Xray T3
11-02-2009, 09:03 PM
#46
Hi guys has there been any movement on the shpment on the cars.
Also something to bare in mind is the actual cost of bringing in something from o/s.
I worked out that say from nexus racing they are selling the cars for 499us$ its 45us$ for shipping and i know for a fact that my bank charge me 32$au for international transactions.
so all up the car comes in for $630au.
Though i did work out that if i buy a bunch of other things (12 items) which add up to $850us$ the cost of the car is $580 once you divvey up the cost of shipping.
You have to be carefull though because customs ping you and if you do its gst at 17%.
So you end up with around 1200$au. so When the gov charges hit you the car turns out to be $50 more expencive than you can get it locally. The US$ to AU$ for all due purposes in what I described above works out to be the Us price times about 1.4 to get the AU$ price, thats shipped landed gov charges etc etc.
So your 500$ kit turns into $700 believe it or not.
Also anyone else noticed that the T3 price on RCmarket isn't $468 anymore its now $529 lol
Also something to bare in mind is the actual cost of bringing in something from o/s.
I worked out that say from nexus racing they are selling the cars for 499us$ its 45us$ for shipping and i know for a fact that my bank charge me 32$au for international transactions.
so all up the car comes in for $630au.
Though i did work out that if i buy a bunch of other things (12 items) which add up to $850us$ the cost of the car is $580 once you divvey up the cost of shipping.
You have to be carefull though because customs ping you and if you do its gst at 17%.
So you end up with around 1200$au. so When the gov charges hit you the car turns out to be $50 more expencive than you can get it locally. The US$ to AU$ for all due purposes in what I described above works out to be the Us price times about 1.4 to get the AU$ price, thats shipped landed gov charges etc etc.
So your 500$ kit turns into $700 believe it or not.
Also anyone else noticed that the T3 price on RCmarket isn't $468 anymore its now $529 lol
11-02-2009, 09:20 PM
#47
Hi guys has there been any movement on the shpment on the cars.
Also something to bare in mind is the actual cost of bringing in something from o/s.
I worked out that say from nexus racing they are selling the cars for 499us$ its 45us$ for shipping and i know for a fact that my bank charge me 32$au for international transactions.
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Also something to bare in mind is the actual cost of bringing in something from o/s.
I worked out that say from nexus racing they are selling the cars for 499us$ its 45us$ for shipping and i know for a fact that my bank charge me 32$au for international transactions.
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I have been using my credit card and all you get is a foreign currency exchange fee which is a couple of bucks or so.
11-02-2009, 09:47 PM
#48
I had to send cash overseas and through CBA it cost $22AUD
Through your CC its only a few dollars.
Also, its seems like your much more likely to get checked by customs from the US as opposed Asia, and anything below a grand you are highly unlikely to get stung.
11-02-2009, 09:54 PM
#49
Any Aussie shops got the T3 in yet?
11-02-2009, 10:45 PM
#51
Yes, if you send money through your bank that's pretty much standard charge.
On the credit card, it's only the conversion fee.
With the customs I think it's down to luck. I had things come and be delayed in customs for various reasons at random ( I told this story before, I have received four Alpina wheels from Germany in individual parcels sent at the same time and place, three arrived normally, the fourth took another two months because it was delayed in customs and not by quarantine, I know because I checked (they put the sticker "opened by quarantine" if they do open a parcel, mine had not even been opened at all). And I wasn't charged any import duty, it was just their randomness).
11-03-2009, 03:09 AM
#52
RCMarket says they "should" have them in this week. And shipping immediately.
11-03-2009, 04:31 AM
#53
11-03-2009, 06:26 AM
#54
11-03-2009, 12:48 PM
#55
Bank statement says "INTL Bank fee" charges it at about 2.9% of the total expenditure.
Might start using paypal.........
Might start using paypal.........
11-03-2009, 09:31 PM
#56
11-03-2009, 09:38 PM
#57
11-03-2009, 11:28 PM
#58
oh well could be worse could be waiting for lemming to get me one!! 
11-04-2009, 01:29 AM
#59
I got number 2 and 3 on the pre-order from RCMarket.. Some1 beat me by about 5mins if that.. It better not be you Grant!! 
