Another possibility is to profit from the fact that some on the list
are normadic -- and organize for trans-customs-zone-shipping via those
individuals. Of course, some coordination is required, but several 100s
of Eur can be saved that way, I suppose......
--thomas
On 21 Mar 2005, at 18:43, Steve Dropkin wrote:
>
> Quoting Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx>:
>
>> If I received that shipment from John, I would have to pay 20% on
>> ($200
>> value of goods + $35 shipping + $20 clearance fee). Sounds like $50
>> to me.
>> Let's hope they are CAD not USD.
>
> A suggestion:
>
> I know some folks have volunteered to be the intercontinental
> "jumping-off"
> point for the camera. I'm not sure I've seen posts from volunteers
> willing to
> _receive_ the camera from another continent. But it's obvious there
> will be
> some significant charges incurred.
>
> I would be willing to contribute toward a general fund to reimburse
> those people
> who end up paying VAT/GST, large shipping costs, etc. With, say, 40
> participants, it would take only US$2 or 3 per person to defray the
> extra
> costs. If there's money left over, maybe it should go to Andrew for
> procuring
> the domain name and to help pay for the space. If we start running out
> of
> money, it's time to pass the hat (no, not _that_ hat!) again. PayPal
> probably
> would work well; I think most members have some way to forward funds
> like that.
>
> Comments?
>
> Steve
>
>
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