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Old 01-25-2008, 06:43 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by Gudy View Post
I've given some of my reasons above. To repeat: customs duty and tax, and the hassle of dealing with same, shipping charges, and warranty. Even with the dollar being as low as it is, the customs duty, taxes and shipping charges add up to the point where the offer from Apollo XXI is competitive on price alone. Add in the hefty charges for international wire transfers, warranty, and the hassle that dealing with the customs office can be (speaking from experience here), and ordering directly from Jinke suddenly looks far less lucrative to me than ordering from a dealer within the EU.
Just catched up on the Apollo post.. Sounds like a very good option indeed. Was just passing on my experience. But with a European dealer, it gets a lot easier for more people I guess.
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