Transmitter Frequency from Amercia

stephenmarr

Hi guys as you know im searching for a nitro rc i came across this from tower hobbies
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXPW87**&P=ML

if the bro goes for one as well 2 of them including postage will come to €578
what i want to know is there a problem with frequency differences between here and America
the frequencies i can choose are

channel A2 27.045
channel A4 27.145
channel A5 27.155
channel A6 27.195

If i go for them hope customs dont notice the huge package :eek:

Plug

Don't worry;)
Got the same truck from the same place(towerhobbies). Not a problem at all.
€578/100x25=144.50+578=€722.50. Thats how much you will pay but thats nothing for 2 brilliant trucks;)

SLIM19198

Plug wrote:

Don't worry;)
€578/100x25=144.50+578=€722.50. Thats how much you will pay but thats nothing for 2 brilliant trucks;)

Just in case you didn't realize what he was adding up, its roughly 25% added on for import duty and VAT!

Plug

Exactly;)

T-Maxx

For only $50 more I would rather get the 2.5R

stephenmarr

@Plug did u get caught for duty?

Plug

Yeah anything you get worth over €100 you'll get caught, 25% tax:(

T-Maxx

Plug wrote:

Yeah anything you get worth over €100 you'll get caught, 25% tax:(

It works on a random basis and has nothing to do with the value of the item. Also, like pointed out before, it's 21% VAT and about 3% customs & excise. An post will also slap on another €5 or €10 depending on the value.;)

coolwings

For 18 euros more you would have two x Carson Specters from Green Hobby & Model, Dublin in the January sale.
Local supplier = 2000 miles nearer to where u live = nothing gets lost in the post
No VAT
No Duty
No delay while customs value/hold it/assess charges.
No extras.
Somewhere you can actually physically bring it to when it doesn't start because your settings are off / you have tuned it wrongly, broke a part in a crash, etc.
Plus (in those maintenance cases) you can ask face to face what went wrong and be shown how to avoid it happening again.
1/8th size Specter = bigger, stronger, more power ..... than 1/10th models

But if price was the more important they have Twistracers for less €€€ than Specter , Twistracer = 1/10th size .... same chassis as Stormracer which is popular ... only higher ground clearance. I assume there are Twistracers left in the sale but I am aware all the discounted Stormracers are sold out since 2 weeks ago.

Only thing .... three days left in the sale ... it ends end of Jan. :-)

stephenmarr

do the customs notify you if they hold the item and want duty?
i bought items before worth wellover €200 and didnt get caught guess theres always a first time.

coolwings

Yes you get a notification of duty and VAT due.

It is relatively new. They always knew they were missing out on VAT due on ebay sales, so they geared up to examine a greatly increased number of incoming parcels. It intercepts drugs, arms and generates VAT tax and Customs Duty on more ordinary legal items imported via ebay and the likes.
I assume that they target certain sellers for special attention, but last year personal stuff labelled "gift" began to be stopped as well.
I understand that last year they collected 20 million plus in income from posrtal and courier based "personal" importers.

stephenmarr

suspose its another way for them to line there pockets.

vectra

T-Maxx wrote:

For only $50 more I would rather get the 2.5R

€411.25 + a bit extra for more tax etc.

He could have my sons hopped up one for a nice bit less than that.:D

g5hn710m4xpdwy

Or I could have your sons hopped up one for a bit less than that. if you give me a few weeks
What price are you looking at? 350?:p

vectra

Flunked wrote:

Or I could have your sons hopped up one for a bit less than that. if you give me a few weeks
What price are you looking at? 350?:p

cmarr has first refusal of it.
If he doesnt want it then it is yours
you offering 350 delivered

Sent you a PM

Plug

stephenmarr wrote:

do the customs notify you if they hold the item and want duty?
i bought items before worth wellover €200 and didnt get caught guess theres always a first time.

If you have to collect it at the post office you will pay the vat there(thats only if theres vat on it in the first place).

stephenmarr

so it would be held at my local postoffice so.

Plug

stephenmarr wrote:

so it would be held at my local postoffice so.

Only if your not at the house when the postman comes, he will leeve a slip in the letter box and you go collect it from the post office, it will show how much vat you will need to pay on it.

stephenmarr

cheers lad

Plug

So your getting the T-maxx's then?

stephenmarr

yeah looks like a t-maxx 2.5r is on its way soon

g5hn710m4xpdwy

2 of them from tower? Noice;)

stephenmarr

just about to buy 1 of them from towerhobbies and they discontinued them today :eek: so looks like i have to buy a t-maxx 3.3

g5hn710m4xpdwy

haha, looks like you do. noice truck;)

stephenmarr

just bought a T-Maxx 3.3 from tower for €350 delivered

vectra

stephenmarr wrote:

just bought a T-Maxx 3.3 from tower for €350 delivered

Is that including or plus taxes here ?:rolleyes:

Plug

Is that from model sport or tower?

T-Maxx

stephenmarr wrote:

just bought a T-Maxx 3.3 from tower for €350 delivered

You prolly mean €450 from Modelsport?;)

stephenmarr

its from tower excluding duty hopeing i will sneak past.
the bro purchased a revo 3.3.
they should be here in a few weeks cant wait.

stephenmarr

its from tower excluding duty hopeing i will sneak past.
the bro purchased a revo 3.3 in yellow.
they should be here in a few weeks cant wait.

Plug

Sorry to burst your bubble but you WILL be caught in customs:(
But with a T-maxx 3.3 and a revo 3.3(best 2 monster trucks of all time;)) who'll be complaining?:D

stephenmarr

im expecting to get caught for duty soits ok and still works out cheaper than buying it over here.
certainly wont be complaing when they arrive