>>> Also, there are lots of TTL to USB and RS232 converters already >>> assembled on Ebay - very cheap. >> >> Cheap until you check the shipping... :( >>
I've almost been caught out by this a few times - sometimes the shipping is reasonable (or free), sometimes the shipping is more than the cost of the item. It pays to read the fine print - especially when there are 10+ identical items with different shipping amounts listed. > > Nah, shipping is often free from HongKong; it just takes a while: > > Oddly enough I've had more problems getting shipping from the US to the UK than from Asia - Two parcels, ordered within a day of each other. The first (from Mesa Electronics) arrived in 4 days. The day after I got the demand from customs for duty - somewhat unusual (Usually customs here hold the item for about a week, then send out (via second class post, which takes another week) a demand for payment backdated to when it arrived in the country) The second parcel (from another supplier) didn't arrive.... well, so I thought - contacted the seller and got a refund. *Three months* later, it arrives - checked the postmark - which was the day I ordered it, checked the shipping method - USPS first class. Then resent the money to the supplier, exchanged a few jokes about USPS and shrugged. No demand for payment from customs on this one... yet. Items from Asia usually take about 5 days (for small airmailed items) to 3 months (for larger items) - what happens when it hits customs is anybody's guess. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and much more. Get web development skills now with LearnDevNow - 350+ hours of step-by-step video tutorials by Microsoft MVPs and experts. SALE $99.99 this month only -- learn more at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/learnmore_122812 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
