Mark Lanctot;201875 Wrote:
> Perhaps simbo was referring to the exchange rate itself - obviously they
> never charge interbank rate, it seems to be interbank + 3.5%.
I just assumed he was referring to the usual practice of most card
companies to add a handling fee on top of the exchange rate. Usu
Agree with Deadkenny on Parcelforce. On one occasion they put a card
through someone else's door and then sent the package back to Hawaii
when I did not collect it. Needless to say they sent it back surface
mail but it did arrive back with the maker, three months later.
My UPS package (a Sutherla
deadkenny;201297 Wrote:
> If you get a Nationwide credit or debit card there's no handling fee.
> The exchange rate is pretty favourable too.
Perhaps simbo was referring to the exchange rate itself - obviously
they never charge interbank rate, it seems to be interbank + 3.5%.
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simbo;200972 Wrote:
> - Your credit card company will add a handling fee, probably about 3.5%,
> about £5 on an SB3.
If you get a Nationwide credit or debit card there's no handling fee.
The exchange rate is pretty favourable too.
> - Delivery to the UK is about £20 for the express option (thank
Heuer;201047 Wrote:
> Well I wish I had such luck!
Ah, you went for the expedited service. I was looking at the delivery
times for express.
killie99;201047 Wrote:
> Ripcaster are doing the white SB3 for £164 including delivery.
Just rechecked - this is the wired version. Wireless models are £19
Well I wish I had such luck! This is a UPS package in transit to me at
the moment:
Tracking Number:
Type: Package
Status: In Transit
Shipped to: XXX, GB
Shipped or Billed on: 05/07/2007
Service Type: EXPEDITED
Weight:
I ordered my TP direct from slim as a preorder and the total bill was
around the same as the UK rrp but I did get the free SB3 included. As
for UPS, my order took 20 hours from dispatch to delivery in the UK and
UPS rang me for payment of the VAT on a credit card when it came into
the country.
Cr
Heuer;201025 Wrote:
> Your estimate of two days via courier is very optimistic - more like 5
> working days.
I based that on the UPS website's delivery estimates.
killie99;201025 Wrote:
> Ripcaster are doing the white SB3 for £164 including delivery.
You're right, and they have some in stock. G
simbo;200972 Wrote:
> - If you take up the "White Sale" offer, it could save you £20 or more.
> No UK suppliers are discounting their white SB3s to the best of my
> knowledge.
>
> .
Ripcaster are doing the white SB3 for £164 including delivery.
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If you use a courier (UPS, Fedex, DHL etc) you will definitely be
charged duty, either at the door or by letter. If you use USPS you
could get lucky as Parcelforce in the UK tend to be swamped and a lot
of stuff is waived through. Downside is Parcelforce no longer deliver
to your door unless you h
OK, after some investigation, here's the lowdown...
- With the strong pound against the dollar, the base price looks very
attractive; $299 works out at about £150, but read on...
- Your credit card company will add a handling fee, probably about
3.5%, about £5 on an SB3.
- Delivery to the UK is
Hi, just trying to work out the costs myself (especially with the "White
Sale" being on).
What is the shipping charge to the UK?
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jbuzza;196604 Wrote:
> I bought a black SB3 from amazon.co.uk recently. However, they shipped
> it with a US power supply and did not seem interested in sorting that
> rather fundamental problem out. Fortunately, when I contacted
> slimdevices and explained they did deal with the issue and shippe
liffy99;197583 Wrote:
> Bought my new. black SB3 direct from the US and did not got stung for
> DUTY or VAT so final price was about £160 - worth the risk of another
> £30 being added. Came with the proper UK power supply too.
>
> Also bought a NAS TS201 from Ripcaster and their service is super
i too got away without paying any excess taxes. maybe just another
benefit of living in australia ;-)
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Bought my new. black SB3 direct from the US and did not got stung for
DUTY or VAT so final price was about £160 - worth the risk of another
£30 being added. Came with the proper UK power supply too.
Also bought a NAS TS201 from Ripcaster and their service is superb.
they also do one of the bext U
Another thumbs up for Advanced MP3 Players. Might be a little more but
the service is great.
As said, importing is likely not much better if you get hit by
vat/duty. There's a very slim chance you might get away with it but I
doubt it with a product like that.
Also will Amazon.com ship electroni
Hi,
For the record, over the last year I have bought separately an SB3,
Qnap TS101 and back-lit remote for these, and the service has been
excellent, both for pre-sales and support. Jon Nelson at Ripcaster even
rang me at home to clarify one point about the Qnap! I have seen a
couple of other pos
I have bought 1 SB3 directly from SD in the US and one from Ebuyer very
recently. The one from the US was very expensive in comparison. You
pay VAT not only on the SB3 but the delivery also. SD use Fed Ex to
deliver and they always collect the Tax. Not only that some has to be
in to collect it.
I purchased my SB2 2 years ago, directly from SlimDevices.
Delivery was impeccable, back then comes the VAT and significant import
duties.
A deal not to be repeated too often!
It's approximately 50% extra, and the worst is you need to become a
software engineer almost every week to install/rein
I found ebuyer OK but i don't think they sell them at present.
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DIY SB3 3A linear power supply.
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Also note that eBuyer are also renowned for shipping stuff with US power
supplies. My Canon EOS camera was a US grey import.
Advanced MP3 Players are excellent, I've bought a number of things from
them.
Jim
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I bought a black SB3 from amazon.co.uk recently. However, they shipped
it with a US power supply and did not seem interested in sorting that
rather fundamental problem out. Fortunately, when I contacted
slimdevices and explained they did deal with the issue and shipped me
the correct power supply
adamslim wrote:
> The black SB3 is selling at Amazon for £195; $300 is £150, VAT is
> payable so £176, postal services charge duty collection fees that will
> be a tenner or so, so there's no real saving, IMO. Better to buy in
> the UK where you have more rapid service!
>
I agree (even if I'm
Don't buy from datakits.co.uk!
I tried to get my SB3 from them - they took the money, told me it had
been despatched, and then ignored numerous emails when it didn't turn
up. Effectively they said it was in stock (+ despatched) when they
never had any in the first place. I eventually got my
The black SB3 is selling at Amazon for £195; $300 is £150, VAT is
payable so £176, postal services charge duty collection fees that will
be a tenner or so, so there's no real saving, IMO. Better to buy in
the UK where you have more rapid service!
Or get it here, in stock, black for £180:
http://
I wish to order a Squeezebox directly from Slim Devices but wonder what
the Duties/Fees/VAT would be?
Has anybody ordered from Slim and what were the costs or percentages to
pay?
Thanks.
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