On 26/03/16 04:08, 'Tom Miller' tmiller11147@... [TekScopes] wrote:
You guys across the pond sure pay a premium for this equipment. I feel for you.
Plus the shipping and taxes take a nice bite out of your hide to boot.
The 485 was ?246 + ?15 (~$21) postage within the UK, which is
entirely reasonable. I believe the seller uses DHL, and they pickup
from his house. I don't think there would be any tax to pay.
If I buy electronic components from Mouser, the order is fulfilled
in the US and airmailed to me - and is free for orders of ?33 and over.
Remarkable.
What /is/ untenable is the ebay global shipping prices. And
ISTR (but can neither confirm nor deny) stories about very
poor service including outer packaging being "optimised
away".
Maybe it would be worth taking a vacation over here and flying back with the
equipment. Get someone here to acquire what you want and hold it for you.
Going through the visa process and TSA process has become
a disincentive, to me at least. And I've been known to commute
to the bay areas for a one day meeting (which is workable if the
right flights are chosen, because you don't shift your body clock
for /one/ day).
