Awesome – My Baja Parts just came!

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    • August 8, 2003 at 9:29 pm #11790
      Avatar photoAaron
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      w00t!
      Was a little while as the importer was out of stock of some of them BUT they re here….

      This weekend I may get a chance to get the ol Baja Champ up and running again 😉

      We have:
      New drive shafts (with the plastic balls as they were cheap)
      HardJoint Cups
      New oil seals for the Shocks

      Wootski!!!!
      A.

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    • August 9, 2003 at 12:29 am #46752
      peedee
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      did you have to pay customs fees

    • August 9, 2003 at 7:40 pm #46762
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      NAh – I buy my 1/10th parts from a shop in Perth who does pretty reasonable prices and mail-order.

      For most parts I would have to say that buying from the US is just not worth it in price.

      http://www.radiomodels.com.au is where I shop…. (after comparing prices with Tower, Hobbyco etc…. (and my local Hobby Shop who normally gets my ‘ohh crap’ budget)

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    • August 9, 2003 at 10:14 pm #46767
      peedee
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      so if i was to get a tmaxx from tower i wouldnt save any money as of getting it from aus

    • August 9, 2003 at 11:23 pm #46768
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      You probably would save money – but on the other hand if you get nailed by customs you’ll be paying more than you expect.

      If you get hit ecpect to pay about 15% more to customs……

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    • August 9, 2003 at 11:33 pm #46769
      peedee
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      yea well thats still a saving but i will use a courier as opposed to auspost as customs isnt that expensive with a courier

    • August 10, 2003 at 1:31 am #46770
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      Customs is same – it’s at levied percentages by law.

      BUT some courier/mail services DO charge and additional premium for doing the transaction.

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    • August 11, 2003 at 5:52 pm #46789
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      yup blackeye:

      DHL once whacked me full GST + import levies, plus extra $60 for the pleasure of their customs-agent services.

      All payable by creditcard… :smiley2:

    • August 11, 2003 at 6:26 pm #46790
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      *nods* the best one I had was the companied that levied said fees in US$ at time of export, to prepare the paperwork, then the Aussie side of it levied a fee (again in US$ as it’s a US company) for recieving and processing the above paperwork. US$60 for the pleasure of doing this for $US100 worth of parts which normally wouldn’t have attracted duty is they came via the normal post.

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