Transmitter Frequency from Amercia

stephenmarr · 28-01-2007 12:47AM #1

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 · 28-01-2007 01:03AM

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 · 28-01-2007 02:57AM

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 · 28-01-2007 03:05AM

Exactly;)

T-Maxx · 28-01-2007 11:24AM

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

stephenmarr · 28-01-2007 02:23PM

@Plug did u get caught for duty?

Plug · 28-01-2007 02:50PM

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

T-Maxx · 28-01-2007 03:07PM

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 · 28-01-2007 03:29PM

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 · 28-01-2007 04:17PM

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 · 28-01-2007 05:12PM

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 · 28-01-2007 05:30PM

suspose its another way for them to line there pockets.

vectra · 28-01-2007 09:04PM

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 · 29-01-2007 08:33PM

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 · 29-01-2007 08:39PM

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 · 30-01-2007 06:34PM

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 · 30-01-2007 10:09PM

so it would be held at my local postoffice so.

Plug · 30-01-2007 11:11PM

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 · 30-01-2007 11:42PM

cheers lad

Plug · 30-01-2007 11:54PM

So your getting the T-maxx's then?

stephenmarr · 31-01-2007 07:47PM

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

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 31-01-2007 08:16PM

2 of them from tower? Noice;)

stephenmarr · 31-01-2007 09:42PM

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 · 31-01-2007 11:04PM

haha, looks like you do. noice truck;)

stephenmarr · 01-02-2007 12:16AM

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

vectra · 01-02-2007 02:03AM

stephenmarr wrote:

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

Is that including or plus taxes here ?:rolleyes:

Plug · 01-02-2007 08:25PM

Is that from model sport or tower?

T-Maxx · 02-02-2007 12:06AM

stephenmarr wrote:

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

You prolly mean €450 from Modelsport?;)

stephenmarr · 02-02-2007 04:51PM

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 · 02-02-2007 04:52PM

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 · 02-02-2007 06:23PM

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

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