Elektron Musical Instruments

Hey Auto,

easing your mind:

#1 That 200-300 dollars is Australian money which is like peanuts to you 
(1US=1.5AU).
#2 I don't think you guys have a Goods Tax like ours (blanket 10% tax on all goods 
and services sold in Aus)

So you should be fine...

Angus.
puretokyo@...


--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Automatic Panic <thesoundzoneinfo@y...> 
wrote:
>  Holy shite! I ordered the MD and it is being shipped
> to me here in the US. I knew about the extra $50 but I
> hope to hell that I don't have to pay another $200 or
> $300 to get my MD. If I would have known about this I
> might not have bought the MD. Can anyone ease my mind
> from this? 
> 
> -Auto
> 
> --- puretokyo2002 <puretokyo@h...> wrote:
> > Hey Rusty,
> > 
> > I live in Melbourne and just recently bought a beta
> > Monomachine.
> > 
> > In short, all shipping is covered by the $1100;
> > howeve UPS charged me a $50 customs 
> > brokerage fee, as well as 10% GST. 
> > 
> > Regarding the GST, I could be totally wrong but I
> > had the impression they only bothered 
> > if the item was valued above $2000AU including
> > postage (MD is about $1600AU now) so 
> > you may escape having to pay GST. 
> > 
> > However, I should explain that I personally suffered
> > an absolute horror story with UPS; I 
> > ordered the Mono on Thursday (I think) and it
> > arrived at UPS Melbourne on Monday 
> > morning... sans invoice (according to tracking
> > page). 2 days later, they call me and let 
> > me know this ("No, we can't look inside the box for
> > an invoice") so I faxed them a copy of 
> > the checkout invoice from monomachine.com. 2 days
> > later, they are ready to release the 
> > package to me, and call to ask for... $350. I am
> > dubious and that GST looks too high. 
> > Turns out they want to charge me GST on what I paid
> > for the Mono (which included 
> > shipping) as well as GST on $500 or so of UPS
> > shipping. After much speaking to 
> > managers etc, it became apparent that to prove that
> > shipping was included in the $1400 
> > paid for the Mono would take weeks. Remember, this
> > is all because the invoice wasn't on 
> > the package...
> > 
> > Finally, I admit defeat, pay the $350 and drive to
> > UPS's warehouse on the other side of 
> > Melbourne ("It'll be at least Monday before we can
> > courier it out to you...") and pick up 
> > my beautiful, glorious Mono... including the
> > original Sweden invoice, signed by elektron, 
> > in triplicate, taped to the outside of the box
> > (including proof that the shipping was 
> > already taxed). 
> > 
> > This is of course a blatant breach of their
> > Worldwide Express Guarantee (what you are 
> > paying 3-400 of your MD price for); which can only
> > be refunded to the shipper. So I am 
> > now in contact with Elektron (havn't heard anything
> > for 3 weeks) trying to get them to 
> > get the refund from UPS and split it with me on a
> > MD. 
> > 
> > BUT! Assuming my UPS experience was a one-off freak
> > accident, you should recieve the 
> > MD within 5 days and pay $50-$200 extra. The good
> > news is, the Mono is good enough 
> > for me to want an MD as well, so it certainly is
> > worth it.
> > 
> > Hope that helped somewhat.
> > 
> > Angus.
> > puretokyo@h...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com,
> > "crvenazvezda91" <crvenazvezda91@y...> 
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > Wanted to get some information on the MachineDrum
> > as am probably
> > > planning on getting one very shortly.
> > > 
> > > From what I've seen the majority of people seem
> > very happy with it, 
> > > minus the occasional horror stories.
> > > 
> > > All the reviews I've read certainly speak highly
> > of it.
> > > 
> > > And my (1) personal experince with it certainly
> > stood it in good 
> > > stead.  That was at the Frankfurt Musikmesse
> > earlier this year and I 
> > > left wanting 3 bits of kit; the MachineDrum being
> > one of them.
> > > 
> > > So, the questions: (btw: I live in Australia)
> > > 
> > > 1) Can someone explain to me what is the deal with
> > the shipping? As I 
> > > understand it is all sent via Fed-Ex courier
> > service.  Has anybody 
> > > been hit up for extra fees by Fed-Ex when they
> > deliver? Don't want to 
> > > have the MD delivered and have to fork out extra
> > fees before I even 
> > > get it.
> > > 
> > > 2) Has anybody had any experience with the
> > Australian customs? You 
> > > only need to pay 10% GST right?  Or is there
> > additional fees on top 
> > > charged by customs?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Obviously, I'm concerned about getting the MD;
> > $1,100 US is a good 
> > > wack of money at the best of times, it's even a
> > bigger hit over here 
> > > in Australia, so I want to make sure everything is
> > covered.
> > > 
> > > Basically want to know what I'm getting myself
> > into, and what the 
> > > absolute TOTAL cost will be for me. 
> > > 
> > > MachineDrum + any courier fees + any custom fees +
> > ??? = ???
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Rusty
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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