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Exchange Rates can lead to Cheap Gear (pg. 2)
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| Wraith |
| quote: | Originally posted by Freak
erm yes
Currently $2 US = 1 ukpound :D
So basically- anything i order from the states is half price.....
Taking an empty suitcase for stuff to sell when i go to nyc in a few weeks.. |
Oh but the US economy is coming back strong!!! :rolleyes: Perhaps I should immigrate to good 'ol England and take advantage of the crap US economy as well. |
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| Walter Mindz |
| quote: | Originally posted by amartinathome
Need to write about the good experience I had buying gear in the US and getting it shipped back to Canada. I'm not going to sit here and pump a website (I'm guessing that's against the rules), but I will say this: If you live in Canada you can really get some good deals right now with the falling US dollar.
Last night I opened/setup a new pair if MK2's (ordered from the US)and played for about 4 hours.
The price I paid was untouchable by any shop in my local area. However there is a dilemma as you want to support all the local shops for all the usual reasons. But I'll likely blow the money I saved in local record shops anyway - so it all works out.
Not too sure if this currency exchange can really be exploited in other countries but its worth a look.
PS: 1200's - it's the only way to go. |
How much did you pay for customs??? I'm thinking about ordering some new gear too! |
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| Freak |
| quote: | Originally posted by Wraith
Oh but the US economy is coming back strong!!! :rolleyes: Perhaps I should immigrate to good 'ol England and take advantage of the crap US economy as well. |
Trust me- you dont want to live here! The economy is screwed here too! |
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| tu_face |
sorry mate i would disagree. our economy is very strong and very stable, in fact its probably the best it has ever been. you don't see us being affected by the world's recession do you? ;)
but yeah, everything is expensive and taxed. |
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| Liam |
Even after Shipping and tax, it was cheaper for me to order my two mk5's and pair of shure whitelabels from the states. I went through etronics.com. The best thing about them is that if you live in Canada, they have a price including taxes and brokerage fees already included. So there are no hidden costs.
The only downside is they aren't an authorized distributor... so I may have warranty issues if anything goes wrong. Oh well, its not like tech-12's are known for their problems :P I figure I'm pretty safe. |
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| amartinathome |
Yeah, etronics.com was the site I used. The secret is out! There are boxes and boxes of turntables and mixers heading north to Canada from the US.
At least we'll have good gear to ride out the winter. |
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| Infect_Insect |
| www.xe.com/ucc ----> updated everyday, a universal currency converter :D |
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| djbruuen |
| i was planning on getting the numark fusion 818 package from www.etronics.com cheapest price i've seen...but the warrenty issue scares me a bit...damn americans always have the prices the cheapest :whip:..when converted into CDN its only like 800 bucks...where in canada they are trying to charge $1300...that pisses me off bad. |
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| WhiteBlade |
Depending where your ordering sometime there is no duty fee.
Like on etronics I order there about 20 times and everytime it said example 200$ well it was 200$ and nothing else but shipping is damm slow with them ! |
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| DJ 00 Tommy |
| Arg! besids the prices being higher already for stuff over here in aus $1.60 aus is lyk $1 american or sumfin... i think lol |
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| Walter Mindz |
| quote: | Originally posted by WhiteBlade
Depending where your ordering sometime there is no duty fee.
Like on etronics I order there about 20 times and everytime it said example 200$ well it was 200$ and nothing else but shipping is damm slow with them ! |
So when you ordered from them, you never had to pay tax or anything extra when your received your stuff? |
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| amartinathome |
Here's what they do:
1) the price of the item(s) in US $
2) add shipping in US $
3) convert item cost and shipping into CDN $ (this is where you save money these days)
4) slap on GST and PST to total from #3
5) #3 + #4 is your grand total - nothing more (from my experiences)
They bill the grand total to your credit card and that's it.
There are some US web sites that are hooked up with a company called BoarderFree which is owned by Canada Post. etronics bills BoarderFree and BoarderFree bills you.
I had no faith in it either until I tried it. I've used it 5 times now. |
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