try emailing a question to mr 2dhand
he may be willing to ship to canada
replied to me that he would
problem for me was he wanted to use ups
and you know that they charge a LOT for customs brokerage
if you can get him to post office (international parcel air mail insured)
it, they charge 5 cdn plus collect tax, direct fr you
or check the list
there are a couple of list members who will receive and reship fr usa to
canada
out of the goodness of their hearts
mimi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rui Curveira" <rui_at_interlog.com>
To: <newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Canadian Newton Bulk Buy?
>
> Wow! Thanks for the info! So these must have come from Mr2ndHand? Were
there
> any brokerage fees? Did you have to pay PST/GST etc? I keep going back and
> forth between GEM and Mr2ndHand. The recent posting about GEM doesn't
thrill
> me, but they do have a nice set up (32MB card and modem and leather case
...
> although I got email from another fellow who said that the modem was
toast
> when he got it.) He also said that the Newt he got from Mr2ndHand was in
much
> better (almost pristine) condition compared to the one he ordered from
GEM,
> which was "well used".
> Thanks again for the info!
> I will share my experiences if I ever finally decide which one to get.
Although
> I may be stuck with GEM because Mr2ndHand won't ship to Canada or even
take
> "International" credit card orders.
>
> Rui
>
> Michael Blazer wrote:
>
> > on 12/02/2002 6:30 PM, Rui Curveira at rui_at_interlog.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Is there another Canadian Newton bulk buy being organized? If so I
would
> > > be interested in participating. Anyone who participated in the last
one,
> > > care to share their experiences. Final price? Wha ja get? What shape
was
> > > it in? etc.
> > > Thanks
> > > Rui
> >
> > Hi Rui,
> >
> > The total cost came in just under CDN$300 including shipping. (Thanks,
> > Michael Bain!).
> >
> > I saw all three that were sent to Toronto, and they were in pretty
decent
> > condition. All three had some scratches and worn areas on the screen.
A
> > couple had some imperfections in the case, like somebody had tried to
pry it
> > open a little too hard. They were fully functional, though, and I ran
them
> > for a few hours to confirm that the battery packs were holding a decent
> > charge. Having seen a few postings on this list from people whose
US$150
> > Newts were described as "pristine" or almost unused condition, I was a
bit
> > disappointed. But that was just having unduly high expectations for a
used
> > item.
> >
> > The suspicious side of me wonders if the vendor sent out the best ones
first
> > in order to drum up positive talk on the list. The really suspicious
side
> > of me (don't worry - there are a few other sides left!) wonders if he
sent
> > the worst ones to Canada on the theory that it would be too much trouble
for
> > us to complain and send them back.
> >
> > All in all, I'd still say it was a pretty good deal, and certainly the
> > lowest price I've seen. Came with original stylus, battery pack, AC
> > adapter, 4MB card, and a (probably custom) cable with a Newton
interconnect
> > plug (no dongle needed) on one end and a PC serial plug on the other
end.
> >
> > Michael
> >
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