[TowerTalk] alpha spid rotator

[K8RI on TowerTalk]

Something going through a collection agency can possibly hurt your credit 
rating. I'd be more concerned about that, than the small charge.

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com (Use return address from home page)


>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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