Buying audio online from the USA -- mistake?
12-09-2003, 07:13 AM
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50 Watt CAFz'r
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I found a great deal on a JL 10W6v2 subwoofer from an online merchant located the United States and got so excited that I bought it. Now I am having second thoughts since getting warranty coverage from the retailer, should it be necessary, will be a pain in the butt since it would involve sending the woofer back over the border. I think my purchase has adequate protection since the retailer sells through eBay, has a ton of positive feedbacks, and I used Paypal to pay. However, I am still concerned about whether I have made a big mistake. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
How many of you have bought audio online from crutchfield.com, sounddomain.com, etronics.com, or even retailers selling on eBay? The prices cannot be beat (I paid $260US shipped for my woofer which is certainly a lot better than the $599CDN plus tax I would pay here) but in the long run, is it worth it? [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
How many of you have bought audio online from crutchfield.com, sounddomain.com, etronics.com, or even retailers selling on eBay? The prices cannot be beat (I paid $260US shipped for my woofer which is certainly a lot better than the $599CDN plus tax I would pay here) but in the long run, is it worth it? [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
12-09-2003, 11:23 AM
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1000 Watt CAFz'r
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This is the way I look at it I take care of my gear and if somthing does happen I will have saved more then enough on the iem to justify paying for the repair myself or in mos cases when I buy off the net I can buy another one and still come out ahead of buying it in canada.
12-09-2003, 12:02 PM
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yup. im with you gmc. if you take care of yoru stuff you can save lots by buyign in the states.
and ususaly if you buy somethign big your looking at half the cost which if it breaks in a few year , jsut use teh money you saved to go buy teh newsest model of what you used to have
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and ususaly if you buy somethign big your looking at half the cost which if it breaks in a few year , jsut use teh money you saved to go buy teh newsest model of what you used to have
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12-09-2003, 04:31 PM
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I just bought some drivers from a Canadian dealership... duties, shipping, warranty (we don’t need no stinking warranty) Yeah it is a roll of the dice, I had to send a freaking check (no international Credit cards), but it all turned out OK... good speakers, no warranty but do you really need one with a quality product? (Sometimes yes) But the bargain of the new century two super high quality drivers, new, with shipping and duties, for less than the cost of a single driver from the US distributor.
Hey that sounds like the Canadian prescription drug deals!
Hey that sounds like the Canadian prescription drug deals!
12-09-2003, 05:19 PM
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I bought my amp from sounddomain.com and did the beat the price deal. Got my amp for less half price! 
Definitely worth it in my opinion. Only thing is duty. when I went to pick up the amp at the post office I was hit with a 50 dollar duty fee. Even with the duty fee I still paid less than half of what I would have gotten it for here.
Definitely worth it in my opinion. Only thing is duty. when I went to pick up the amp at the post office I was hit with a 50 dollar duty fee. Even with the duty fee I still paid less than half of what I would have gotten it for here.
12-09-2003, 05:34 PM
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Last Xmas I bought 2 12" kicker Comp vr Subs with shipping/taxes it came to like 450$ Canadian where here in London, they charged abotu 280$+tax for each sub.. soo saved myself few bills purchasing in the us... specially when the dollar is up... makes it not so bad on the exchange rate
12-09-2003, 05:45 PM
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50 Watt CAFz'r
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Originally posted by Icon:
cost ya 25 bucks at the border, customes fee, and then taxes + shipping is never cheap to canada.
be prepared, I'd haggle on the price in canada.
cost ya 25 bucks at the border, customes fee, and then taxes + shipping is never cheap to canada.
be prepared, I'd haggle on the price in canada.
