[TowerTalk] alpha spid rotator

[Bob Nielsen]

NAFTA should have eliminated this (customs duties don't equate to  
free trade)!

73,
Bob, N7XY

On Feb 9, 2007, at 12:56 PM, <ve4xt at mts.net> wrote:

> There are a variety of shipping methods. In my experience, the least
> desirable, unless you need it quickly, is a courier service of any  
> kind.
> There is usually a fee added by the courier that inflates anything  
> owed to
> the U.S. government.
>
> Duties are a fact of life of cross-border shopping. Welcome to the
> headache we Canadian amateurs have faced for decades.
>
> Importers, in other words, the buyers, are responsible for any duties,
> shipping or other import fees.
>
> In my view, it's up to the buyer to be aware he's buying from a  
> foreign
> country.
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
>
>
>
>> From: Joe - WDØM <WD0M at centurytel.net>
>> Date: 2007/02/09 Fri PM 12:13:48 CST
>> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] alpha spid rotator
>>
>> Customs duties, in my personal experience, are
>> always the responsibility of the purchaser/importer.
>>
>> 73,
>> Joe
>> WDØM
>>
>> At 11:10 AM 2/9/2007, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
>>> Alfa Radio in Canada is a dealer, not the manufacturer.
>>> When I bought my Alpha Spid, I had to pay a similar
>>> junk fee.  Alpha didn't pay it for me, nor did they
>>> promise to do so.  It makes more sense for the customer
>>> to pay it because Alpha doesn't know the exact amount
>>> or get invoiced.  Certainly SOMEONE has to pay it.  If
>>> you don't, Alpha would have to.  It is a junk fee, but
>>> a legal junk fee.  Alpha should probably do a better job
>>> of publicizing this fee.
>>>
>>> In any event, you will find the rotor to be excellent.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>>>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Al Williams
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 7:57 AM
>>>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] alpha spid rotator
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I would like to hear from hams who have purchased an Alpha Spid
>>>> from the Canadian manufacturer as to if there was a customs
>>>> charge and did the manufacturer pay it or did you the customer pay
> it?
>>>>
>>>> In October 2005 my Visa statement shows that I paid $1083.99 for
>>>> the rotator with mouse option.  Shortly thereafter I received a
>>>> bill from the shipper (DHL Express) for $25.38.  My senior memory
>>>> recalls that I called the 800 number of the shipper and explained
>>>> that the manufacturer said that I wasn't responsible to pay for
>>>> it and gave them the manufacturers representative telephone
>>>> number (I had also called the manufacturer who said that there
>>>> was some sort of mix-up between them and the shipper)..
>>>> Yesterday I received a bill from a collection agency in Texas for
>>>> the customs charge plus an additional $6.35 penalty!
>>>>
>>>> This is a small charge and I could just go ahead and pay it but I
>>>> would like to know if it is usually paid by Alpha Radio, Ltd?
>>>>
>>>> k7puc
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