Re: [neonixie-l] Re: Brookstone clock with 7~segment display

[padlernpedler]

Here’s an update on the shipping costs for my recent eBay purchases with some unexpected but welcome good news. I had ordered 6 IN-14 nixies from a seller in Ukraine. The footnote on eBay indicated that there would be additional import and duty charges that I would have to pay. The tubes arrived today via USPS without any additional charges! The seller listed the value of the shipment at $18 USD. I don’t know if that played a factor but I was happy to receive the package with no additional charges.  I have one other package arriving from Latvia so we’ll see if that one plays out the same way.  Regarding the display on the Brookstone clock, I’ve not yet had the opportunity to open it up to see what kind of display it actually is, but l will post an update when I do.  Randy On Dec 3, 2025, at 7:23 AM, Tom Katt <tomkat...@gmail.com> wrote:  On Tue, Dec 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM padlerpedler wrote: The delivery carriers have become very opportunistic with their processing fees and I imagine the elimination of the $800 de minimis exemption has resulted in a windfall for them since now virtually every shipment from outside the U.S. is subject to a tariff and thence their processing fees.  At the same time it’s crushing many small businesses who rely on imported products as well as hobbyists like us who can no longer afford to buy certain items like Nixie tubes, etc from outside the U.S. Only three more years to go… Indeed - it's crazy to try and associate the battle cry of making the US great again with all these infantile policies that do nothing but cause damage, stagnation and uncertainty for businesses - especially smaller organizations that don't have the resources to weather the storm.  And the whole tirade against countries that are in fact our allies - for gawds sake, fight with Canada??? - is equally ignorant imo.  I think the reality of all this hasn't hit the general consumer because we've been living off already inventoried supply for a while...  When the cost of manufacturing eventually drips down to the store shelves we will likely see a rebellion.  And even if many of these tarrifs are deemed illegal - I cannot fathom how messy the quagmire will be attempting to manage refunds...  Anyhoo...  Have you had an opportunity to crack the clock open yet ? ;-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/2f58e345-9856-4405-b7fb-9acce79422a5n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/1D4B1E9E-14FF-460B-B8DA-AFE88BF6201B%40gmail.com.