On 30/05/02 10:42, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Though items in general, and the expansion bay hard drives in particular, > went quickly (i.e., within about two hours from when I received the > Smartdisk email announcing the sale), you can bet they'll be appearing on > e-bay pretty soon. It's likely that some people pounced on the sale and > bought as many units as they could, with an eye to reselling them. > > I was disappointed about not getting one of the 30GB or 18GB expansion bay > drives, though I did find out in the end that buying one off e-bay might be > cheaper than if I'd got it directly from Smartdisk. > Just to get an idea on shipping, I put an order thru for an expansion bay HD > and a USB floppy, and at checkout I got international shipping rates of $100 > to Europe and $60 to Canada (!!) What a joke. Even more so considering that > they were offering free ground shipping in the US (e.g., Vancouver, BC is > just across the border from Vancouver, WA, but they want $60 to go that > extra mile or two). > > I'm sorry now I wasted an hour or so rummaging thru the Smartdisk web site > and returning from time to time, hoping to find that the stock had been > replenished. If prices don't get too out of hand on e-bay, I'll be able to > get an exp bay HD shipped to Canada for about $35 less than Smartdisk > wanted. Having lived in Canada for many years, I can certainly understand your pain and frustration. I think that the gouged price might be for customs, you know those kind of thieves that will fill a form at the border for your package and charge you something like $30 or $40? -Laurent. -- ===================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ********************** Usual disclaimers apply ********************** cargo cult programming n.: A style of (incompetent) programming dominated by ritual inclusion of code or program structures that serve no real purpose. A cargo cult programmer will usually explain the extra code as a way of working around some bug encountered in the past, but usually neither the bug nor the reason the code apparently avoided the bug was ever fully understood (compare shotgun debugging, voodoo programming). -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
