Buying GTX 480 in America and ship to Australia??

[titin200]

Gday, I was wondering if i could buy a EVGA GTX480 from America and get it shipped to Australia. Would i still have warranty?

The GTX480 is $800 here, which is a rip off.
They are only $500 USD ($543.50 AUD) in America

Cheers

[Confessed]

I don't know the answer to your question but that is ridiculous.

[Mind_Reader7]

Yes you would still get the warranty, and that is an interesting find on the price. But you can't blame sites like PCCG for doing this, they will still sell all of their stock.

[FX5200]

I would be a bit concerned in case you need to RMA the card. The distance might make the RMA time quite long, IF it has to be sent back to the US.

[titin200]

I don't blame anyone, I'm just simply not going to pay $300 dollars more because I live in Australia.

[prudhomb]

If you know sombody in the states they could put it in a flat rate box for you for 13 dollars, I guess you would just have to claim a value of 400. assuming the dementions would be that size. but even the medium box at 40 is still cheeper than 300.

I feel the pain, I had to get all my stuff shiped to hawaii, so much for the good deals with free shipping.


International Services
available for a Flat Rate to Australia
Price charts and complete information for Australia
Priority Mail® International Small Flat Rate Box*Speed6 - 10 DaysPost Office Price$13.45Paid Online$12.78
Products (Hide Dimensions) Speed**Post Office PricePaid OnlineExpress Mail® International Flat Rate Envelope
(Calculate Guaranteed Date)
USPS Supplied Envelope: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2"

5 Days $28.95
$26.63

Priority Mail® International Large Flat Rate Box
USPS Supplied Large Box: 12" x 12" x 5 1/2".
Maximum weight 20 pounds.

6 - 10 Days $55.95
$53.15

Priority Mail® International Medium Flat Rate Box
USPS Supplied Medium Box:
13 5/8" x 11 7/8" x 3 3/8" or 11" x 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Maximum weight 20 pounds.

6 - 10 Days $43.45
$41.28

Priority Mail® International Small Flat Rate Box*
Maximum Value for Contents: $400.00
USPS Supplied Small Box: 8 5/8" x 5 3/8" x 1 5/8".
Maximum weight 4 pounds.

6 - 10 Days $13.45
$12.78

Priority Mail® International Flat Rate Envelope*
Maximum Value for Contents: $400.00
USPS Supplied Envelope: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2".
Maximum weight 4 pounds.

6 - 10 Days $13.45
$12.78



*GXG, Priority Mail International Flat-Rate Envelope and Small Flat-Rate Box, and First-Class Mail International are not available for items requiring an Export License under U.S. Law.
**Designed to be delivered in the number of business days specified for each service depending on origin and destination.

[Fr0sty]

Originally Posted by titin200

I don't blame anyone, I'm just simply not going to pay $300 dollars more because I live in Australia.

how are the sales tax + import tax in australia ???

17%vat ??? + gst 10% have i got this right???

it does add up if the store take a small cut to make a small proffit ... so 800 is because you guys have high taxes....

[titin200]

we don't have VAT we only have 10% GST

Additional Comment:

Originally Posted by prudhomb

If you know sombody in the states they could put it in a flat rate box for you for 13 dollars, I guess you would just have to claim a value of 400. assuming the dementions would be that size. but even the medium box at 40 is still cheeper than 300.

I feel the pain, I had to get all my stuff shiped to hawaii, so much for the good deals with free shipping.


International Services
available for a Flat Rate to Australia
Price charts and complete information for Australia
Priority Mail® International Small Flat Rate Box*Speed6 - 10 DaysPost Office Price$13.45Paid Online$12.78
Products (Hide Dimensions) Speed**Post Office PricePaid OnlineExpress Mail® International Flat Rate Envelope
(Calculate Guaranteed Date)
USPS Supplied Envelope: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2"

5 Days $28.95
$26.63

Priority Mail® International Large Flat Rate Box
USPS Supplied Large Box: 12" x 12" x 5 1/2".
Maximum weight 20 pounds.

6 - 10 Days $55.95
$53.15

Priority Mail® International Medium Flat Rate Box
USPS Supplied Medium Box:
13 5/8" x 11 7/8" x 3 3/8" or 11" x 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".
Maximum weight 20 pounds.

6 - 10 Days $43.45
$41.28

Priority Mail® International Small Flat Rate Box*
Maximum Value for Contents: $400.00
USPS Supplied Small Box: 8 5/8" x 5 3/8" x 1 5/8".
Maximum weight 4 pounds.

6 - 10 Days $13.45
$12.78

Priority Mail® International Flat Rate Envelope*
Maximum Value for Contents: $400.00
USPS Supplied Envelope: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2".
Maximum weight 4 pounds.

6 - 10 Days $13.45
$12.78



*GXG, Priority Mail International Flat-Rate Envelope and Small Flat-Rate Box, and First-Class Mail International are not available for items requiring an Export License under U.S. Law.
**Designed to be delivered in the number of business days specified for each service depending on origin and destination.

Thanks for that info, pitty i dont no anyone in the US

[ChocoTaco]

You know tons of us lol, just set it up as a auction style using paypal or something (so you both have some sort of coverage though adding fees may suck)

[titin200]

lol yeah but I don't no anyone enough to be throwing $600 around, I wonder if they will drop there prices, because alot of people in Aus aren't going to pay that price. If it gets to mid $600 AUD I would probably go for it.

From looking at the benchmarks, I don't no where people got its only 5% quicker than a 5870???, its not far away from the 5970!!.

[Fr0sty]

if you dont have vat then there is something wrong indeed with those prices ...... 100$ more worth of errors .... LOLL

Additional Comment:

Originally Posted by titin200

lol yeah but I don't no anyone enough to be throwing $600 around, I wonder if they will drop there prices, because alot of people in Aus aren't going to pay that price. If it gets to mid $600 AUD I would probably go for it.

From looking at the benchmarks, I don't no where people got its only 5% quicker than a 5870???, its not far away from the 5970!!.

wait a couple months for prices to fall down a bit or grab a 470 instead

[prudhomb]

http://www.alohaforwarding.com/faq.php

This is a company that repackages things to send to via us postal service to Hawaii using flat rate boxes etc. Found them when I was looking for some shiping info. I have never used them, because my parents reship for me, but it might be an option for you.

[Nagoshi]

There are some australian people here that asked fellow US members to send them stuff.

It costs more than $13 for a flat rate box + insurance, you'll want a very safe package to travel the world, and it's going to cost more t osend it to Australia... flat rate won't get there.

And even with the increased shipping prices, it's going to be cheaper than buying it from Australia.

[prudhomb]

The quote for 13 bucks dose not include the insurance, but it is the price for a flat rate box to down under right off the USPS sight. That is if it fits in a small box, price jumps to 30 bucks in the medium box.

I used it for my mom to send me my cpu ram, os, mobo to hawaii, and it arrived just fine.


Is there no Queen's postal service to get goods cheaply around the British empire?

[Nagoshi]

Price for a medium flat rate box to Australia is $44 without insurances. Just checked it out on their website. You wouldn't want anything else lower/smaller, it wouldn't fit. A medium flat rate box can house a motherboard box if I remember... and a video card is fairly heavy (huge heatsink).

[prudhomb]

Wasnt sure how big of a box you need. My mom shiped all my crap out in a large flat rate box. It was 500 worth or merch. I think the insurance on it was only 7 dollars or something. Either way its better than 300. I got delivery confirmation too, just so I could prove if I had gotten it in case it was "lost"

[Nagoshi]

Originally Posted by prudhomb

Wasnt sure how big of a box you need. My mom shiped all my crap out in a large flat rate box. It was 500 worth or merch. I think the insurance on it was only 7 dollars or something. Either way its better than 300.

There's not much of a difference between the medium and the large boxes, depending on which medium box you pick, but the price goes up. If the video card can fit in a medium rate then it would definitively be the way to go. Insurance will be a bit more but it will still be tons better compared to buying the card directly from Australia.

[slash_2_2000]

I've had EOCF members help me out with this before and they didn't rob me.

Saved hundreds of dollars. Australia really is ludicrous when it comes to prices, everything is twice as expensive as anywhere else. I can buy things overseas, pay the currency conversion, pay the international shipping and still have things come out literally less than half the price of buying things here and that doesn't even include the additional cost for domestic shipping.

[n00b4li7i0u5]

Well, if you want I can do it for you.

[prudhomb]

Id volunteer, but by the time you pay for it to reach Hawaii, it would be self defeating.