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Deals and Great Z Buys / SL-860 for ~$635...

« on: May 28, 2004, 04:28:31 pm »

Shipped Monday 20:44 (Japan) / Sunday (USA)
Arrived in SF on Tuesday
Attempted Delivery on Wednesday 14:21
 
I wasn\'t home because I didn\'t expect it to come so quickly :!:

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Deals and Great Z Buys / SL-860 for ~$635...

« on: May 28, 2004, 01:10:24 pm »

I faxed my driver\'s license and credit card number.  Basically they required the address on your credit card to synch with your driver\'s license.  I didn\'t think it was an unusual request given the nature of the transaction (sight unseen), but I would not send anyone my ssn...  

I am assuming the price is rising due to supply and demand issues.

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Deals and Great Z Buys / SL-860 for ~$635...

« on: May 26, 2004, 08:05:13 pm »

It was $635 plus change for everything including the EMS shipping to the door (I live in California).  

The post office (I had to pick it up at the post office because it arrived a day earlier than expected) didn\'t ask for the import tax referenced by Nigel; I don\'t know if I was just lucky.

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Deals and Great Z Buys / SL-860 for ~$635...

« on: May 26, 2004, 06:05:18 pm »

Hi,

My initial inquiries were performed via email, and at least one person, T. Sunder, understands English.  The final order submission was performed via fax.

The english conversion was easy, and I went from Japanese-]English-]Japanese-]bi lingual support-]English in about two hours.


hope this helps

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Deals and Great Z Buys / SL-860 for ~$635...

« on: May 26, 2004, 05:47:16 pm »

Hi,

Shipped to California, and I don\'t think they marked it as a gift.  In fact, I believe it clearly listed 65000 JPY on the outside, and they just handed it to me when I picked it up at the post office, i.e., no one tried to collect any taxes from me.

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Deals and Great Z Buys / SL-860 for ~$635...

« on: May 26, 2004, 03:44:15 pm »

:idea:
I ordered my C860 directly from a store in Osaka, Japan

http://www.mcljapan.com/
email: sales@mcljapan.com

Here are the specifics for my transaction that ended up as $635 on my credit card:

SL-C860
JPY 65,000
Delivery 2,500
Total JPY 67,500
Handling 3,375
Discount 0
Grand total 70,875

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Cxx0 General discussions / Review of cases and accessories for the C7xx

« on: May 25, 2004, 04:11:42 pm »

Another leather one, but it looks pretty nice...
click the larger image to view it open

http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=113335

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Deals and Great Z Buys / Experiences with Japan Direct?

« on: May 25, 2004, 02:06:23 pm »

Yes,

Here are the specifics for my transaction that ended up as $635 on my credit card:

SL-C860
JPY 65,000
Delivery 2,500
Total JPY 67,500
Handling 3,375
Discount 0
Grand total 70,875

They sent it EMS with all of the tracking info.  The only hold up was my credit card company\'s fraud division.  They rejected the original transaction due to its foreign origin, and delayed my transaction

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Deals and Great Z Buys / Experiences with Japan Direct?

« on: May 21, 2004, 06:57:07 pm »

They didn\'t have any 760s when I ordered.
email sales@mcljapan.com

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Deals and Great Z Buys / Experiences with Japan Direct?

« on: May 21, 2004, 06:14:50 pm »

I purchased my C860 from Mercantile Computer Shop for around $635 to the door.

http://www.mcljapan.com