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Old March 10th 06, 08:29 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells
the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method
possible...

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Old March 10th 06, 08:43 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure! Why not? I
also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow me to avoid
all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home, but I did
not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller.

As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to blame.

GP wrote:

Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells
the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method
possible...


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Old March 10th 06, 09:31 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to endure
a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us.

John


"Bob" wrote in message
...
Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure!

Why not? I
also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow

me to avoid
all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home,

but I did
not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller.

As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to

blame.

GP wrote:

Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells
the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method
possible...




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Old March 11th 06, 12:20 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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John Black wrote:

Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to endure
a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us.


Ha ha ha ha

Well John, I can't say that I didn't know it as coming. Really ,, I
told my story because I am so ****ed at myself that I can hardly see straight and
putting things on paper helps get rid of the anger. I can lose a few bucks but I'll
be damned if it's going to drive me to a heart attack. (O:

I wish I could blame the seller but he was just another greedy little man who set up
his site to snare the unsuspecting, and he caught me. All our politicians seem to be
crooks and the Enron guys are crooks. Our country was run by crooks for 13 years and
your country went to war with a nation based on lies. I can hardly blame one little
Ebay seller for the "moral decay" of the our society!

Cheers
Bob



John

"Bob" wrote in message
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Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive, sure!

Why not? I
also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would allow

me to avoid
all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his home,

but I did
not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first seller.

As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself to

blame.

GP wrote:

Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells
the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method
possible...





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Old March 11th 06, 04:18 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Not trying to rub salt into your wounds but I would have just refused to pay
it and taken the negative...




"Bob" wrote in message
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John Black wrote:

Thanks for sharing your experience with us, even though you've had to

endure
a lot of "hindsight advice". It's a lesson for all of us.


Ha ha ha ha

Well John, I can't say that I didn't know it as coming.

Really ,, I
told my story because I am so ****ed at myself that I can hardly see

straight and
putting things on paper helps get rid of the anger. I can lose a few bucks

but I'll
be damned if it's going to drive me to a heart attack. (O:

I wish I could blame the seller but he was just another greedy little man

who set up
his site to snare the unsuspecting, and he caught me. All our politicians

seem to be
crooks and the Enron guys are crooks. Our country was run by crooks for

13 years and
your country went to war with a nation based on lies. I can hardly blame

one little
Ebay seller for the "moral decay" of the our society!

Cheers
Bob



John

"Bob" wrote in message
...
Well Yes!! If you know about them, and their prices are competitive,

sure!
Why not? I
also found an Ebay seller from Canada selling the radio which would

allow
me to avoid
all the importation BS and I think I could pick it up right at his

home,
but I did
not see that until after I had committed to buying from the first

seller.

As I said earlier, I simply bid in to much haste and have only myself

to
blame.

GP wrote:

Why not buy from Universal radio or any other radio store that sells
the 7600?...They ship to Canada and try to use the cheapest method
possible...




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Old March 10th 06, 09:37 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Dear Bob,

We all live and learn. WHENEVER I buy something I always try to
remember P. T. Barnum's sage comment!

In future, should you wish to import SW equipment into Canada, consider
buying from AES - http://www.aesham.com - a very reputable dealer
whom you can telephone toll-free and who will ship into Canada by
whatever means you desire, thereby minimizing your shipping costs.

Universal will also ship into Canada; however, I believe they will only
ship via UPS which, as you may know, causes some "problems" (and costs)
with shipment into Canada.

An English firm which ships to Canada at reasonable fees (and which
also has low prices) is THE SHORTWAVE SHOP.

Best of luck in the future and best of luck with your new Sony
ICF-SW7600GR.

Joe

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Old March 10th 06, 11:57 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Joe Analssandrini wrote:

Dear Bob,

We all live and learn. WHENEVER I buy something I always try to
remember P. T. Barnum's sage comment!

In future, should you wish to import SW equipment into Canada, consider
buying from AES - http://www.aesham.com - a very reputable dealer
whom you can telephone toll-free and who will ship into Canada by
whatever means you desire, thereby minimizing your shipping costs.

Universal will also ship into Canada; however, I believe they will only
ship via UPS which, as you may know, causes some "problems" (and costs)
with shipment into Canada.

An English firm which ships to Canada at reasonable fees (and which
also has low prices) is THE SHORTWAVE SHOP.

Best of luck in the future and best of luck with your new Sony
ICF-SW7600GR.

Joe


Thanks Joe

I really don't need much of anything else now. I bought a Sony CFR 320 back in about
78 in Europe and did not use it much after I returned in 82. Anyway, I got listening
to it again this winter and it still works beautifully. My wife bought me a Grundig
350s to listen to in the kitchen and I just loved it's selectivity but the one I had
could not keep time, so I returned it and read a few posts about the 7600GR and
looked around for this one.

I kind of like the look of this Eton E1XM and may opt to buy one. I think that it
may be a little simpler to tool around the band with then the 7600GR. I like presets,
but so far I am finding the page system of the 7600GR just a little awkward. I know
that as I become more familiar with it things will get easier.

Well OK better run!

Take care.

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Old March 11th 06, 02:55 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Bob wrote:
BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have
prevented these
excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller.


I bid $129 on a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay.
The seller charged me $41 shipping. (I priced return
shipping via UPS, it is
$16.29)

The seller advertised shipping to Canada by Fed Ex. When asked
to ship by US Post Office
(because the brokerage fee is only $4.30) he failed to respond
and shipped the
item via UPS??.

When the package arrived I was faced with an additional $33.62
brokerage fee
from UPS for having collected $18.89 tax on the goods and $2.36
tax on the
tax ( total $54.87 )

My total cost was $224.87
($129+$41+$33.62+$18.89+$2.36)

Had I chosen a different seller my cost could have been $168.48
($129+$16.29+$18.89+$4.30)

You live and learn. (or) A fool and his money are soon parted.


Yeah, we learned a similar valuable lesson when buying a china platter
from a UK seller. We didn't ask the cost of shipping before pressing
the bid button and shipping almost doubled the price of a serving
platter.

It sounds like your seller expected more in the way of bids and is
compensating himself to a degree. Customs brokerage fees and duties
are just adding to the pain. I've heard similar stories from other
Canadians, and I think the best advice is to line up the cost of
shipping before pushing the bid button.

You can take some consolation in being the owner of one of the nicer
portables available. Enjoy it.

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Old March 12th 06, 03:48 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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Bob wrote:

BTW Before anyone says anything I do realize that I could have
prevented these
excessive charges by simply not dealing with this seller.


I bid $129 on a Sony ICF SW7600GR radio from a seller on Ebay.
The seller charged me $41 shipping. (I priced return
shipping via UPS, it is
$16.29)

Each time before I bid I look or get shipping charges, I have
been royally f$%$ed before paying $32.00 shipping for something
that should of been less than $10.00!


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