Chris, this is a little off topic, but what are the rules on e-commerce in Canada? I recently moved to Montreal from San Francisco and I'm afraid to order stuff because I don't want to pay huge import taxes.
Jim On Thursday, May 30, 2002, at 10:42 AM, <[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. > > Chris H -- 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
