12-03-2021, 09:45 AM | #31 | |
LivresInOz
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As it turns out someone earlier was kind enough to point out the existence of 'freight forwarding companies' which I did not know existed. Seems their whole thing is to help in similar situations. The Freight Forwarder (FF) gives you a US/UK/whatever address for the seller to ship to. It goes to the FF's own warehouse in that country. Then they ship it to you. All for a fee of course, but its quite reasonable. Turns out that the earlier-mentioned VPost service in Singapore might be a reputable one, since Australia Post used them to run their own FF company... |
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12-03-2021, 09:45 AM | #32 | |
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Do you still plan on buying a Kobo? |
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12-03-2021, 09:47 AM | #33 |
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12-03-2021, 09:48 AM | #34 |
LivresInOz
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12-03-2021, 09:51 AM | #35 | |
LivresInOz
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Until they don't. Ever heard of MySpace? Video Ezy? They might stumble on...until a competitor arises to eat their lunch. |
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12-03-2021, 09:52 AM | #36 |
LivresInOz
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But I know...people shouldn't complain.
It's pure evil. Never has any effect. Such ungrateful nonconformists should be liquidated. Fanboys and shills everywhere, unite against the interlopers! |
12-03-2021, 11:13 AM | #37 | |
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Just to demonstrate your proclivity towards extremes, anyone who has disagreed with you is labeled as troll, shill, etc. A luxury device not being tailored to individual fringe users desires is equatable to child labor. When a user’s complaints are either refuted or explained as something which the has been the way it is and you’re told about it when going through it, it means you are pure evil etc. Though I’m sure you’ll dismiss this as more trolling. |
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12-06-2021, 09:51 AM | #38 |
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If no one else is willing to help you out, PM me and I'll give you my address to ship it to and then I'll ship it to you in Australia and you can pay the shipping there after or something. Posting here publicly so nobody thinks I'm a scammer.
I have the Forma (after my wife stole my Aura One) and I love it, so I'm glad to help. |
12-09-2021, 01:43 AM | #39 |
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I know it's not much help, but I did check stock in Japan for you! Not really anything available sadly 😢 Japan has tons of freight forwarders and shipping to Australia is cheaper.
I can find the Forma 8GB for an ok price (?), but not the 32GB. I always keep an eye on Kobo listings in Japan, if you're still on the market |
12-10-2021, 02:12 AM | #40 |
LivresInOz
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Who are all these lovely people?!
What lovely people we have on this forum !
(It took me a couple of days to see these posts, but...) Spacepope, thank you so much for that...and Prepper, you've honestly boosted my faith in human nature with SUCH a kind offer - fair dinkum mate! :P |
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