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Post by richardrc on Apr 19, 2017 5:41:09 GMT -5
Shipping for the Big Ego to AUS is US$101.00, go figure. That is overall $125 AUD more than purchasing locally. The shipping is very expensive, no savings to be made here.
Adaboy, Final Link still have Emotiva listed on their site.
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Post by adaboy on Apr 19, 2017 8:37:56 GMT -5
Shipping for the Big Ego to AUS is US$101.00, go figure. That is overall $125 AUD more than purchasing locally. The shipping is very expensive, no savings to be made here. Adaboy, Final Link still have Emotiva listed on their site. So are they no longer a Emo Dealer? |
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Post by Metaldude on Apr 19, 2017 9:24:13 GMT -5
Man, this just sux...
Emo stuff just to expensive through Aussie distributors, and now ordering through site ,shipping costs are ridiculous, so that stops reshipping , can't win either way, plus with changes to GST on stuff under $1000 about to begin, looks like most just won't buy emo in Aus unless you are prepared to be robbed by paying the outrageous cost out here...
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Post by mick on Apr 19, 2017 10:55:08 GMT -5
WOOOW WHOOW GREAT STUFF YEAH!!!! JUST WENT TO BUY A XPA-7 G3 AND WILL COST $3837.94 LANDED, BAAAHAHAHA. THATS ALMOST $600AUD MORE THAN WHEN WE COULD BUY FROM A LOCAL STORE HERE THAT INCLUDES LOCAL WARRANTY AND SUPPORT?? BIG MISTAKE EMOTIVA, SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH FINAL LINK AUDIO AND THEIR STORES........... Crazy, is Emo trying to prove a point?
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Post by Gary Cook on Apr 19, 2017 18:49:03 GMT -5
Man, this just sux... Emo stuff just to expensive through Aussie distributors, and now ordering through site ,shipping costs are ridiculous, so that stops reshipping , can't win either way, plus with changes to GST on stuff under $1000 about to begin, looks like most just won't buy emo in Aus unless you are prepared to be robbed by paying the outrageous cost out here... You are thinking far too linear mate; Emotiva ships for free to my reshipper (you know who that is from our previous conversations). Emotiva don't have to charge GST because they aren't shipping to Australia. The reshipper may or may not have to charge GST on the shipping costs, it is not defined as yet as the actual wording of the Act is not finalised. Absolutely they can't charge GST on the item itself as they are not the seller and to require them to do so would be against International Tax Law. In fact the current status is that the Act wording probably won't be completed in time for the planned July 1 implementation. Plus EBay have lodged a notice of legal action against them being required to collect GST as they are not the actual seller of the items involved. This will probably be extended to include Amazon items not "sold" by them. Reshippers of course are in the same category. Keep in mind the reason for this attempt to force the seller into charging GST is the result of the Productivity Commission review which showed that collecting GST locally on imported items less than $1,000 actually cost more than the revenue raised. That's why the limit was raised from $200, to $400 and now sits at $1,000. If they have to collect the GST locally on items less than $1,000, as a result of the above, then they simply can't afford the costs to do it, so it won't happen. BTW I recently had pair of BigEgo's reshipped, cost me ~$A50. Cheers Gary |
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Post by Metaldude on Apr 20, 2017 1:02:04 GMT -5
Man, this just sux... Emo stuff just to expensive through Aussie distributors, and now ordering through site ,shipping costs are ridiculous, so that stops reshipping , can't win either way, plus with changes to GST on stuff under $1000 about to begin, looks like most just won't buy emo in Aus unless you are prepared to be robbed by paying the outrageous cost out here... You are thinking far too linear mate; Emotiva ships for free to my reshipper (you know who that is from our previous conversations). Emotiva don't have to charge GST because they aren't shipping to Australia. The reshipper may or may not have to charge GST on the shipping costs, it is not defined as yet as the actual wording of the Act is not finalised. Absolutely they can't charge GST on the item itself as they are not the seller and to require them to do so would be against International Tax Law. In fact the current status is that the Act wording probably won't be completed in time for the planned July 1 implementation. Plus EBay have lodged a notice of legal action against them being required to collect GST as they are not the actual seller of the items involved. This will probably be extended to include Amazon items not "sold" by them. Reshippers of course are in the same category. Keep in mind the reason for this attempt to force the seller into charging GST is the result of the Productivity Commission review which showed that collecting GST locally on imported items less than $1,000 actually cost more than the revenue raised. That's why the limit was raised from $200, to $400 and now sits at $1,000. If they have to collect the GST locally on items less than $1,000, as a result of the above, then they simply can't afford the costs to do it, so it won't happen. BTW I recently had pair of BigEgo's reshipped, cost me ~$A50. Cheers Gary Thanks Gary, for clearing that up for me , I get somewhat frustrated by pollies and business and tend to vent angrily and not always wait for fine print to appear.... I get wound up because of the crap I have go through at work to earn that money to buy my toys... Thanks mate Metaldude |
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Post by Gary Cook on Apr 20, 2017 1:22:29 GMT -5
You are thinking far too linear mate; Emotiva ships for free to my reshipper (you know who that is from our previous conversations). Emotiva don't have to charge GST because they aren't shipping to Australia. The reshipper may or may not have to charge GST on the shipping costs, it is not defined as yet as the actual wording of the Act is not finalised. Absolutely they can't charge GST on the item itself as they are not the seller and to require them to do so would be against International Tax Law. In fact the current status is that the Act wording probably won't be completed in time for the planned July 1 implementation. Plus EBay have lodged a notice of legal action against them being required to collect GST as they are not the actual seller of the items involved. This will probably be extended to include Amazon items not "sold" by them. Reshippers of course are in the same category. Keep in mind the reason for this attempt to force the seller into charging GST is the result of the Productivity Commission review which showed that collecting GST locally on imported items less than $1,000 actually cost more than the revenue raised. That's why the limit was raised from $200, to $400 and now sits at $1,000. If they have to collect the GST locally on items less than $1,000, as a result of the above, then they simply can't afford the costs to do it, so it won't happen. BTW I recently had pair of BigEgo's reshipped, cost me ~$A50. Thanks Gary, for clearing that up for me , I get somewhat frustrated by pollies and business and tend to vent angrily and not always wait for fine print to appear.... I get wound up because of the crap I have go through at work to earn that money to buy my toys... Thanks mate Metaldude I'm with you, chillaxing for now. Once the actually wording of the Act is available I'll get the interpretation clarified by a friend of mine who is a university lecturer in International Tax Law. The gaps in the enforcement will then be obvious as it's pretty badly thought through legislation. We might also have to wait for the EBay court ruling, if it has to go that far. They have a Supreme Court brief ready to go, they'll win that easily, which the Government won't like so they might take it all the way to the High Court. If they lose that they will have to repay any funds collected and they hate doing that. My guess is that they will have to postpone the introduction till January at the earliest. Cheers Gary |
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Post by autocrat on Apr 28, 2017 0:32:11 GMT -5
Just in! Exciting new addition this afternoon. For our customers in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and Singapore, you are now able to checkout through our shopping cart directly. This is a super convenient way to purchase your gear directly without having to request a quote. Check it out this weekend!. Happy Easter to you all! Cathy Thanks Cathy, that's excellent news. |
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Post by autocrat on Apr 28, 2017 0:42:51 GMT -5
Just in! Exciting new addition this afternoon. For our customers in Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and Singapore, you are now able to checkout through our shopping cart directly. This is a super convenient way to purchase your gear directly without having to request a quote. Check it out this weekend!. Happy Easter to you all! Cathy Thanks Cathy, that's excellent news. Except for the shipping cost, that is. USD450 to send an XMC-1 is not good value I'm afraid. I agree though that it is very convenient. |
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Post by autocrat on May 2, 2017 21:08:31 GMT -5
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Post by autocrat on May 2, 2017 21:54:42 GMT -5
Thanks Cathy, that's excellent news. Except for the shipping cost, that is. USD450 to send an XMC-1 is not good value I'm afraid. I agree though that it is very convenient. Sorry for four posts in a row! However, today the shipping cost of an XMC-1 is around USD250. That's a VAST improvement, so thanks for taking notice of our complaints  |
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Post by thezone on May 6, 2017 22:52:13 GMT -5
Well I just tried to order a XPA-Gen3 3ch (US$1,199) but with shipping and duty and converted to AUD it comes to $2,700!
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Post by teaman on May 7, 2017 2:12:17 GMT -5
Well I just tried to order a XPA-Gen3 3ch (US$1,199) but with shipping and duty and converted to AUD it comes to $2,700! Check the Emotiva Partners for someone near your location. It may be cheaper that route. |
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Post by jonas79 on Jun 10, 2017 13:27:21 GMT -5
Thanks Cathy, that's excellent news. Except for the shipping cost, that is. USD450 to send an XMC-1 is not good value I'm afraid. I agree though that it is very convenient. That was outrages high shipping price. Can you proceed to checkout to see the total cost as shipping, tax and more and then cancel the Order ?? For i always want to see the total price |
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Post by mick on Jun 11, 2017 0:47:47 GMT -5
Thanks Gary, for clearing that up for me , I get somewhat frustrated by pollies and business and tend to vent angrily and not always wait for fine print to appear.... I get wound up because of the crap I have go through at work to earn that money to buy my toys... Thanks mate Metaldude I'm with you, chillaxing for now. Once the actually wording of the Act is available I'll get the interpretation clarified by a friend of mine who is a university lecturer in International Tax Law. The gaps in the enforcement will then be obvious as it's pretty badly thought through legislation. We might also have to wait for the EBay court ruling, if it has to go that far. They have a Supreme Court brief ready to go, they'll win that easily, which the Government won't like so they might take it all the way to the High Court. If they lose that they will have to repay any funds collected and they hate doing that. My guess is that they will have to postpone the introduction till January at the earliest. Cheers Gary |
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Post by mick on Jun 11, 2017 0:57:26 GMT -5
Hey Gary
Just been thinking about you have said regarding shipping, let me see if I got this right.
Emo ship to the 48 states for free, so what your saying is to get emo to ship the goods to a re-shipper to someone in one of those 48 states, there for the re-shipper can not charge gst on the goods because they are not the seller?
If the above is true how do I go about finding a re-shipper to post AUS?
What about stamp duty?
cheers
Mick W.A
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Post by Gary Cook on Jun 11, 2017 3:52:46 GMT -5
Hey Gary Just been thinking about you have said regarding shipping, let me see if I got this right. Emo ship to the 48 states for free, so what your saying is to get emo to ship the goods to a re-shipper to someone in one of those 48 states, there for the re-shipper can not charge gst on the goods because they are not the seller? If the above is true how do I go about finding a re-shipper to post AUS? What about stamp duty? cheers Mick W.A No Stamp Duty Mick, there will be GST if it's over $A1,000 but if it's made in the USA then there no Import Duty (Free Trade Agreement, thank John Howard for that). They may charge a Customs Clearance fee, but see my suggestions in the Message I sent you. Cheers Gary |
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Post by markymiles on Jun 29, 2017 11:31:15 GMT -5
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Post by petes on Jun 29, 2017 13:00:50 GMT -5
Good to see, but scary markups.... If you add in duty and VAT (exc. shipping) that's still for example a £500 markup on an XMC1 for example. |
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Post by mickseymour on Jun 30, 2017 0:41:07 GMT -5
Its the old $1 = £1 story we see a lot from UK companies who are too lazy or too greedy to do anything different.
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