LOL! Forget TigerDirect, it does not accept CC from NL nor FR
Damn ...
Yeah just found that out. Im trying to use Paypal as well and dont seem to be having any success there either.
[Q] Importing experience
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Yeah just found that out. Im trying to use Paypal as well and dont seem to be having any success there either.
OK Ive just bought it via amazon and chosen 1 day shipping. Im hoping that its not delivered via USPS otherwise I'll have to fill out that damn form.
Fingers crossed
Fingers crossed
Please let us know whether they ship with USPS or not. I need that info before I actually order it with amazon.com. I will use bongous.com as well.
Personal experience....bought TWO Google I/O tabs on well known auction site at probably slightly less or same as what they will eventually retail in france (500€ish)...as they are not on market yet and are in boxes marked "not for sale" the customs people have very little to go on here in the land of wine and cheese and with the help of sellers declaring as pre-production models with low notional value, both have cost zero duty paid 
well worth doing, they are class pieces of kit...
Cheers
well worth doing, they are class pieces of kit...Cheers
Personal experience....bought TWO Google I/O tabs on well known auction site at probably slightly less or same as what they will eventually retail in france (500€ish)...as they are not on market yet and are in boxes marked "not for sale" the customs people have very little to go on here in the land of wine and cheese and with the help of sellers declaring as pre-production models with low notional value, both have cost zero duty paid
Cheers
We dont pay duty anyway on electronics here in france
As an update to my experience though, just received confirmation email from amazon that my tab has been shipped. VIA UPS!!!!!. So stoked. For those interested, I used next day delivery and it seems that amazon uses UPS instead on USPS, so no extra form to fill out.
It should arrive at my bundlebox address tomorrow so now Im just waiting for an email from them to sort out delivery to France.
Warranty is a gamble, because it is not entitled for international warranty
If you are not ready to take the risk, then don't import.
Once I imported from UK (Nexus S) and got a perfect one. If not, I must re-package and ship it back to UK, which means cost money.
Same with importing from US. If you want to return it, then you must ship it back.
PS: I have canceled all my attempts to import from US as I heard Dixons will carry wifi only next July.
http://dixons.nl/artikel/7128349c1679/Samsung_Tab_10.1_inch_tablet_Wifi_(P7510)
Not sure though, I might take the plunge as well
If you are not ready to take the risk, then don't import.
Once I imported from UK (Nexus S) and got a perfect one. If not, I must re-package and ship it back to UK, which means cost money.
Same with importing from US. If you want to return it, then you must ship it back.
PS: I have canceled all my attempts to import from US as I heard Dixons will carry wifi only next July.
http://dixons.nl/artikel/7128349c1679/Samsung_Tab_10.1_inch_tablet_Wifi_(P7510)
Not sure though, I might take the plunge as well
Any news on the 32GB version though. That's what I want but if Europe is getting it in July then I may as well wait.
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Obviously theres a problem with guarantee on IO version as it doesn't carry international guarantee but that's the risk you take playing this sort of game... as far as I'm concerned the IO model is unlocked for developer use so would be fairly hard to guarantee anyway... correct me if I'm wrong but surely most of us on this forum are interested in " tinkering" with these things anyway... rooting, custom roms, upgrading bootloaders etc.... doesn't do much for the guarantee anyway, all that sort of stuff
Beg to differ...TVA is payable @ 20% on electronics imported under MFN ( most favored nation) regulation... don't confuse duties with tva mon ami.... as France has no reciprocal with US if they decide your import has a certain value and you haven't paid tva in France they are entitled to ask for it... same for importing into UK from the states i believe... something called the EU (fast crumbling apparently) allows fairly free trade between member States but not with the US
Exactly hshah, that's the point I'm trying to make... if the origin is outside the EU then no VAT has been paid to the thieving ba****ds so they very often ask for it to be paid on declared value of item... so, no import duty, but you may well still have to pay... seems like a form of duty by another name....
Exactly hshah, that's the point I'm trying to make... if the origin is outside the EU then no VAT has been paid to the thieving ba****ds so they very often ask for it to be paid on declared value of item... so, no import duty, but you may well still have to pay... seems like a form of duty by another name....
Yeah thats what I was meaning. Its 18.6% in case you were interested, and because of european pricing, including delivery etc, it still works out cheaper.
bundlebox just informed me that they've received my tab. Its about to be sent by them in 48mins to France. Boom.
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