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T31 Polar transmitter (for heart rate monitor).....

To buy in NZ: $121.00 (nzd)

To buy from the USA: $35.00 (nzd) - excludes shipping.

I repeat, NZ importers are ****ers who think they can charge what they want.
Well, I have saved shitloads of cash by importing from the US , and only had
one warranty problem which was honoured by the seller.

news.xtra.co.nz wrote:
> T31 Polar transmitter (for heart rate monitor).....
>
> To buy in NZ: $121.00 (nzd)
>
> To buy from the USA: $35.00 (nzd) - excludes shipping.
>
> I repeat, NZ importers are ****ers who think they can charge what they want.
> Well, I have saved shitloads of cash by importing from the US , and only had
> one warranty problem which was honoured by the seller.

I would be most interested in what you actually pay for this (including shipping
costs). Whenever I have looked into this in the past either it has been very
difficult to find someone who will ship outside the country they do business in
or the shipping costs are more than the price difference.

Crash.

Crash wrote:
> I would be most interested in what you actually pay for this (including
> shipping costs). Whenever I have looked into this in the past either it
> has been very difficult to find someone who will ship outside the
> country they do business in or the shipping costs are more than the
> price difference.

same... in terms of PC hardware retailers, there are *none* that i know
of that will ship outside the US, maybe one or two which will accept a
bank wire transfer but that's a pain in the arse. provantage.com will
accept credit cards to USD1,000, but most of their stuff is crap, not a
good selection.

i get enthusiast pc modding hardware from places like frozencpu.com.
they have some seriously cool ****, but they don't sell components like
cpus/ram.

news.xtra.co.nz wrote:
> T31 Polar transmitter (for heart rate monitor).....
>
> To buy in NZ: $121.00 (nzd)
>
> To buy from the USA: $35.00 (nzd) - excludes shipping.
>
> I repeat, NZ importers are ****ers who think they can charge what they want.
> Well, I have saved shitloads of cash by importing from the US , and only had
> one warranty problem which was honoured by the seller.
>

Was that ex stock in NZ? If you were an importer stocking stuff locally
and wanting to make a living from it, what would you be charging ?



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"Crash" <> wrote in message
news:tEGsf.10984$...
> news.xtra.co.nz wrote:
>> T31 Polar transmitter (for heart rate monitor).....
>>
>> To buy in NZ: $121.00 (nzd)
>>
>> To buy from the USA: $35.00 (nzd) - excludes shipping.
>>
>> I repeat, NZ importers are ****ers who think they can charge what they
>> want. Well, I have saved shitloads of cash by importing from the US , and
>> only had one warranty problem which was honoured by the seller.
>
> I would be most interested in what you actually pay for this (including
> shipping costs). Whenever I have looked into this in the past either it
> has been very difficult to find someone who will ship outside the country
> they do business in or the shipping costs are more than the price
> difference.
>
> Crash.

Yes, you are correct in that it can be difficult to find retailers who will
ship outside the US. And, those who do sometimes price gouge on the
shipping. Also, some manufacturers place export restrictions on their
goods to protect their foreign business partners.

But, if you look hard enough, generally you can find someone.

I have had good success with Computer Geeks - they sell surplus, overstock
and new stuff. No problems shipping US mail to NZ. http://www.compgeeks.com

For instance I bought this new wireless router with our type of power
adapter (just needed a socket converter):
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...-2206E&cat=NET
NZ$75 delivered to my door.
--
Jake Collins
http://members.tripod.com/collinsj/
"news.xtra.co.nz" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Crash" <> wrote in message
> news:tEGsf.10984$...
>> news.xtra.co.nz wrote:
>>> T31 Polar transmitter (for heart rate monitor).....
>>>
>>> To buy in NZ: $121.00 (nzd)
>>>
>>> To buy from the USA: $35.00 (nzd) - excludes shipping.
>>>
>>> I repeat, NZ importers are ****ers who think they can charge what they
>>> want. Well, I have saved shitloads of cash by importing from the US ,
>>> and only had one warranty problem which was honoured by the seller.
>>
>> I would be most interested in what you actually pay for this (including
>> shipping costs). Whenever I have looked into this in the past either it
>> has been very difficult to find someone who will ship outside the country
>> they do business in or the shipping costs are more than the price
>> difference.
>>
>> Crash.
>
> Yes, you are correct in that it can be difficult to find retailers who
> will ship outside the US. And, those who do sometimes price gouge on the
> shipping. Also, some manufacturers place export restrictions on their
> goods to protect their foreign business partners.
>
> But, if you look hard enough, generally you can find someone.
>
>

In article <8HFsf.10963$>,
says...
> T31 Polar transmitter (for heart rate monitor).....
>
> To buy in NZ: $121.00 (nzd)
>
> To buy from the USA: $35.00 (nzd) - excludes shipping.
>
> I repeat, NZ importers are ****ers who think they can charge what they want.
> Well, I have saved shitloads of cash by importing from the US , and only had
> one warranty problem which was honoured by the seller.

I bought my digital cameras at a very good price from a NZ retailer who
does not parallel import. Shop around.

news.xtra.co.nz wrote:
> T31 Polar transmitter (for heart rate monitor).....
>
> To buy in NZ: $121.00 (nzd)
>
> To buy from the USA: $35.00 (nzd) - excludes shipping.
>
> I repeat, NZ importers are ****ers who think they can charge what they want.
> Well, I have saved shitloads of cash by importing from the US , and only had
> one warranty problem which was honoured by the seller.

It's a big market vs small market thing.

A guy locally stocking that item might have to hold it for a month or
two before selling it....or take several weeks to order it in....and
charge you the shipping plus a margin as well as add margin to the price
of the item itself....

..... whereas in the US a company might order it on demand and be able to
deliver it in 2 days.

As long as we are 4 million people 5,000 miles from anywhere other than
Australia, this will be the case.

All things considered....It's a small price to pay for living in this
great country.

"news.xtra.co.nz" <> wrote in
news:8HFsf.10963$:

> T31 Polar transmitter (for heart rate monitor).....
>
> To buy in NZ: $121.00 (nzd)
>
> To buy from the USA: $35.00 (nzd) - excludes shipping.
>
> I repeat, NZ importers are ****ers who think they can charge what they
> want. Well, I have saved shitloads of cash by importing from the US ,
> and only had one warranty problem which was honoured by the seller.

I have bought Camera and Audio gear from B&H Photo (NY) and have saved a
significant amount of money.

e.g. I bought a flash that sells in NZ for $900 - $1200, I paid about NZ
$600 all up (US$300 + P&P x exchange rate) saving $300 compared to the
cheapest retailer I could find at the time. This is for the exact same
product.


--
Mark Heyes (New Zealand)
See my pics at www.gigatech.co.nz (last updated 5-September-05)
"The person on the other side was a young woman. Very obviously a
young woman. There was no possible way she could have been mistaken
for a young man in any language, especially Braille."
Maskerade

"Jake Collins" <> wrote:

>I have had good success with Computer Geeks - they sell surplus, overstock
>and new stuff. No problems shipping US mail to NZ. http://www.compgeeks.com
>
>For instance I bought this new wireless router with our type of power
>adapter (just needed a socket converter):
>http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...-2206E&cat=NET
>NZ$75 delivered to my door.

Looked at an item on that site and got.

"This item ships directly from the manufacturer via FedEx and may be
shipped ONLY to the 50 United States, EXCLUDING Massachusetts.
This item is not available for shipment to international or APO/FPO
addresses, or to US territories or possessions, and is not available
for Customer Pickup or for payment by COD.
A signature will be required upon delivery of this item.
This item may only be returned directly to the manufacturer for a
replacement of the same make/model."