[Amps] Transformer adivice

[Roger (Sub1)]

On 2/4/2011 12:12 PM, Dave M wrote:
> Brokerage is some arbitrary fee they charge for clearing customs , it 
> is NOT charged by the USPS nor Canada post and from what I am reading 
> online other carriers like DHL charge a small nominal amount , 
> apparently UPS is being involved in a class action suit regarding this 
> policy , their fees are way out of line and in my opinion is just a 
> cash grab

Thanks,

Apparently as I changed operating systems I no longer have the earlier 
part of the thread.
Who wound the transformer for you?

73

Roger (K8RI)
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> 73     VE3DV , Dave
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> > Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 17:42:00 -0500
> > From: sub1 at rogerhalstead.com
> > To: amps at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [Amps] Transformer adivice
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> > On 2/1/2011 6:59 PM, Dave M wrote:
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> > > Well the iron showed up this evening , well packaged and it tests 
> out great on the variac , everything is as ordered if anything it is 
> over built so I have no reservations recomending Heyboer to anyone , 
> my one and only complaint was with shipping UPS sucks , on top of the 
> shipping charges they showed up at the door with a brokerage bill of 
> $45.02. I used the online cost calculator to price shop for the best 
> shipping cost , it would have been easy for them to document the full 
> amount , they do their own brokerage in house , but live and learn if 
> ALL of my life lessons only cost 45 bucks LOL
> > Brokerage?
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> > 73
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> > Roger (K8RI)
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