LED Light Bars?

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Originally Posted by technophile

Given that shipping from America to Australia can be upwards of $100 for these light bars, how can these companies afford to give free shipping?

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Shipping $100? These guys dont use Auspost. i had a whole tow bar shipped from the UK for under $100. Austpost are the biggest rip offs in the world.

Aus retails dont just get screwed with GST and the like from goverment charges but they get screwed again with freight.

I'm in Darwin now and even in Canberra, it costs about a quarter the cost to get things sent from OS then it does from Sydney.

Thing is the stuff still arrives in Sydney and gets delivered to me by Auspost. WTF.

Parel tracking is another thing. From OS you get a couple of updates per day. The time it's picked up, the time it reaches the Depot, the time it leaves the Depot, what plane it's on etc. Then it hits Aus and disappears until it hits your door.

AUSPOST, YOU SUCK.

Buy OS. AUS retailers, tell your goverment, not me. I'd love to buy from you but I cant afford you.

Happy Days.

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Originally Posted by technophile

Given that shipping from America to Australia can be upwards of $100 for these light bars, how can these companies afford to give free shipping?

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Honestly I do not know, but I also dont care!

The few things Ive bought from aliexpress have been as advertised and arrived aac, so I'm still a fan! (including a remote model helicopter for the lad that cost $0.01 (incl postage!) :)
the transaction cost more than the item :P

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Originally Posted by goingbush

Chook, that's a neat bar, whats its called & where did you get it.
also how does it attach ???

I generally don't like roof bars, but that one actually looks good.

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goingbush,

I've seen a roof bar like that at Rovacraft here in Perth. If they stock it its most probably Britpart, Allmakes 4X4 or Terrafirma and all the branches nationwide should stock it.

Cheers,

Lou

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Originally Posted by goingbush

$1000 is the tax threshold

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Who determines the cost?

For example if an item is worth $1100, but i have purchased it at a discount so i paid, say, $800 for it?

The retailer puts the invoice cost on the shipment including postage if this is more than $1000 you get to make a donation to the Gov:mad: if under $1000 including postage you win:D

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Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

The retailer puts the invoice cost on the shipment including postage if this is more than $1000 you get to make a donation to the Gov:mad: if under $1000 including postage you win:D

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Not quite correct. If the goods value is less than $1000 then no donation to the W.Swan fighting fund is necessary. If the value of your goods exceeds $1000 then your donation is based on the value of the goods plus the shipping cost.

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Originally Posted by sheerluck

If the value of your goods exceeds $1000 then your donation is based on the value of the goods plus the shipping cost.

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The GST is also paid on the Duty which is another 5% of the goods value and you will also be hit with some "other charges" to cover the handling or whatever. I would have thought that taxes should also cover the cost of collecting them but aparently not.

When buying over the internet

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Originally Posted by First90

The GST is also paid on the Duty which is another 5% of the goods value and you will also be hit with some "other charges" to cover the handling or whatever. I would have thought that taxes should also cover the cost of collecting them but aparently not.

When buying over the internet

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Depends whether they choose to collect the duty etc.
I've bought things in that have been around the $1400 mark and have not had to pay duty/GST etc, Christmas seems to be a good time to buy from O/S (maybe too busy)

Martyn

I see Tigerz11 has some good deals on LED Bars at the moment

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Originally Posted by GyroLandy

I see Tigerz11 has some good deals on LED Bars at the moment

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Ahh, but do you really trust Tigerz products anymore?