Importing

philth · Post by **philth** » Mon May 16, 2005 3:20 pm

I think importing is definitely the way to go. I bought a Schecter blackjack here in NZ a month back and they didn't even have a schecter case in stock. I rang the Rockshop asking what cases they had in stock. They said none at that moment, but if you give us a deposit we'll get some in....
I said W.T.F!? Buddy you obviously need some in stock, and I want a plain nice leather strap. He said a moulded plastc case similar to a Gator would cost approx $220 ,and the strap around $90.
The moment I hung up the phone I rocked onto the music123.com website and ordered a Gator GC case, & Planet Waves leather strap.
SIX BUSINESS DAYS LATER they arrived from the courier
$221 New Zealand dollars all up! No GST or duty (you're zero rated to $400 anyway, plus NZ customs don't charge duty on guitars..)
Why would you swallow the NZ retailers crap?
Go the Kiwi dollar! Go the internet!
That's my humble opinion anyway.

philth

Bluesbird · Post by **Bluesbird** » Mon May 16, 2005 4:04 pm

I've imported around $10k in gear over the last 3 years, and never had a problem. I shudder to think what it would have cost me to buy locally, if they were even available here.

raz · Post by **raz** » Mon May 16, 2005 4:07 pm

ant wrote:Do you need an ac15 to go with that Brian may guitar *wink wink*

Do you have one for sale?

ant · Post by **ant** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:21 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 123213.htm

tasty · Post by **tasty** » Mon May 16, 2005 7:04 pm

how long does it usually take for a shipping to arrive at your doorsteps?
my fren bought something over ebay with 1 week shipping.... and only reached to him 3 weeks later..lol
he said thecustoms were holding his stuff for quite a long time

Scanner · Post by **Scanner** » Mon May 16, 2005 7:18 pm

Still waiting for the Burns, ordered 8weeks ago but the case still isn't instock, might have to ship with another case if they can't get one from Burns!

Polar Bear · Post by **Polar Bear** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:58 am

Scanner wrote:Still waiting for the Burns, ordered 8weeks ago but the case still isn't instock, might have to ship with another case if they can't get one from Burns!

Which case are they trying to get for you. My Burns came with the Hiscox liteflight. IT's a wicked case, very well put together.

abigblackman · Post by **abigblackman** » Sat May 28, 2005 12:10 pm

I found music123 to be a wicked place to deal with.
I got some humbuckers from them and it took about 2 weeks for them to turn up.

Just a pity they won't send Boss pedals. Would love to get a cheap DD6

Rog · Post by **Rog** » Sat May 28, 2005 12:43 pm

Parts is Parts - normally 1 week
Vntagebass trading coy - normally 5 days
Shoreline music - 6 days

most things from ebay - about a week

HB · Post by HB » Sun May 29, 2005 2:16 pm

I've been thinking more and more about getting some gear from an online trader like Music123 or Guitartrader. There's a hell of a lot of gear that we can't even get here. Even from brands like squier!!!

My problem is that being a musician, my bank won't give me a credit card. Puts a large spanner in the works.

tasty · Post by **tasty** » Sun May 29, 2005 2:22 pm

some gears cant be shipped outside of the US

which bank are you with? even a student can get a CC

HB · Post by HB » Sun May 29, 2005 2:29 pm

I'm with ANZ at the moment. I'm gonna change banks soon though. I've heard that Westpac are pretty generous when it comes to CC's.