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Best site to buy 'I Got A Boy' and why + Short guide to Gmarket


If you're buying multiple copies of 'I Got A Boy', I suggest you buy it from here:

http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=332690719

Reasons:

1) Purchases will be counted on both Hanteo and Gaon charts.

Synnara is a well known store that reports its sales to Hanteo. Since the seller is Synnara, it will be counted on Hanteo.

Any purchase made on Gmarket is counted on Gaon.

2) You only pay for domestic delivery once, unlike here:http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=332690385 where you have to pay domestic delivery for every copy.

3) Cheaper price. Let's admit it, SONE are a poor bunch of kids. We get robbed of our money almost every month. :((

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For Gmarket, there are 2 types of delivery fees that you have to pay.

a) Domestic delivery
As Gmarket is just a platform where sellers can sell their items, goods have to be sent from the seller to Gmarket's warehouse. And this delivery fee costs 2,500won.

b) International delivery
This is the fee that those who are not living in Korea have to pay. It varies depending on the country the goods will be shipped to.

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For EMS, there's a way you can save money. (I suck at explaining so I hope you can bear with me.)

EMS has a set price for a range of mass. For example, orders weighing 1~2kg will cost ____won for delivery. (Gmarket knows the weight of your order as each item will have a weight which is specified by the seller.)

Each album weighs 0.3kg. If you try 'maxing' out the weight, for example:
1) >0.3kg~1.2kg = 5,000 won
2) >1.2kg~1.8kg = 10,000 won

This means that if your order ranges from 0.3kg~1.2kg, delivery will be fixed at 5,000won. But you could order with your friends to that you can max out all 1.2kg, and make sure you aren't 'wasting' delivery fee.

Yes, Gmarket does state that they only charge for the actual weight, but at least you'll still be close to 'maxing' it. I 'maxed' out an order of mine, and got back ~US$12 :)


*TAKE NOTE*: If you pay via credit card on Gmarket, the money will be credited to your Gmarket account, not your credit card. You can use the refunded money for your next purchase.


If you want to be able to use the refunded money for another website, I suggest that you pay with paypal.

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If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on Twitter. I'll try my best to help ^^