sineSurfer Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 And still you have a good deal on taxes on UK, here in Mexico if the declared value is more than US $100 you get to pay 38% of the total value including shipping costs, not funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnowGood Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Payment sent. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
necro2607 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 You guys elsewhere in the world have it really bad, UK and Canada in particular... for such small value goods, it's ludicrous... I don't know how you guys get any bargains on eBay or order anything from overseas.Yup, I stopped buying off eBay because of this. Now I only search within Canada, basically. So much for free trade, etc. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walle Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 My intention was not to offend anyone of you guys, I´m just glad that there are people like Wilba. Without these chips this build would have taken me at least a year including searching for SIDs in Sweden. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartoshka Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 And still you have a good deal on taxes on UK, here in Mexico if the declared value is more than US $100 you get to pay 38% of the total value including shipping costs, not funny.wow.... that's how anti-trading non spoken policy revealed.here in israel is pretty same, i think ... 20$ and up for everything declared above $50.when you buy a car you actually paying for (almost) one more, which goes to military/government use.sorry for hijack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnowGood Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Yup, I stopped buying off eBay because of this. Now I only search within Canada, basically. So much for free trade, etc. :PNot meaning to high-jack this thread, but I live in Canada and have everything sent USPS. 8 out 10 times I don't pay any duty. The problem lies with 3rd party carriers such as UPS and FedEx. They automatically charge broker fees on anything over $20, as well as duty. This is mostly due to them being under a spotlight by the government. They need to be accountable for everything they ship, because the government DOES go over their books. By no means am I defending them, just pointing out why they do what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonMaster Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 8 out 10 times I don't pay any duty. >:( I pay duties and 14% taxes EVERY SINGLE TIMES I use government postal systems(USPS, Canada Post, Royal Mail), UPS or FedEx. Last time, they even charged $13 for duties rather than the usual $5 (Though that package came from UK).I can stick 8 SIDs in an envelope and send it to you for $5 and you'll get them 99% of the time.Or if you're going with Canada Post, they're going to charge you taxes for what they think the content is worth if they happen to open it. (I once paid taxes for a $300 value when I bought a $120 broken laptop) It sucks, but they're not the worst guys out there(UPS and FedEx charge even more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Heh, it wouldn't be midibox forum if politics didn't come up. Thanks for helping meet the quota, gents :DJust leave $deity out of it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphoricgrey Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Wilba my brother, I'm sure you have the sids going out in the mail soon right? I can't wait! Only thing I'm hoping is... since I'm not using them right away, and they will sit on the shelf for a few months most likely.. is there any other way to test them when I get them versus pluging them into the board?Thanks so much! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted November 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 I test them before I ship them. That's why it takes so long... there are currently 368 SIDs to be shipped.If they stay in the same, unopened, undamaged tubes that I ship them in, then they should work just as well as when I tested them. They've been sitting in these same tubes for 15 years so I think another few months won't make a difference. Plus I have never had a report of the SIDs I sell not working after they were delivered, so I wouldn't worry too much.If you really need to test them, buy a newer model C64 (check it has an 8580 in it) and a Prophet64 cartridge... that might be the quickest way if you REALLY need to test them. Or bypass the Prophet64 and just learn how to POKE the SID registers. I don't know C64 BASIC programming so you can find answers elsewhere.When it comes time to test them in an MB-SID, make sure you test all voltages first, check the PIC is receiving MIDI and the pins on the SID socket are being changed by the PIC and also test the audio buffer works (there are test apps for this). Then take out one SID and test it in one SID socket. If you don't hear sound, then work out what's wrong then, don't go plugging in every other SID you have, just in case you killed the first one for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphoricgrey Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Awesome, thanks so much wilba! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Apologies to everyone, I've been really busy and haven't had time to test and pack all the SIDs. It's actually a very slow process, I have to reboot my MB-6582 for every SID and cut up the chip tube into smaller lengths etc. And the other day I got distracted with a bug (feature!) in the latest MB-SID V2 firmware which made the tested SID on the right channel sound like it had a different filter to my 6582A in the left channel... worked that one out (the SIDs are fine and identical).Anyway, just wanted to mention it... probably no one really cares if it takes one week or three weeks to get their SIDs but I still wish I had more free time to do this so people waited less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultra Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 come on wilba... HURRY!!!!! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 Give him a break! I've done the same sort of thing. Testing and packing stuff takes a long time. My sympathies are with you, Wilba. Thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julienvoirin Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 come on wilba... HURRY!!!!! >:(I hope it was ironic.Take the time Wilba. But I were you I would not test all the chips, just make a random test. But maybe don't you want to fight with returns. 8)Personally the 2 chips you sold me more than 6 months ago are working very well :DCheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted November 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 I test them all to make sure you get working SIDs. I'm confident that I might only get one or two SIDs from these 512 that dead, but why make one unlucky buyer find these? That would really annoy me (and has before ages ago when I bought four 8580 from some guy in Canada, I was assured all four were tested and all four were faulty!)Also, a lot of people buying SIDs are new to MB-SID and if their MB-SID doesn't make sound, I'd prefer they think it's their MB-SID and not the SID... this will help a lot in troubleshooting if you can assume the SID works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Edit:Well arent i glad they werent all sold!had a bit of a panic there! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted November 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Current orders are 374 (plus 16 for myself) of 512 in this batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphoricgrey Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 No sweat wilba! I'm still hunting down parts and such.... plus I'm waiting for the pcb pair to get rolling as well. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaicen Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Yeah, good to hear there's some left! I'm hoping to get some more if I can raise the cash.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultra Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 >:(I hope it was ironic.Take the time Wilba. But I were you I would not test all the chips, just make a random test. But maybe don't you want to fight with returns. 8)Personally the 2 chips you sold me more than 6 months ago are working very well :DCheersyes that was meant to be ironic. i didn't order any chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 I would like to thank Wilba for having the patience to test each chip and ship it.You seriously shouldnt be thanking us for our patience in your e-mails.It should be expected of us, and anyone who disagrees is pretty ignorant imo.I certainly didnt feel like it was a long wait, especially when i consider whats involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartoshka Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 thanks Wilb', just got my sids.no customs of course. ::)you guys should more trust your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilba Posted November 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 There are still plenty left if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 Just recieved my sids today! ;DNice to see new sids, with shiny legs on them! unlike my old dirtier looking sid chip.Wilba i have to say youre handwriting is pretty sexy looking. :PThanks a lot for sending them man, no customs charges or anything, im delighted. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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