FS: Race-ready ARTR Delta Force 33

[LiPo Power]

Sailr
You got it!
I am sure Jesse will do the best he can....
Thanks for heads up on this.
Robert

[Jesse J]

Robert, yes funds received and thank you much.

Jim, Yes FedEx was my next place to try, thanks to you to for the tip.

I will get this puppy out the door by end of day today reporting back on cheapest way to send and refund what I am able to save on shipping.

thanks for your business!

[sailr]

Jesse,
You're gonna love FedEx ground. I have sent HUGE boxes all the way across the country for very reasonable cost! I have also been pleasantly surprised with the 'speed' of delivery. I sent two boxes 4' x 2' x 2', each weighing around 25 lbs, from Tampa to Detroit. The cost for BOTH was less than $50 and they got there in three days! That was a couple of years ago and I know their rates have increased, but not that much.

The Post Office has priced themselves out of contention for me. One of the products I sell would cost $40 through USPS priority mail and it is $13 by Fedex ground! It rarely takes more than 1 or 2 more days than priority mail also.

AVOID UPS at all costs!

[Doby]

Robert, yes funds received and thank you much.

Jim, Yes FedEx was my next place to try, thanks to you to for the tip.

I will get this puppy out the door by end of day today reporting back on cheapest way to send and refund what I am able to save on shipping.

thanks for your business!

Hurry up and send it to Robert , we will be running together tomorrow and he needs it to keep up with mine.

[Jesse J]

If FedEx ground is as fast as Jim says, he may have it by this evening... I will get it out this afternoon so Robert should be tearing you up by next weekend for sure! I will see if I have any other goodies I can throw in to make SURE he does more than keep up with you!

Cheers,
J

[LiPo Power]

Jesse, 2 x 4S LiPo's would be good to start talking to John

[LiPo Power]

Hurry up and send it to Robert , we will be running together tomorrow and he needs it to keep up with mine.

What Zippy LiPo do you have in mind for me Doby?

[sailr]

IF the receiver is close, say same state or one state away, I've had FedEx ground get there in 2 days. If going all the way across the country, like from here in Tampa to California, 5-7 days. Washington State, add another day. Damn sure worth the wait for the lower cost.

As with ANY shipment, pack it well! I mark all of my shipments FRAGILE and also DO NOT STACK. I'm not sure the yahoos pay any attention to that but if you can keep them from throwing a 100 lb box on top of yours, half the battle is won! Good luck. Let me know how it goes.

If it works out good for you, you can sign up online and get an account. That way you can do all your shipping online, print the label, etc. IF you need help with that let me know. Of course they'll also send you free supplies too! Good outfit.

If FedEx ground is as fast as Jim says, he may have it by this evening... I will get it out this afternoon so Robert should be tearing you up by next weekend for sure! I will see if I have any other goodies I can throw in to make SURE he does more than keep up with you!

Cheers,
J

[sailr]

If you ship anything to Canada, the receiver should expect it to take a while. Their customs is slow as molasses! It's not the shippers fault!

[MonsterMaxx]

Wow, that is one cool looking boat.

fyi: ups is idiotic on international rates, typically double or more.
I used to get pretty good rates from FedEx, but I caught them overbilling me by $10,000 over a 2yr period, one of these 'hand in the cookie jar' was a $400 surcharge on an international shipment that was supposed to be $60.

Now I do all our internat shipments thru usps, prices still seem pretty high, but at least I know they won't be hitting my account with some silly charge that wasn't quoted.

[LiPo Power]

What about charges on Canadian side? I think it shoud go as used toy parts or something so it wont be too crazy $$$ on pick up...

[H2OCamel]

My HPR 115 just arived this week fedex ground from california and they abused the box but Brian packed it extreemly well and the hull was in perfect shape! The box was 5'x1.5'x1.5'

Robert you will love this boat! it is one of the best running monos I have seen. Jesses offered it to me but I had to pass due to lack of funds.
Jesse if you need packing material I can give you all that came with my hpr (large bubble wrap 4' long and a billion penuts)

[MonsterMaxx]

There are duties in different countries and they all differ.

To do it 'properly' you must declare the value of the item. In most cases 'value' is what someone is willing to pay - the quintessential definition of monetary 'value'.

Many people will ask you to write 'gift' on the paperwork. If it's a 'gift' there's no duties in many countries. However, this is very illegal if it's not actually a gift. Person to person you probably won't get busted.
Business to person can get busted and if they are the fines alone exceed $10,000, that's not including the criminal charges and what you'll pay your lawyer to get out. If you are a business it's just stupid to play that game, there's no savings and the penalties are huge.

Also, sometimes even when it's marked correctly they don't collect duties.

A screwy game. I (my biz) won't play. We mark them correctly and let the chips fall where they lay.

[H2OCamel]

Photos

Robert here are a few action shots of your new boat

[sailr]

MonsterMaxx is correct!

Lots of companies have been caught lately with the 'gift' thing. We are asked by customers outside the US all the time to mark as a gift. We won't do it.
If selling something used, we can do individual to individual and then for value, mark it as used and set a value low enough to give your buyer a break.

The Canadians don't have to pay import duty on "toys and models". We don't have to pay it in the US either but the Canadians have to pay 14% tax on everything I think. We always ask if they have a US address we can send it to. A lot of them near the border have a post office box or something in the US. They have to go pick it up and still have to declare it crossing the border and pay the tax. BUT it's not held up in customs forever that way.

BE SURE TO INCLUDE SOME KIND OF INVOICE IN THE BOX PROVING THE VALUE. Canadian Customs doesn't like to take the buyer's word for it!

There are duties in different countries and they all differ.

To do it 'properly' you must declair the value of the item. In most cases 'value' is what someone is willing to pay.

Many people will ask you to write 'gift' on the paperwork. If it's a 'gift' there's no duties in many countries. However, this is very illegal if it's not actually a gift. Person to person you probably won't get busted.
Business to person can get busted and if they are the fines alone exceed $10,000, that's not including the criminal charges and what you'll pay your lawyer to get out. If you are a business it's just stupid to play that game, there's no savings on the front side.

Also, sometimes even when it's marked correctly they don't collect duties.

A screwy game. I (my biz) won't play. We mark them correctly and let the chips fall where they lay.