You have it all wrong. Having friends in the business, I can tell you what is going on. The reason the larger dealers have the restriction is, that some or most of their products come from companies that do business with the government. They are forced by contract to restrict sales to US addresses only and are presently facing ways to even make it more restrictive. Government agencies audit these sellers and violations as a minimum results in loss of business. To reduce that risk and not having to account for what came from where, many sellers opt for total "no foreign sales". Intentional circumvention of that restriction can result in prosecution. Be cageful. Don't ask me what I think of the governments actions. Bert Kehren WB5MZJ In a message dated 7/15/2009 6:40:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Blimey Jim, you're a patient man! To be fair most individual sellers are happy enough to ship abroad if you ask them, it's the bigger dealers who seem to have rules carved in granite tablets... Jim Palfreyman wrote: > John, > > I had the same problem from Australia. And when they did ship the postage > would be more than the unit! I had to wait and wait and wait. Finally (after > years) a good seller who packed well, priced well put one up and I won. > > Even if no one takes up your offer - if you do wait one will turn up. > > It's even worth asking them if they say not outside the US. Some don't offer > because they think no one would pay $100 for postage - when in fact we > would. > > Jim > > 2009/7/16 John May <[email protected]> > >> I'm in the UK and am often frustrated when a nice piece of kit is offered >> for sale on the 'bay by dealers in the US who won't ship overseas. I've >> been looking for an HP 5370B and have lost out on a few nice looking units >> because of this. There's one sitting there just now just to tease me! >> >> Is there anyone on the list who'd be willing to act as an intermediary >> (take delivery and resend) to circumvent this? >> >> I'd certainly be prepared to help in a similar manner any stateside >> time-nut frustrated at EU sellers who won't ship outside Europe (could help >> reduce customs fees as well by marking as returned from repair etc.) >> >> Regards - JM >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. **************Snoop, Lil Wayne, Lady GaGa -- land the tix you need for this summer's biggest tours. Tourtracker.com (http://www.tourtracker.com/?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000007) _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
