The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

[supercharged turbo]

So their charges are based strictly on their online prices?No vat or duties as a separate thing,just pay according to the weight?

[Chimera]

yes there is vat and duties separately obviously but in my posted invoice, it was flashdrives so no vat or duty

[Chimera]

heres another invoice with vat and duty

WEIGHT: 1
PCS:1

FREIGHT:
$80.60
INSURANCE:
$9.75
CUS DUTY:
$40.20
IMPORT VAT:
$36.18

TOTAL
$166.73

[Nightshield]

Oh okay, understood.

On another note, $80.60 is a flat fee. Damn.
I guess in a sense we get what we pay for. They're efficient and bit pricey.

[Chimera]

they're only pricey if its less than 4 lbs

[Chimera]

websource just delivered my package

will use them for small shipments in the future

[M_2NR]

Wait a minute. Flash memory items carry no VAT also?


OR is it just flash drives? AFAIK Computer parts carry VAT but no duties... aware meh deh fellas...

[Spitfir3]

Wait a minute. Flash memory items carry no VAT also?


OR is it just flash drives? AFAIK Computer parts carry VAT but no duties... aware meh deh fellas...

x2 i know computer systems and tablets carry no vat\duty and computer components carry vat...i woulda figured they classified flashdrives as a component

[hustla_ambition101]

Customs tightening up on WS maybe, all of my pc components came vat and duty free in the previous years

[M_2NR]

^almost all of the components i ordered had VAT applied and cases had VAT and duties in the early days and more recently.

Same thing I thought Spitfir3.

[HCCA]

^almost all of the components i ordered had VAT applied and cases had VAT and duties in the early days and more recently.

Same thing I thought Spitfir3.

I ordered some pc parts thru ebay last year and this month.
Once the seller initiates the shipping process and i get the tracking number i pre alert the items.
But i make sure and state whether it's a used or new item eh.

Ordered a pair of used server processors and got no vat or duty applied.
However on a new item i got charged vat (new router from amazon).

This is with aeropost btw.

[Spitfir3]

this was my charges for a used graphics card
Customs Duty $0.00
Import VAT $20.55
Air Freight Service $55.02
Fuel Surcharge $9.35
Insurance $6.48
VAT on Local Handling $0.75
TOTAL $ 92.15

this was my charges for an ssd and a heatsink\fan both new
Air Freight Service $5.02
Fuel Surcharge $9.35
Insurance $12.96
VAT on Local Handling $0.75
Customs Duty $0.00
Import VAT $90.00
TOTAL: $168.08

[nervewrecker]

Didnt pay anything extra on my last set of stuff.

1 SSD, 2 4gb kingston DDR3 RAM, 1 dual SSD bay thingy. paid just over TT$40.00 to clear all.

[Jade_Inc.]

My bill from redxpress... it's the best courier I've used thus far

[Swisha]

first time using Web Source. 2 packages delivered in Miami today and I already got the email saying they received it for both.

so jus waiting to see delivery time now...

[hustla_ambition101]

Didnt pay anything extra on my last set of stuff.

1 SSD, 2 4gb kingston DDR3 RAM, 1 dual SSD bay thingy. paid just over TT$40.00 to clear all.

Yeah.....both ssds i ordered cost me 36 dollars each time

[FullStop]

I ordered two sets of spark plugs from amazon. Sent one set to CSF, another to Websource. received the set from websource two days after it reached miami, 5 days later and i still havent received any update from CSF beside the miami arrival notice...Both were shipped with prime and delivered on the same day to the miami warehouses.

aware us of the cost of each to you....

CSF still hasnt supplied my package. Websource charged $97 in total for the set from amazon. A prior set from ebay cost $66 via Websource.

Three days after starting a support ticket at CSF they responded asking for the item's tracking number and description. Looks like they're buying time since i sent them the miami notification of receipt that they had previously sent to me.

[STORM1234]

went to pick up my laptop today at csf, paid 131 TTD

[supercharged turbo]

They not delivering?

[M_2NR]

You all ever ordered an item on eBay however it shipped to you in an amazon prime sealed box with accompanying invoice from amazon?

And this ain't no repackage. The tracking number on ebay matches the one on the amazon box i got.

[NR8]

LOL. Same price as Amazon? And whose name on invoice? Ebay seller?

[S_2NR]

You all ever ordered an item on eBay however it shipped to you in an amazon prime sealed box with accompanying invoice from amazon?

And this ain't no repackage. The tracking number on ebay matches the one on the amazon box i got.

All the online shopping i do and i never trusted ebay.
Im too spoiled by Amazon to go anywhere else..

[shottah_crew]

Say thanks for your ebay bucks and move along...lol.

[M_2NR]

LOL. Same price as Amazon? And whose name on invoice? Ebay seller?

NOPE. It's not even an item anymore on Amazon for that shipping method (prime) and different name on the invoice.
Mind you the said item was sealed in proper packaging with amazon barcodes etc. and functions properly.
Also the ebay seller has a 99.6% rating
I really was surprised how fast it shipped to me and was UPS as opposed to USPS.

[NR8]

Hmmm, that's a strange one. Lol

[Spitfir3]

a lot of sellers on ebay buy from amazon and resell the stuff via ebay that's why most items tend to be cheaper on amazon they just add their markup

[HCCA]

a lot of sellers on ebay buy from amazon and resell the stuff via ebay that's why most items tend to be cheaper on amazon they just add their markup

They does do that with the in demand/hard to get stuff like the PS4 and some desirable electronic stuff.

Ordered a lot of stuff from ebay, never got the issue that m_2nr describing.

[M_2NR]

Is not really an issue per say as the item working bess
But I understand what spitfir3 saying.

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

You all ever ordered an item on eBay however it shipped to you in an amazon prime sealed box with accompanying invoice from amazon?

And this ain't no repackage. The tracking number on ebay matches the one on the amazon box i got.

All the online shopping i do and i never trusted ebay.
Im too spoiled by Amazon to go anywhere else..

this. but I have bought from ebay a few times for really hard to get items.

[Morpheus]

You all ever ordered an item on eBay however it shipped to you in an amazon prime sealed box with accompanying invoice from amazon?

And this ain't no repackage. The tracking number on ebay matches the one on the amazon box i got.

All the online shopping i do and i never trusted ebay.
Im too spoiled by Amazon to go anywhere else..

this. but I have bought from ebay a few times for really hard to get items.

^^^Carbon copy here.

VERY rare that I buy from other than Amazon.