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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Flackster pointed out this to us on the 'Downunder' group. Probably the reason why there are only 4 regular Aussie OFC members - nobody can afford 'em.
Cheap Balladeer on Aussie eBay.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Well, it cost about $350 in 1974 when he bought it...
Adjusted for 35 years of inflation... That's about right. :p |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | In US dollars, how much does it typically cost to get a guitar shipped from the states to you? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | It varies, but I think $500 is not out of the question. AJ will know for sure, as he has done this a number of times. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Which you would consider doing when the AU$1.00 = US$0.96 but now it is US$0.64 :( |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | :( :mad: :( :mad: :( |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Originally posted by TAFKAR:
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I bought both of mine on US eBay. Cost about 500 to ship them over, can't remember exactly. I bought them in '05 when $1AUD was about $0.75USD.
Still cheaper than buying a US Ovation here... if you can find one. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Anybody want to bet he doesn't get any bids? |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Just leading up to getting my 07 Collectors (thanks again Muzz) I was looking seriously at it. In November I received the following:
Hi Chris,
USPS Express to Australia is $109. Hope that works for you.
Thanks, Charlie
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Anybody want to bet he doesn't get any bids? Like the Fender Strat on sale on ebay oz twice last year for $599,999 :) |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by flackster:
Hi Chris,
USPS Express to Australia is $109. Hope that works for you.
Thanks, Charlie Flackster, he either didn't know what he was talking about, he was bluffing, or he knew a 'flexible' post office employee.
An Ovation box exceeds USPS maximum dimensions (to Australia) - unless Australia Post has since relaxed its absurd limitations. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | And USPS parcels often don't arrive :mad: |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Richard, check your 'ning' messages. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Well, Maton makes an excellent guitar at a good price. If I lived down under I would have a slew of them.
I know someone who goes to Oz every year....maybe something could be arranged regarding bringing an Ovation with them. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Well, Maton makes an excellent guitar at a good price. If I lived down under I would have a slew of them. Have you ever played one?
I hate 'em. They sound really 'thin'. They have no bottom end. I've only ever heard/played 2 that I'd consider owning. I can't believe how many Aussies rave about them. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Yeah, we used to have a small boutique shop here that sold them. That's how I found out about them. This shop sold Taylors, Breedlove, Bourgeois, a few others and....Matons. I really liked them, having never heard of them before.
(plus Tommy Emanuel plays them)
Then again, I don't really care for Martins, so it must just be an ear thing. Enjoy summer. |
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| Originally posted by muzza:
Flackster pointed out this to us on the 'Downunder' group. Probably the reason why there are only 4 regular Aussie OFC members - nobody can afford 'em.
Cheap Balladeer on Aussie eBay.
The guy's dreamin'. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | "The guy's dreamin'"
And then some!! :rolleyes:
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Well, Maton makes an excellent guitar at a good price. If I lived down under I would have a slew of them. Have you ever played one?
I hate 'em. They sound really 'thin'. They have no bottom end. I've only ever heard/played 2 that I'd consider owning. I can't believe how many Aussies rave about them.
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Location: Michigan | if I were you guys over there i would be looking out for this instead of expensive O's :eek: GWB
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_flo... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Concidering UPS, Fed-Ex, DHL, and all the other carriers in business, $500 is outrageous. |
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Location: NJ | brad did you ever try to ship a guitar to australia?
it is not cheap nor easy |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by alpep:
did you ever try to ship a guitar to australia? Al,
Did you ever get that Aussie 'package' shipping deal worked out? |
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Location: big island | btw, DHL went out of business in the US a few months ago. |
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Location: big island | i shipped an EA-68 viper in its case to AJ not too long ago. i cannot recall the exact price but it was just under or over $100 wasn't it, AJ? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by lanaki:
btw, DHL went out of business in the US a few months ago. I drove by the local DHL yesterday and they were still operating. I would imagine they're satisfying some past contracts. |
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Location: south east Michigan | DHL closed their U.S. ground truck business. The international concerns are still up & running. |
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| Yeah, but we get clobbered stateside when we order didgeridoos. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Originally posted by alpep:
did you ever try to ship a guitar to australia? Al,
Did you ever get that Aussie 'package' shipping deal worked out? |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by lanaki:
i shipped an EA-68 viper in its case to AJ not too long ago. i cannot recall the exact price but it was just under or over $100 wasn't it, AJ? That box would've been well within the size limits. The big money goes on shipping an Ovation acoustic. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by alpep:
not enough interest Unfortunately the Australian Dollar ain't worth diddly-squat at the moment and everyone's sitting firmly on their wallets. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Wallets full of worthless pacific pesos. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | I'm sure glad I bought most of mine when I did.
I have never shipped an acoustic but they are well over the USPS size limits.
The Kaman GTX 36 Les Paul copy I just bought cost $120.
Al's idea is good.
The only problem is that the shipment will be assessed for duty and taxes as a whole not individually.
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Location: big island | AJ, do you mean acoustics are over the aussie postal system size limits? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Randy, no US.
USPS limit is max 46" long, total 108" length plus girth.
A deep bowl case without a box will probably scrape in. In a carton, no way.
And if you use their calculator a package 46" x 18" x 9" is now $428 ($650 AUD)
And something new, a max value of $2499.
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Location: big island | after i posted i checked the USPS site and found the same info. thanks. unbelievable crapola! |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Mate, I think we were a bit lucky with the Viper!!
I still have 6 guitars in the US two of which I am bringing home from Amelia.
The others are electrics so won't be as bad.
I don't think I will be buying too many more over there
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Look on the bright side - we could be living in NZ :rolleyes: |
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Location: big island | many folks in the US think NZ is the place to be. in fact, i have friends relocating there from here in a couple weeks. their daughter became employed there so that offers them opportunity to live there also. they've sold about all their possessions. i might like to herd sheep there too.
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Location: Melbourne Australia | We have a high proportion of the NZ population living here in Oz as they can't get work over there and the younger ones enjoy the bigger cites, lifestyle and warmer climate.
A good mate of mine has lived here for over 30 years and swears he would never go back. His wife even refuses to go there on holidays :) |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by AussieJames:
Randy, no US.
USPS limit is max 46" long, total 108" length plus girth. Not quite right Jim. It is Australia Post that imposes the size limit. USPS will ship an Ovation box to any other western nation for a reasonable fee. USPS won't ship it to Australia because Australia Post won't accept it. The official reason they gave me is "We're not a freight company"
However... (get this) ...If you get an Ovation shipped here by UPS after paying their extortionate fees, guess who actually delivers it to your door? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Aaahhh! Our dedicated posties, checking every item before they deliver it, just to make sure it gets there in tip top shape.
Oz, where's my keyboard that Captain Lovehandles sent me? |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | I only deliver stringed instruments Richard..keyboards are somebody else's department. :) |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I hope that letter box isn't a result of our visit?? |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by AussieJames:
Randy, no US.
USPS limit is max 46" long, total 108" length plus girth. Not quite right Jim. It is Australia Post that imposes the size limit. USPS will ship an Ovation box to any other western nation for a reasonable fee. USPS won't ship it to Australia because Australia Post won't accept it. The official reason they gave me is "We're not a freight company"
However... (get this) ...If you get an Ovation shipped here by UPS after paying their extortionate fees, guess who actually delivers it to your door?
:rolleyes:
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Location: Melbourne Australia | These were some of the quotes I got back last Oct/Nov:
Dear laser_msc,
about $90 insured. Thanks
- musicdungeon
Hi Chris,
USPS Express to Australia is $109. Hope that works for you.
Thanks, Charlie
- backstageguitargallery
Hi Chris,
I would love to ship it to you but shipping to Australia is very expensive due to postal restrictions. Shipping would be 400.00. You can check at usps.com.
Thanks for your interest
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by AussieJames:
I don't think I will be buying too many more over there On the up side, the OZ trade balance should go into surplus! ;) |
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Originally posted by muzza:
I hope that letter box isn't a result of our visit?? You know what it's like Muz....the plumber's house always has a dripping tap...the postman's house has a busted letterbox :D |
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This is what us Aussies are up against.