[time-nuts] US Shipping Was huntron tracker advice

Patrick optomatic at rogers.com
Thu Nov 27 12:21:55 UTC 2008 

BTW since we are talking about Ebay, they are not the only game in town.
I buy lots of laboratory instruments of Dovebid. Dovebid has been
purchased my Go-industry and their site is a mess. They are also
incredibly cruel bastards. When you purchase something from them you buy
it as-is, where-is. You need to hire someone from a UPS store to come to
the auction site, pick it up, pack it and ship it to you. They charge
you the state taxes and they will rarely refund them to you. Despite the
fact that they are so evil, much of the equipment is cheaper and of much
higher quality then that found on Ebay, you just need to find out why it
is being liquidated to begin with. Companies that are shutting down are
usually safer then those still standing. They always have scopes and
other equipment such as x-ray inspection units etc...

Equipnet and Bidspotter are two other sites that may be of use from time
to time-Patrick

Patrick wrote:
> I am on the lower end(maybe dumbest) of the intelligence spectrum on
> this list when it comes to pure electronics. However I have plenty to
> offer in logistics. I ship all over the world, this week it was Nigeria
> and Lebanon from my home based business in Canada.
>
> Virtually all of my parts come from the U.S.
>
> I have a P.O box at a UPS store in New Hampshire. I had one in N.Y state
> before but I ended up paying state taxes for certain items. It is
> hopeless to claim these taxes back as a foreign entity. N.H has 0% state
> taxes, taxes are due in the state that you take possession in. However
> if you arrange for shipping via a third party some states, such as
> Michigan, will have deemed you to already have taken possession even
> though you never entered the country.
>
> With the dark spectra of a severe recession looming on most of us I find
> myself in a peculiar situation. I have little money but the cliente`le I
> service are dying for the products I sell. I could easily sell >20X what
> I do now. I have been trying to slow my business down for months in the
> hope of re-organizing myself but to no avail. I can't hire anyone, as I
> work from home due to some health issues with my Wife and Son.
>
> I can't promise anything at this time but if someone would like help
> shipping items out of the U.S(or Canada) I would love to help. The
> logistics of servicing unknown equipment from a far is likely impossible
> to overcome but I have plenty of work that needs to get done. If
> something could be worked out I would gladly pay for shipping or
> shipping & labor for help with my business.
>
> -Patrick
>
>
> Neville Michie wrote:
>   
>> Many US or UK sellers will sell out of their country if you email  
>> them and ask them,
>> even if they list as home country only.
>> I bought an HP 54501A oscilloscope from US, and it was sent to  
>> Australia.
>> Cost 30% more with the freight, but it was still only a few hundred  
>> dollars,
>> and I would not have found anything as useful in Australia at the price.
>> cheers, Neville Michie
>>
>> On 27/11/2008, at 7:55 PM, Steve Rooke wrote:
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> Hmmm... International Traffic in Arms Regulations, well I don't like
>>> to poke holes in that excuse but unless the US customs are REALLY
>>> paranoid, I can't see how most of the items I have tried to purchase
>>> would be covered under this. But, I suppose you could poke someone in
>>> the eye with a ball-point pen therefore it could be labled an an arm
>>> but I'm sure there are other reasons for most of refusals to ship
>>> outside the 48 States. It's not just a couple of dealers who take this
>>> position, it seems to be the case with a number of sellers sadly.
>>>
>>> What I need is a magic wormhole that runs from a US address and ends
>>> up in my home. Anyone got a design for one of these, sort of like a
>>> stargate :-)
>>>
>>> 73, Steve - ZL3TUV
>>>
>>> 2008/11/27 Robert Atkinson <robert8rpi at yahoo.co.uk>:
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> One reasion why many US dealers will not ship otside the USA is  
>>>> the ITAR export regulations (Google it!). These are very hard to  
>>>> follow and the penalties are heavy. I know a couple of dealers  
>>>> have been warned and have just decided not to export anything  
>>>> rather than take the risk.
>>>> Robert G8RPI.
>>>>
>>>> --- On Thu, 27/11/08, Steve Rooke <sar10538 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> From: Steve Rooke <sar10538 at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] huntron tracker advice & troubleshooting  
>>>> withoutschematic advise
>>>> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" <time- 
>>>> nuts at febo.com>
>>>> Date: Thursday, 27 November, 2008, 8:21 AM
>>>>
>>>> And I envy you guys in the UK and the US as over here in New Zealand
>>>> there is little to be had and anything that comes up costs an arm and
>>>> a leg. My Mother is just emigrating over here and so I bought a few
>>>> items (all I could afford) and had them sent to her so they can come
>>>> over in the container with her furniture etc as there is no way I
>>>> could afford the shipping otherwise. At least shipping via surface  
>>>> was
>>>> a workable option with heavy items like scopes, even with the 3 month
>>>> wait, but that is now gone :(
>>>>
>>>> The other thing that really gets my goat is the habit of a lot of US
>>>> eBay sellers who won't ship outside of the country. What really rubs
>>>> is that it's usually the really hard to locate items or the ones that
>>>> are going really cheap that will not ship. They always say that you
>>>> can bid if you have a US address to ship to but that is hopeless for
>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>> Still, I have a great lifestyle over here and wouldn't swap it for  
>>>> the
>>>> US or going back home to Blighty anytime soon.
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> 2008/11/27 David C. Partridge <david.partridge at dsl.pipex.com>:
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>>  I envy you guys over in the US - test gear on the 2nd hand  
>>>>> market seems
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>> so
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> much cheaper than here in the UK.   Current shipping costs from  
>>>>> USA seem
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>> to
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> wipe out the difference most of the time - I wish they'd bring back
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>> the USPS
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> Surface Mail service.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts- 
>>>>> bounces at febo.com] On
>>>>> Behalf Of Robert Darlington
>>>>> Sent: 27 November 2008 07:17
>>>>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>>>>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] huntron tracker advice & troubleshooting
>>>>> withoutschematic advise
>>>>>
>>>>> I picked up a Tektronix 7000 series mainframe scope and a curve  
>>>>> tracer
>>>>> plugin for under $200, and I bet you can too if you look around  
>>>>> on eBay.
>>>>>         
>>>>>           
>>>> I
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>>>> have a Tek 7854 digital storage analog scope (400MHz analog with  
>>>>> digital
>>>>> sampling capabilities, GPIB port, and 4 mainframe slots).   The  
>>>>> cart was
>>>>> another $40 though!
>>>>>
>>>>> -Bob
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>> --
>>>> Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD
>>>> Omnium finis imminet
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>>> Omnium finis imminet
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