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Well, I have to say that my own anecdotal evidence from the UK is
rather different. In the UK, the minidisc scene seems to have exploded
in the last year. I see almost as many people with personal minidisc
units as cassette walkmans now.
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try this place!
That said, I think in the long term, Minidisc is doomed. As soon as
someone comes up with a personal MP3 player with integrated IBM
Microdrive, I think MP3 will have found its 'killer player'. Afterall,
it'll be *tiny* with massive capacity. In fact, does anyone know this
hasn't happened
Now, if Sony (for once) did the right thing, and marketed their 600 MB
MiniDiscs for their portables, along with their new long-play capabilities,
I bet MP3 would have more than a worthy contender.
Francisco.
Alas, I guess with the proliferation of Jaz and Zip drives, it is hard
to sell the
I'm after some information regarding buying things from other countries
hopping theirs someone here who may be able to help me.
I'm in the UK (England) looking to purchases something from a
"webshop" in the USA.
There "International orders" info says:
"However any taxes, tariffs, Fees Etc.
(and how do you get around 'em.)
Cheers
--Matt
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Matt, that one is easy. Ask the store selling you the goods to declare a
lower value than the real one. Make sure the new value is *less* than the
maximum allowable by customs in your country. That's it!
And believe
One thing some stores do is to mark the items as a gift.
Hyperjack customers are probably quite familiar with this one... unwrapping
gifts and stuff, kudos to them. :)
I never got charged anything by the US customs though, even without the
above "gift" trick. It may or may not be the same
Check
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/public/info/int-shop.htm
Excerpt:
"Duty and VAT must be paid on all items imported into the United Kingdom,
e.g. goods bought over the Internet. The list below gives the duty and VAT
rates that will be charged on personal importations into the United Kingdom.
The
