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http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBa[....]ory=64355&item=5776272244&rd=1
Do you think its a good deal? Keep in mind that im in australia and no shops have it here
Has anyone had any problems buying phones of ebay, this guy is a power seller which is good
[ This Message was edited by: lukepingi on 2005-05-23 03:18 ]
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Posted: 2005-05-23 04:01:10
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haha, you might have seen my post earlier about how the price of that phone dropped $100 in 3 days. But yeah i'd say it's pretty worth it, cause it was $599 the day it came out, and now they realized how overpriced they all were and dropped the price more and more every day. and now it's down to $499. Honestly, if my grandpa doesnt pick it up for me, i'll wait til it drops to $470, so it'll be $500 flat after shipping.
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Posted: 2005-05-23 06:05:59
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Although I have not bought from this seller I do have him noted as a few members here have mentioned in the past that they have bought from him and he certainly has a good feedback
don't forget you'll probably get hit with the 10% GST + customs paperwork charges when it arrives in Australia
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Posted: 2005-05-23 07:47:06
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Do you have to pay GST on top of the final buying price? I thought it would have been included in the price. That sucks. Would it be like that off all sellers? even this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBa[....]ory=14410&item=6398492183&rd=1
thanks for the help
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Posted: 2005-05-23 10:03:45
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you will only get caught for the GST for stuff you import. That first one is coming from US and the second one is coming from Hong Kong
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Posted: 2005-05-23 10:08:15
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so i wont pay GST if it comes from Hong Kong?
What about duty fees? Do you know if you have to pay extra for that too?
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Posted: 2005-05-23 10:25:19
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i bought a phone from this seller 2.5 years(??) ago. the packaging was for the Hong Kong market but the phone was fine. smooth transaction.
no customs charges though i'm not familiar with these... did i do something illegal?
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Posted: 2005-05-23 11:31:12
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to my knowledge (what my dad tells me) is that sometimes you have to pay import fees on goods but it doesnt happen 100% of the time. Sometimes you can 'get away' with not paying import fees (legaly). I think they are like random, sometimes you pay them sometimes you dont (im sure they have a system but it seems like its farely random). Apparently there is more chance that heavy importers get hit with the import fees.
If i am on the right track, does anyone know what the import fee % is on mobile phones to australia?
cheers
[ This Message was edited by: lukepingi on 2005-05-23 10:56 ]
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Posted: 2005-05-23 11:53:07
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just have a read of this
Australian Customs Service - when buying over the internet
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Posted: 2005-05-23 11:57:45
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Example 1 (postal importation) - no formal Customs entry is required
AUD$
Customs value (CVAL) 800.00
Customs duty @ 5 per cent x CVAL 40.00 (Payable)
Postage 50.00
Value of Taxable Importation (VoTI) 890.00
GST @ 10 per cent x $890.00 89.00 (Payable)
Total payable (customs duty + GST) 129.00
In example 1, the value of the postal goods does not exceed $1000 Australian, but the duty/GST payable ($129) does exceed the $50 concession. Therefore, the amount of $129 is payable to Customs. No formal Customs entry is required for this importation, as the value of the goods does not exceed $1000.
This example looks like it is best suited to buying a mobile phone. $129 sucks pretty badly, its put me off quite a bit. So even off that second e-bay seller who is from australia i would still be likely to pay over 100 to customs because he is shipping it to me from hong kong? I emailed him and asked about GST and he said that there is no fee for that on top of the selling price, but that is misleading because i could be paying GST (not to him, but to customs) right?
[ This Message was edited by: lukepingi on 2005-05-23 11:16 ]
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Posted: 2005-05-23 12:14:41
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