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    well goodbye hlj it was nice knowing you. If I have to pay gst I would rather support someone local like Savier’s toys or Toybot Importz thanks Gerry.

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    What a pain!

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    Given that RK openly advertises that they will put a lower price on customs, I am thinking they won't be passing on a lot of gst.
    On the lookout for MISB Headmaster Highbrow, Takara or Hasbro. I'm sure I could make you a sweet deal!

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    Its amazing that the gummint finally worked out how to do this, the initial problem was that collecting gst when the item arrived in Oz would have cost more than what was being collected, personally I think they could have just started with Oz-post international items needing to be collected in store to pay gst or do it online when your item is scanned into Australia and it could be delivered, still a costly exercise, but once automated could have worked.
    Now they are getting people in countries who are paid a lot less to do the work, great outsourcing there d!ck$!

    I think it is total BS and the over $1000 rule was enough, I know BTT has a lot to say about this and rightly so, and I agree with him.

    If I were say RK or Chimungmung I wouldn't even bother, how can the Australian Government enforce anything on a Chinese seller, yes they might geo-block their page but really, there are other ways around it.
    I still function.....................while killing threads. ;-)

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    2 words. Gerry Harvey

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1 View Post
    2 words. Gerry Harvey
    Here here... whinging SOB that he is

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jazzman View Post
    Here here... whinging SOB that he is
    What needs to happen, is a public boycott of Harvey Norman and Domayne. If noone buys from them, it cripples them and is the only thing that will harm or hurt him and his wife.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZoonMaster5000 View Post
    well goodbye hlj it was nice knowing you. If I have to pay gst I would rather support someone local like Savier’s toys or Toybot Importz thanks Gerry.
    Depends on what you're buying. Gunpla will still work out at least a third cheaper buying from them than buying locally.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bowspearer View Post
    Depends on what you're buying. Gunpla will still work out at least a third cheaper buying from them than buying locally.
    I only collect transformers so I was able to capatilise on shipping with the mp and legends line. With the legends line technically over and now the added costs it’s just no longer worth it

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