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  1. #1
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    Apr 2018
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    Thumbs up Saving with buying overseas

    I buy Australian when I can but recently I've encountered some ridiculous anomalies in the Australian vs overseas pricing.... so my purchase has been pushed overseas.

    For example, the Australian supplier of Albrecht chucks quoted $1730 not including delivery for 2 machine chucks.... I bought the exact same couple of chucks on german Ebay for about $800 (and that included paying the 20% german VAT!) delivered within Germany, and a friend visiting Germany mailed them to me for about $40. Less than half price

    I'm considering a Haimer 3D sensor.... Machinery House has them for $902 plus delivery. You can get them in Germany https://www.shop.santool.de/en/3d-se...or-haimer.html for Euro292 (this time VAT free as its being sent directly overseas) which is around $465. $87 delivery allows for up to 10kg of products, or $95 will get you 20kg, so probably best to combine with other stuff. 10% GST will apply entering Australia, but it's still a substantial saving. 2/3 the price

    I just joined one of the US mail-forwarding services (myus.com). These services allow consolidation of multiple parcels into one plus cheaper shipping rates than you would typically get offered buying directly from a US business (if they were willing to ship to you which is unlikely). I was shopping for a 6" milling machine vice. I was told in Australia the better end of Taiwanese (I presume Safeway?) up to $1000. I got quoted $1175 not including delivery for an Eron Japanese vice which they considered the next level up. The salesman said "it's not a Kurt but you can't get them here and if you could they would be around 2k". So I bought a Kurt DX6 for US$550 with free delivery within the US. On-shipping is yet to happen but it appears to be US$240. By the time I've paid GST I'm looking at around AU$1215 delivered. A Kurt for around the price of a Japanese vice

    Anyway, just remember to compare prices overseas and consider an on-shipping service!

  2. #2
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    Hi Guys,

    Its starting to get like that here in the UK ! There are bargains to be had, but prices have taken a noticeable jump in recent weeks. It seems that with the approach of Brexit everyone is pushing to maximise their profit margins. Even the Chinese are getting cute, their prices seem to be fixed at about 85-90% of UK ones.
    Best Regards:
    Baron J.

  3. #3
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    I agree, it's definitely worth looking at European (and US) suppliers. I bought a pile of hydraulic gear from a UK bunch last year, which was especially cheap due to the UK pound being so weak due to their Brexit mess.

  4. #4
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    For small to medium tooling etc even with the gst I usually shop overseas.
    I bought my mill from Hare and Forbes, complained twice and returned 2 mills, but was told there just cheap Chinese machines. I should have imported myself to save money, the Chinese always seem to back the reputation.
    I could only wish the US dollar went back to around $1.10 Australian like it did years ago, I should have bought my CNC conversion from Kellings.
    I always shop, being a hobbiest I don't need anything in a hurry.
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