Tarazz.com

Great site. Easy to navigate, and very user friendly.

I bought two sets of guitar hero world tour packs from Amazon via http://www.tarazz.com, and it arrived on time and in good condition. I don’t have an US account so I’m glad there’s finally a site where I can pay for US/Europe items (without going to a concierge service) in sing dollars with guaranteed shipping to Singapore.

Pros-
Shows shipping charges upfront
Get to pay in sing dollars at big name sites like amazon.com
ships to singapore
great cashback program

i highly recommend http://www.tarazz.com for 2 reasons:

1) i did a calculation comparing tarazz to vpost previously. though i can’t remember the exact figures, if u get tarazz at the 8% discount promotion period, the more u buy, the more u save compared to vpost. for my case, getting ion drums + 3rd cymbal + rock pedal (inclusive of shipping and overweight charge) saved me almost $50 compared to if i order through Vpost. without the 8% discount however, there is minimal difference.

2) easy to use. u only register once, make ur payment, fullstop. Vpost however requires u to register for acct, send ur NRIC card scanned/fax to the HQ, wait for them to SNAIL MAIL u a activation pin, activate ur account, and after making ur order, u gotta send Vpost ur invoice/receipt, wait for them to process n send u confirmation again before u can finally sit back and relax.

so in a nutshell, tarazz is cheaper plus more convenient. my only complaint is probably the lack of status updates on their website. i’m really just nit-picking though, or i’m just being impatient.

Pricing problem with Tarazz.

I used both vpost and tarazz. Initially the pricing was great especially with the 8% discount, however the problem with having a single fully loaded price in tarazz is the ambiguity of the markup set by tarazz. Since the past few months back, their pricing has strangely been getting ridiculous. one example is a underwater camera case i check out on tarazz, it cost usd$159 (incl shipping) (=SG$240), but the fully loaded cost in Tarazz is around SG$330. even with 8% discount it will still be around SG$300. going through vpost, you pay direct pricing to the merchant at @ SG$240, and shipping cost charged by vpost at SG$27, you are looking at SG$267 for the same thing. I send an email asking Tarazz to break down their fully loaded pricing, which they have not replied at all.

Advise is, do your homework before you make any purchase. Past impression doesn’t count. Transparent pricing is still more reliable.