swap shop for au/nz

[ozzie-crawl]

yes if it was easily breakable like say a hull i would definitely pay insurance.
that is what we are saying we will pay postage if they will send it. most of us probably order from the states or china any way as to buy locally is just to expensive for most things. i have seen the ul-1 here for sale at a hobby shop
$799

[Simon.O.]

yes if it was easily breakable like say a hull i would definitely pay insurance.
that is what we are saying we will pay postage if they will send it. most of us probably order from the states or china any way as to buy locally is just to expensive for most things. i have seen the ul-1 here for sale at a hobby shop
$799

Scott brings up a couple of points here and i think that all sellers need to take note.
We (Aus/NZ) will buy anything from anywhere. The sad bit is, I want to support local trade but if the price is well above what I can grab it for "off the net" then that is business.

Fragile items must be packaged well, across town or across the world. No different.

The seller sets the postage rate, and insurance if agreed by the buyer.
Both agree ?? Job done. PP on its way and everyone is happy.

Let's see some real International selling/buying go on.

[Simon.O.]

Had my coffee and fag now I am back to type well.

This whole thing needs to be sorted now !!
A notice needs to go in the Swap Shop that all new entries must have country of origin, and if the seller is willing to ship overseas.

Look on e-bay and see how much stuff moves Internationaly.

I would like a crack at some of the stuff that is offered here but when I see "lower 48 only" I walk away and go to the 'bay instead.

Think about it

[Xzessperated]

I think it is not a problem. In about 2 more years most of the things we buy will come from Asia anyway.
I get 12 volt light globes/bulbs sent through the mail from Hong Kong for my solar power system and I have never had a damaged one yet. If the Asians can pack a glass light bulb and it survives the trip to Tasmania then I think a strong fiberglass copy of an American hull will have no problem with the trip.
According to our news papers and TV, Australia has a spy in China learning how to package a light bulb. Bloody pity he got caught

[Diegoboy]

Just a few examples of mine...

used aquacraft sv27 esc with cooling plates
&
new novak lipo low voltage cutoff.

price:
esc = $35 shipped & insured conus. All others please ask. ← was $40 sold to ub hauled
lvc = $20 shipped & insured conus. All others please ask. ← was $25 sold to ub hauled
whole package = $50 shipped & insured conus. All others please ask. ← was $60 sold to ub hauled

used blue 540 8l 3072kv motor
what you see is what you get. Motor, cooling jacket, 5.5 bullets female(because i don't follow convention). Brand new bearings installed.
$32.10 shipped & insured conus. All others please ask.

Thank you

for sale
sold to racerr73
pro boat blackjack 26 bl
modded

price:
$275 shipped to the lower 48
$275 plus shipping everywhere else
that's less than buying an unmodded bj26!


pictures:

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* stand & rx pictured will not be included

FYI: Racerr73 lives in Brisbane

[ozzie-crawl]

spot on diegoboy, thats all we ask as we are happy to pay shipping costs.

[785boats]

Everything discussed here is a great idea & it's good that some, like Diegoboy, take the trouble to ship items down here to the Colonies.
Without the intent of hijacking this thread I'd just like to post this site as an option for us Aussies & possibly our New Zealand mates too.
It's a site recently set up by a guy at the Northlakes Model Boat Club here in Brisbane. It's free to buy & sell through the site & all arrangements are made directly between buyer & seller. It caters for all hobbies & there is an R/C section.

http://hobbies4sale.com/

Might be usefull to someone.
Paul.

[egneg]

There was a time that Apples inquired about some ABC props and I could only find them there. I figured that with the time and shipping that it would be out of the question to have them sent here and do the work and then send them back. I have since found a reliable source here in the states for ABC props so time and shipping is much more reasonable. I send props to folks all over the world. As far as shipping costs go it is a bit more expensive so I try and encourage folks to order a few props at a time as shipping is the same if they ordered just the one. The only thing different about shipping over seas is that I have to hand deliver them directly to a postmaster versus dropping them in the mail box. I have learned my lesson as what seems too expensive to me here in the states may very well be a good price to those over seas.


Now I have to get back to working on some props for an order down under!

[ozzie-crawl]

I have learned my lesson as what seems too expensive to me here in the states may very well be a good price to those over seas.

very much so, i dont know what you charge for a prop.but was in a hobby store they other day and seen 2 plastic props for the sv27 $55.there is only one hobby shop near me that sells any boat parts and most of it is cheap *!***!***!***!** sold at a premium price. sadly they only thing i buy locally is brass tube and servo rods

[SLAUGHTER_AUS]

i agree this is a great idea cannot wait to see a result

[Flying Scotsman]

Also, THE GREAT WHITE NORTH has simillar problems for shipping hulls from the USA....The US postal sevice has outrageous costs for what they deem as oversize parcels....small items very reasonable...UPS forget it their brokerage costs are obscene. Plus shipping an item to a foreign country is not difficult, just fill out a small form which describes the article and value at the post office and inquire about insurrance

Douggie

[Ub Hauled]

Danny, I love your samples, just remember that you are one of the few that does the right thing.
maybe with the final outcome of this thread we can make the Swap Shop rules a bit more specific, with Danny's shown samples as a "template".