Hello, thanks for
reading our FAQ. By taking the time to read this faq
it shows that you are genuinely interested in purchasing
from us. An informed customer is a customer who will
keep coming back!! Below is a list of frequently asked
questions (FAQ) when people e-mail us with inquiries.
This page has been created in order to keep the inquiries
down to a minimum. Please read this FAQ carefully and
if you still have any questions please don't hesitate
to ask.
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| 1).
I just saw something on your web-site. How do I go about
ordering? |
The majority of the
toys you will find on this site will have an item
number assigned to it. This number can be
found to the left of the toy. If you see something
that you are interested in then scroll to the top
of the page and click the link that says "Order".
This will open up our order form in its own broswer
window. Please fill in the order form accurately.
We need to have your correct e-mail address, shipping
address, and the items that you are interested in.
Please make sure that your e-mail address is CORRECT.
Many times in the past the e-mail address field
has been filled out inaccurately. If we do
not have your correct e-mail address we CAN NOT
reply to you. Should you want more than one item
simply minimize the order form and continue shopping.
We usually answer
all e-mail within 24 hours excluding weekends and
holidays. If your item is available you will be
notified. Once we respond to your original order
inquiry, we will ask you to confirm the order. If
you do not confirm the order then your item will
not be held for you. So in short, remember to confirm
your order when asked to do so. |
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| 2).
Yes that's fine and dandy, but how do I PAY? |
Robozone now accepts
Mastercard, Visa, American Express, & Discover
as forms of payment. Our on-line order form is located
on a secure server. You do not have to worry about
some hacker intercepting your order from us as the
order will come to us with all info encrypted. If
you wish to place an order and pay by credit card
you can fill out the order form on our website where
it says "Order" or you can call or fax
in your order with all the pertinant info. We can
also accept orders from customers who intend to
pay by Paypal, check or MO as well. To fax in your
order simply print out the order form located on
our page and fill in the necessary information being
sure to provide a phone number where we can get
in touch with you. Our fax number is #1-978-742-9848.
If you do not have
a credit card we also accept Paypal ,checks &
money orders. If you send a check our bank requires
5 business days for all checks to clear. Money orders
will usually be sent out within a couple of days.
Make all payments payable to:
- Robozone
- P.O. Box
1412
- Littleton,
Ma. 01460
- Phone
# 1-978-742-9960
- Fax #
1-978-742-9848
If you are paying for
someone else's order please make note of it in a letter
indicating the name of the person that placed the
order and the toys item number. On many occasions
we have received payment and the name on the check
or money order did not match up with any of our customers.
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| 3).
Is shipping included in the price? |
No, sorry but
it isn't. Our standard methond of shipping is
DHL Ground for domestic orders. Should you have
a PO Box your item will be sent via USPS Priority
Mail. DHL Next day and USPS Express Mail are
also available should your need your order overnight.
All international orders are shipped via Global
Express Mail. We realize that this manner of
shipping may be costly, however we do need confirmation
from the postal service that the items have
indeed been delivered. All shipping chargeds
will be quoted at the time of ordering.
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| 4).
I am from another country. How do I pay? |
If you are from a
country other than the United States, we can still
use your credit card as a form of payment. If you
do not have a credit card then we only accept international
money orders or bank checks in US funds drawn on
a US bank. Any other payment method is not accepted.
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| 5).
I am from another country, if shipping isn't included
in the price, how much is it? |
Shipping prices are
quoted on an individual basis if you are international.
Depending on where you are dictates how much your
shipping costs will be. Suffice it to say that it
is better to order quantity if you are international
for the best shipping price quote. |
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| 6).
After I order something how do I know you won't sell
it? |
Once you have made
known your intent to order an item, we will require
one more confirmation from you after you are quoted
price and shipping costs. AFTER confirmation is
made then an item is marked "SOLD" and
is held for 7 days for payments to reach us if you
are within the United States. If you are international,
then we will hold your item and mark it "SOLD"
for as long as 15 days and maybe longer. Note: If
an item is NOT marked "SOLD" then that
just means that we have that particular item in
quantity and does not necessarily mean that we forgot
you. |
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| 7).
How do I know you won't rip me off? |
We have been an online
mail-order service for over six years and have acquired
a long list of references. We are certified as a
safe shopping site through ePublic Eye. Believe
it or not this is an Internet watchdog group that
monitors eBusinesses. Click here
to see our rating through ePublic Eye.
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| 8).
Will you notify me when you receive my payment? |
Every effort is made
to notify individuals when payment is received.
However don't be surprised if we do not. You see
on average we spend approximately 4 - 6 hours per
day on the computer answering between 50 and 100
e-mail inquiries on toys. If we e-mailed every individual
when payment is received then that would probably
mean that an additional 8 - 10 hours would be spent
doing follow-ups when payments are received and
then nothing would get done!! It's to your advantage
to e-mail us back in a few days after sending payment
to inquire if it's been received. It's easier to
answer you on-the-spot (by hitting "CTRL +
R") then searching out your e-mail address
then e-mailing you letting you know when payment
is received. |
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| 9).
What if after I receive my item, I am not satisfied? |
Anyone who is not
satisfied for any reason will get a refund of their
purchase price. Sorry but we do not offer a refund
on the shipping, just the item purchased. If you
are not satisfied you must return the item to us
within 7 days. Do not expect to send it back about
two months later when it's convenient for you. The
toy must be in the exact
same condition as
it is received. For instance if you buy a toy in
it's box or blister card; you cannot return it if
you open this item. The majority of these toys are
collectible items and discontinued. Opening a packaged
product especially on blister card or sealed in
a box detracts from the toy's original value. You
cannot return a toy if you've played with it and
broke it. Also exchanging one item for something
else IS NOT considered an un - satisfied purchase.
For example; if you've bought something over 7 days
from the returned policy time, and you see something
on the website from later updates, you cannot exchange
this item because you like a new item better or
are now bored with what you originally purchased.
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| 10).
What if after I receive my toy it has been damaged? |
Once payment is received
here then it is considered YOUR toy. Every effort
is made in packing all orders securely. All toys
are carefully inspected to make sure they comply
with the description indicated on our website. However,
we cannot be responsible for how the shipping companies
handle your package after it leaves us. We have
been discovering a lot of consumer scams targeting
our 100% guarantee return policy. The scenario goes
something like this:
1). Customer has obtained
a toy through another merchant.
2). Customer has opened
the toy in a sealed package, started to play with
it and broke it or received a broken toy from same
merchant and it was broken in transit.
3). Customer finds
the same toy through Robozone and purchases it.
4). Customer receives
toy from Robozone in perfectly fine condition but
tells us it is broken.
5). Customer tells
us that the toy we shipped them is broken toy when
in fact they want a refund on the toy and sends
us the broken toy from another merchant
To this end, we
would suggest insurance. DHL automatically insures
packages up to a $100.00 value for free. Any
value higher than that then additional insurance
will need to be purchased. items sent via the
USPS do not hav automatic insurance. Insurance
charges, if any, will be quoted with the shipping
charge when an order is placed.
For international
orders, this is where it gets tricky because all
packages are claimed as gifts (as per the instructions
of our international customers). The reason for
this is to avoid paying duty but there is a cut-off
of about $150.00 maximum for gifts. If your order
is over $150.00 and you want insurance then an actual
value needs to be declared and you may be charged
duty. If you do not want insurance on international
orders then again we cannot be held responsible
if your order arrives damaged. Customs offices around
the world have been extra careful with packages
since 9/11, resulting in delays for most all international
packages. Global Express has been taking on average
7 to 10 days (regular air mail has been taking 1
to 1 and 1/2 months) for delivery. |
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| 11).
What if while surfing the net, I find an item similar
to yours in condition and completeness that is cheaper
than you? What can you do? |
We will match any
other offer that you find on the internet from a
legitimate business provided their toy is in relatively
the same condition and completeness as ours. This
offer only applies to other countries in the continental
US. We have no control over another Countries economy
when comparing exchange rates. That means anyone
with a web-site who is in the toy business. This
offer does not include any item found for sale on
any related newsgroups or in some classified ads
or auctions held on other web-pages. However
we do reserve the right to not honor this stipulation
if the price is dramatically different from ours.
Please note: A price
match request must be placed at the time of the
order. Please do not ask us to match a price if
your transaction is already complete. |
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| 12).
Some of the items on your web-site I can find in the
local toy stores. How come you are selling them here
and sometimes for more than at these stores? |
Like any good business,
we buy toys as investments. This means that we buy
cases and put them away for the future of our business.
Sometimes we do not always get the required wholesale
rates and costs that toy manufacturers offer to
the big toy chains and are required to pay full
retail price. For this reason, we need to sell them
for slightly higher. In addition some of these items
are very exclusive and in other parts of the country
these toy lines do not exist hence we do a lot of
selling of the more common items to "not-so-common"
areas of the world. |
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| 13).
Will you buy and/or trade some of my toys for your toys? |
Yes we will always
buy and trade toys. Please keep in mind that we
do this only in the interest of increasing and varying
our toy inventory. We have laid out the guidelines
of our buying and trading policy:
We generally pay between
30% - 60% of our selling price. That is, what we
think we can sell it at if we do not already have
it. Price depends on the popularity of each individual
item. We determine popularity and it doesn't always
reflect the same as the price guides.
We will also trade
for items and we trade usually around 40% - 70%
of the item's worth. Again what an item is worth
is set by us and not necessarily the price guides.
Lately we've been getting offers for trade on your
broken or incomplete toys and though incomplete
toys interest us we cannot be expected to sell broken
toys. Please do not offer broken toys as trade for
our complete and unbroken toys, it just doesn't
make good business sense.
WE WILL REQUIRE YOUR
TRADE ITEMS FIRST SO THAT WE MAY INSPECT THEM.
Sorry for this stipulation
but we have been burned in the past where both parties
agreed to ship at the same time then the other party
never held up their end. When items were finally
received we were also disappointed in the condition
of said items.
Please do not approach
us to trade for items YOU have not yet received.
If you have something to sell or trade, then you
can send us a list via E-mail. Click here
to do this. |
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| 14).
What about Lay-aways? Do you offer them? |
Yes we do, below are
our Layaway guidelines:
a). Total order must
be $200.00 or more.
b). 20% down is required
and you must make regular payments from there. The
initial 20% down payment must be received within
7 days like our standard method of payment. If you
would like us to charge your credit card on a regular
basis you must phone in to tell us to do so.
c). Items will be
held for a maximum of 2 months. If at the end of
2 months your item is not fully paid for, you will
be refunded the amount of money you have paid into
the lay-away less the original 20% you put down.
This will be kept as a "processing" fee.
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| 15).
Do you sell toy accessories? |
We do not sell accessories.
Especially Transformer accessories which we get
constant requests for. Unfortunately accessories
in this area are quite valuable and are kept and
accrued in the event we get in a toy that requires
them. There are the RARE occasions in which we trade
accessories for others that are needed. |
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| 16).
Where is my order? |
99% of our orders are shipped
with DHL services. DHL assigns a tracking number
to all packages. DHL should send you an automated
email containing your tracking number. Once
you receive that tracking number you can track
your package through the DHL
website.
A small percentage of orders are
shipped vis the United States Postal service. The
Postal service does provide tracking albeit very
limited. All orders that are sent either parcel
post or priority mail are assigned a Delivery confirmation
number. Unfortunately this number will only tell
you when a package has been shipped and when it
has been delivered. Nothing in between. If you would
like your tracking number please email us at info@robozone.com
or call us at 978-742-9960. We would be more than
happy to track down your package for you or you
may do so on your own through the USPS
website.
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