cost.

[chronoaug]

Could someone PM me if they'd be willing to buy and ship these shoes to me in the US? I'd include a middle man fee for the trouble. I'd really appreciate it as I haven't heard back from them about shipping to the states.

[snugglepony]

i've searched, and i know it's been discussed, but i can't find it:

how do these fit, size-wise? vans/chucks comparo?

[CommieRabbit]

If I wear a 10.5 in Adidas Sambas would a 44 be the direct euro conversion? Anyone know if these fit comparably to any other Adidas shoes?

[shoreman1782]

Just a heads up before you all go submitting orders to troph-e-shop... I ordered these shoes from them a few months ago, and at the time they only accepted payment via bank transfer for international orders. YMMV. E-mail them with questions, they were perfectly responsive (within 24 hrs or so) over email, and type fine English.

Shipping stateside was EUR30, and there's some weirdness with subtraction of VAT and their minimum order of EUR25. I think my total cost was around EUR60, plus what my bank charged me for the international transfer. I like the shoes, but between the hassle and the cost, I'm not entirely satisfied with the purchase.

[Guest Airjamie]

Excuse my ignorance but where is the english flag? I can't spot it.

Yeah dude I'm not seeing this flag.

[shoreman1782]

Trop-e-shop auf Englisch. Not everything is translated.

[ProfMonnitoff]

I don't know about Sambas, but I wear 10.5 in Chucks and my last pair of German Army Sneakers was 44 and fit me well.

I would be willing to play middle man, but I live in Austria, so I don't know how that would effect the fees. Shipping to me from Germany is probably around 10 Euros, but I don't know about the cost from here to the US.

[CPK]

I don't know about Sambas, but I wear 10.5 in Chucks and my last pair of German Army Sneakers was 44 and fit me well.

I would be willing to play middle man, but I live in Austria, so I don't know how that would effect the fees. Shipping to me from Germany is probably around 10 Euros, but I don't know about the cost from here to the US.

I'd be interested if the fees arent too bad.

[ProfMonnitoff]

Next week I have exams, so until then I really have no time.

I'll try to find out what kind of postage fees there would be once I'm done with exams. However, if you find any Germans willing to do it, it would be ever cheaper.

[Guest jmatsu]

i have 2 pairs in sizes 42. one black and one white. $40. any takers?

i mean $40 each.

[snugglepony]

interested -- what size do you wear in vans/cons/new balance/anything else?

[Guest jmatsu]

a size u.s.nine vans. a size 8 in cons.

[snugglepony]

nuts.

probably too small - my euro sized shoes vary from 42-44, but i'm consistently a US 10...

[interp]

how do the black ones look?

[CPK]

how do the black ones look?

[Corbin Law]

egh

its starting to to look like too much work for not enough shoe.

[minya]

egh

its starting to to look like too much work for not enough shoe.

It would be fairly easy if someone did a "group buy" (ie, ordered like 20 pairs of shoes and then resold them). I was gonna do it, but laziness + fear of customs fees prevented me from doing it.

[interp]

They have orange/tan soles instead of grey, correct?