[Info-vax] KZPCM-DX or KZPCM-DA (VMS compatible)

[Paul Sture]

On Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:14:58 -0400, David B Turner wrote:

> Shipping via Fedex is cheper because they ARE the frieght forwarder and
> they electronically file all customs paperwork for us We do al the work
> on this end before the label prints
> 
> As for KZPCM-DX - it is the DA - dx is board only. DA comes in a nice
> box with a floppy driver for NT alpha
> 
> 
> "Richard B. Gilbert"  wrote in message
> news:ksadnXiaXuApa87SnZ2dnUVZ_rKdnZ2d at giganews.com...
> 
> On 3/4/2012 2:07 PM, Paul Sture wrote:
>> On Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:47:12 -0500, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/3/2012 10:44 AM, Paul Sture wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:24:00 -0800, urbancamo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I note on ebay that Puget Sound Data Systems have the KZPCM-DA
>>>>> variant for sale at $19.00 but I can't possibly justify spending
>>>>> $101.24 on shipping!
>>>>
>>>> That reminds me of the fellow who was charging $10 for a CD packed
>>>> full of useful information, but he wanted $50 for shipping outside
>>>> the US.
>>>>
>>>> To Puget's price into perspective, Island Computers charged me
>>>> somewhere between 200 and 300 USD for shipping an Alpha PWS 600au
>>>> from the US to Switzerland, and that was a surprisingly heavy item.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Shipping from country A to a customer in country B can get very
>>> complicated.  There are services that do this for money.  They are
>>> usually called "Freight Forwarders".  They handle all the paperwork
>>> which is an art in itself, pay customs duties, etc.  Think "Travel
>>> Agent for Freight"
>>
>> Not really.  I had to pay customs duties on delivery.
>>
>>
> 
> Did the sender employ a Freight Forwarder?  It doesn't happen
> automagically.  A Freight Forwarder will do what he is paid to do.  If
> he is not instructed and paid to take care of customs duties it won't
> happen!

Sorry David, Richard was trying to over complicate the matter.

If you read the exchange above, you will see that you yourself were the 
sender, and I was very happy with your service.  I had agreed to be 
responsible for the customs duties.  I was slightly surprised that Fedex 
wanted the cash on delivery rather than bunging me an invoice, but 
fortunately I had the correct cash on me to pay down to the last cent.

(Yes a credit card would have done, but the Swiss Franc was taking a 
hammering at the time and I only had a GBP card back then and wanted to 
minimise my exposure to currency rate fluctuations.)



-- 
Paul Sture