Rem I was fretting over shoes and how I can’t find what i want? haha… i actually wanted to join some sg sprees to get them BUT the shipping cost was just too high… sooo… I asked Liting (korean guru!) for some suggestions and she intro me to Gmarket!! a wonderland for shopping I wld say! heh
Today, I spent the whole day trying to figure out how to shop at Gmarket… gee… it’s kinda confusing with all the stamps, option price, discounts and even mileage.So I read the info and how it worked… have been doing so far like the past few days… and FINALLY.. i made the purchase today.. phew…
Some things to note about Gmarket
1) Stamps/mileage are just like some ‘discounts’ for future usage.
2) The lowest price stated on the website is for SOME items only. Other items ( most of the time the nicer ones) are more ex, so the top-up price = ‘option price’
3) VERY IMPT! Rem to click the discount button if the shop has one! no click no discount! the discount is instant
4) Save more $$ by looking for a shop with FREE LOCAL SHIPPING ( Free shipping to the korea warehse)
5) Get ready pen and paper for shopping on Gmarket. Write down the item no. , item name ( in korean) and colour! So that you can put it in the cart. Yes! It’s like playing matching game for me
6) Finally, to double confirm if your matching skills is good… check using Google Translator. Just copy and paste the item, then google translates into English ( not accurate all the time BUT at least u sorta know what you bought)!
For payment, I used paypal > to ‘escape’ the international transaction fee. I really hope it works this way
As I’m still very much a noob for Gmarket, I am not sure how long the parcel will take to reach me or how much more they will charge me for international shipping. I’m keeping my fingers cross tt it will not be too much?? well, I will update on this when I gt more info.. heh
Total damage for 1st Gmarket shipping (includes domestic + international shipping): US$115
Total no. of items: 8 ( 2 pairs of shoes, 1 dress, 2 skirts, 2 tops, 1 belt)
Wanna see the pics?? Here goes!!
Bought my shoes from this shop – love it!! They sell pretty shoes – some have designs which are similar to the real designer shoes!! how cool is it!! 
Now i hope the shoe size is correct!
Above shows the real one – dunno who Vanessa Bruno is… BUT below is a pic of a similar one I bought
Other misc. stuff
Planning my next purchase.. hehehe…
But got to get my shoe size right 1st!!
Hi, I randomly came across your blog while trying to find out more info about GMarket.. and..
don’t they still have steep shipping prices? I was excited because it said free shipping at first, but I realized that may just be from the shipper TO the gm place?
And then it seems that GM charges us their own shipping price? Could you confirm this.. I am so confused.. keke. thanks!
btw- LOVE the shoes you bought!
Hi dearie,
Welcome to my blog! heh.. ya.. FREE shippping only from the shipper to the gm warehouse
Actually, the GM shipping price is via Korea Post .. so it’s Korea Postage charge.. I feel tt the price is reasonable – not very ex IF you ship in bulk
Hope this helps!
hi! im just wondering:
1) what does the stamps look like? and how do you use it in the future?
2) and where is this ‘discount button’? can you please printscreen the page and circle it, thanks.
hi how can you determine your shoe size or translate the sizes?
Hi Jamie,
I used this as a guide > http://www.i18nguy.com/l10n/shoes.html
Hey Amanda,
I’ve been looking around G Market too and things were going well until I saw the international shipping fee.=[ I’m wondering what you meant by dodging it with paypal??? thanks!
Hi there,
nah.. there’s no way for dodging the international shipping fee by paypal. What i meant was lowering the amt of transaction fee ( from the credit card/bank) by using paypal
hi amanda..great tips!
i was wondering when it states that international shipping is not available, does it mean tat they will not send it overseas? coz i notice the site u recommended says no intl shipping is available but u could still get it in the US..
or does it mean u have to pay additional shipping chargeS??
am so confused!!!
thanks in advance!
Hi dear,
Thank you for dropping by my blog
Yes – when international shipping is not available it means they will not ship overseas.
ohh..which site is that? I get my items from Gmarket sites which ships overseas.
Hi there! Great tips!! Thank u so much for clearing all these gmarket headaches for me! One question though, lets say if i buy in bulk of 30 – 50 items could you give me a rough estimate of how much they would charge on shipping? Thank you! Because i know they had always say is better to order in bulk but does the shipping increase too? Thanks there!
Hi dearie,
I don’t order in such large qns, so I can’t advise you on that! Sorry!