jnorm
#1324
As far as I can tell, it was unopened.
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If it was unopened, then it might not have even sat in customs, just stuck in the system somewhere along the way. I have a package coming to me, sent on October 23, that sat somewhere for literally 3 weeks āinbound into customsā, so I too assumed it must have been stuck in customs. However, if when it arrives I see that it has been unopened, Iām going to assume it wasnāt stuck in customs, but somewhere else, because why hold it so long in customs and then not even open it. Makes no sense, but then again, many things donāt seem to make sense when it comes to customs and shipping, so who knows. Thank you for your report and recommendation!
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RapMet
#1326
Apparently, they have so many packages coming through that is conceivable it might stay in customs long time, they check it, Iām guessing scan it, and might or might not open it and release it. So, yes if it shows stuck inbound into customs itās a good chance it is actually stuck in customs.
jnorm
#1327
I figured higher volume from the holidays might be slowing things down in general. But with any individual package itās hard to say for sure. Mine did update after 2 weeks as being in AZ before moving into CA, so I assumed that it was stuck in customs for most of the intermittent period.
Iāve never personally received a package with customs tape either, although Iāve had packages that Iām almost certain were seized (despite no letters). Iām sure in certain cases they would let a package pass without wanting to alert someone that the package was opened, and in those cases I doubt they would use said tape.
Thatās funny, my package shows that it arrived in Avondale AZ Nov. 29, departed Nov. 30. Iām also in CA (LA). None of my other packages showed as moving through Avondale.
jnorm
#1329
Mine was in Avondale too. Small world 
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Well, today I received my package from Safe Overseas. I put in the exact same order to Safe Overseas and to Jagdish October 20. Safe Overseas sent the package October 23, Jagdish October 24.
I received the package from Jagdish on November 4.
I finally received the package from Safe Overseas today, December 2. The package was unopened, so I doubt customs was responsible. It was a fairly small package 5āx8āx3ā. But in contrast to Jagdish, the Safe Overseas package had a visible declaration that it contained medication. I donāt know if it had any role in the long shipment time.
But there you have it, same order at the same time arrives one in 11 days and the other takes 6 weeks. Pretty random, seems to me.
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doug-s
#1331
hi all,
i got a quote from nibahealthcare.com for bioconās rapacan, and received this reply:
"Price for Rapacan 1mg is $ 6 per strip of 10 tablets.
We want to inform you that Biocon sold the product Rapacan to Eris Life sciencesā¦So now the Rapacan product is Marketed by Erisā¦"
(i checked this info and yes, eris life sciences has purchased rapacan from biocon)
niba also said shipping by ems would be $40. thatās not too bad - ~$4.25/week, for buying 30 strips/300 tablets. the least expensive iāve found usa-sourced, is ~$8.50/week, and you need a prescription.
any comments here? (i posted in another thread focused on powdered rapamycin and didnāt get any replies, so trying here.)
thanks!
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Doug, all that information sounds about right, and about average for pricing of Biocon/Eris Rapacan. The EMS shipping is on the high side - typically I see around $25, but in the grand scheme of things not a big difference.
Regarding US prices - if you use GoodRx you can typically get down near $1.25mg. See:
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Maybe but I have had a helluva time finding a prescription!
I spoke with Maulik on the phone. He said he only had two shipments seized out of the 100s he has sent. The shipments seized were about 2500 tablets of Ivermectin. However other similar packages of Ivermectin have not been seized by customs.
He did say that local post office delivery has been experiencing delays of up to 2 months and this is becoming more frequent.
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Just an update, I am constantly having Rapamune in stock from Turkey.
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SamBull
#1336
To update on that, it looks like siroboon is the only brand with higher quantities, which Iām under the impression is not as well respected as the other brands. But, the brand is already a fair bit cheaper on 1mg tablets, so with the bigger tablets that price becomes a lot cheaper than other brands. I was initially quoted $1.20 for 3mg and $1.60 for 5mg (Rite care).
I find the ordering process rather weird for all of these. Iāve ordered Tretinoin from India before, and itās just a normal website that you checkout and it gets delivered. This is just a live chat where they quoted me in USD, then when I confirmed how much I want to buy they quoted in GBP. They offer about 10 payment options, but if I choose credit card they want another Ā£25 ($>30). They accept Bitcoin, but not with the lightning network, so it would cost nearly as much to do an on-chain transaction. Ended up using wise.com to do a bank transfer, though they must be adding enough of a markup that they donāt care about the exact amount they receive in INR, as they only gave me the GBP price. They then forgot to send me the tracking link, but in the end it did all arrive after a couple of weeks.
RapAdmin
#1337
siroboon / Kachela is a third or 4th tier Pharma company in India. The issue isnāt one of respect, the issue is that they likely donāt have the type of quality control in their manufacturing, and systems with suppliers, that a major Pharma company in India would if its exporting to the USA with FDA approved generic drugs. The issue is purity, potential cancer-causing contaminants, and large variations in potencyā¦ so you really donāt have any idea what you are taking when you take a drug from these types of suppliers. If you care about your lifespan, I wouldnāt waste any time considering these types of suppliers.
Read up on the āBottle of Liesā book by Katherine Eban: Book Exposes How Some Generic Drugmakers Ignored Safety And Committed Fraud : NPR
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SamBull
#1338
Yeah, just a shame that none of the others have >1mg to be more cost effective.
Rapafan
#1339
SCAM ALLERT! DONāT USE THEANTIAGING.STORE!
Following some good reviews on this site I made a purchase through theantiaging.store. That was several weeks ago and they still havenāt/wont ship my order, nor will they give me a refund. When you email their supposed ācustomer serviceā it takes several days to get a response back and they arenāt helpful.
I had to use a bank transfer to send them my money, so thereās no way for me to get my money back. I guess itās just gone, which I know sometimes happens why youāre buying from places overseas. I wanted to let everyone know though so that they wonāt fall victim to the same scam!
RapAdmin
#1340
I have no experience with this vendor, but a few weeks delay when ordering from off-shore vendors is not an uncommon situation (nor the slow customer service responses). I recommend you read down the list of messages in this thread. Most people eventually get their product. But, please do update us if no response in another 3 weeks or so.
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RapMet
#1341
I think you can still call your bank and try to reverse, sometimes they do that. It happened once at my workplace about couple weeks after we did the transfer. Initially bank said they couldnāt reverse but after few days they gave us back the funds. It may depend on if the receiving bank cooperates, I guess.
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Rapafan
#1342
Iām an avid reader of this thread and a lot of the others on this message board. Iāve ordered many times from overseas, thanks in large part to the generous and helpful information posted by others. I donāt post something like my warning lightly and without cause. Rather I want to give back to the group what has been given to me. I donāt want anyone else to be taken advantage of like I was.
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mondagai
#1343
That hasnāt been my experience. When I contacted them via email they responded promptly, and my order arrived safely.
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