Buying Gear from Outside SA

NorioDS · 2008-04-25T12:37:30+00:00

It occurs to me that we have some people here that are quite experienced with buying things from eBay, Amazon, etc and saving a few odd shillings here and there in doing so. Can we have some advice on where to look for what, how to get them to ship to SA and how to avoid as many of the extra costs that normally come with doing this as possible (without getting into trouble ?) I, for one, give up pretty early when I see how many sellers only ship to the US/UK/Aus. Tks ?

Mutt

I imported my BC Rich Beast from Ebay and Music farm... Worked out cheaper than if SA did have the guitar and it gt het safe with not even a scratch

Martyr

at the moment the exchange rate is pretty screwed up it's sitting at R9,30 or so...gear i was gonna order at the end of the month would have cost me R3400 3 weeks ago and now will cost about R4100... so now i gotta wait a long time for the exchange rate to drop...

Martyr

try AU(Australian) sellers on ebay,usually works out a lot cheaper than from US...a guitar,from the same guy,works out about R200 cheaper if you pay him in Australian Dollars than in US dollars(also helps having friends in Australia ?)

JoeyBones

I have to say shipping from the US has gone badly with my last couple of purchases. Still waiting for my Nova modulator and Wah Probe that I bought about 3 months ago. I guess I'm just gonna have to hold thumbs ☹

Mr-M

Joey, I know how you feel. I finally got my Catalinbread Ottava Magus I ordered in May. It got lost by Canada Post and it took them until the end of last month to pay out on the insurance after lots of fighting with them by Scott, the guy I bought from. Got sent again on the 26th of last month and I got it last Friday.

Just to mention, if you ever want to buy boutique pedals check out www.axeandyoushallreceive.com
Scott was fantastic to deal with and although we had the shipping issues, it wasn't his fault and he went the extra mile to get it to me once the situation was finally resolved. Plus they have an enormous selection of pedals - things you've never heard of or even conceived existed - and Scott is just a really nice guy.

Big thumbs up for www.axeandyoushallreceive.com

JoeyBones

Mr M wrote Just to mention, if you ever want to buy boutique pedals check out www.axeandyoushallreceive.com

I was gonna buy the Catalinbread Hyperpak from them, but decided against it because of the shipping costs. It was cheaper shipping from the US, that is if you could get someone to ship what you want.

Mr-M

I bought from them via their eBay page. I only paid $20, which is very reasonable IMO. I have normally paid between $15 and $35 for pedals from the States, so I thought $20 wasn't too bad for further north (Canada).

JoeyBones

Mr M wrote I bought from them via their eBay page. I only paid $20, which is very reasonable IMO. I have normally paid between $15 and $35 for pedals from the States, so I thought $20 wasn't too bad for further north (Canada).

How long ago was that? I've been getting some really outrageous shipping quotes lately.

Mr-M

In May. The most recent pedal I bought 6+ weeks back was the BBE Opto Stomp Compressor for my sister's bass. That also cost me $20 shipping (from seller called robertvegas). Had it for a while already.

Tone Factor is also a great eBay seller that has a standard international shipping fee of $20 for most items (pretty much all the pedals they sell).
http://stores.ebay.com/Tone-Factor
http://www.tonefactor.com/

JoeyBones

I think I've got more than enough gear to last me for a while to come. My current setup is relatively basic :

Screamer Fuzz -> PB1 -> TS-9 -> Nova Delay -> Tap-A-whirl/Mind Bender ... No wah or volume pedal for now. My rhythm board (A piece of masanite) is pretty small. Fits into an old Proxima bag I had lying around.

I just did a deal with a guy for an old Marshall JTM 1x15' combo, so I'll probably end up playing guitar to amp for rhythm stuff. Probably gonna sell a few more of my pedals off.

I've got 6 pedals that I bought about 3 months ago waiting for pickup in the US. I'm waiting for my buddy to get another flight so I can save on shipping and VAT.

Reinhard

The way the rands has tanked, I had to put all my gear plans on hold. Pain in the ass. I need to go somewhere with a stronger currency lol

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