| cadmaniac |
6 pairs of CARDAS GRFA S gold/rhodium RCA chassis jacks w/thick nut. Nearly new condition; have been mounted & soldered once, but unused. I'll throw in a couple of decent 5K linear pots; same condition. I finished a 4-way active crossover & then decided to put separate filters with the amps inside the speakers.
All for $44, PayPal only, sale limited to US-48 states. I pay postage. |
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| Peter Daniel |
| If you are willing to cover postage to Toronto, I'll take it. |
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| cadmaniac |
| Sorry, Peter; Postage is not the (only) factor. I'm just keepin' it simple (for me). I know that you're practically next door, but it's still international. |
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| Peter Daniel |
| So what is the (main) factor? |
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| cadmaniac |
| It's just a personal choice; let it be. |
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| Peter Daniel |
| quote: | Originally posted by cadmaniac
It's just a personal choice; let it be. |
It's either you never sent anything to Canada before, or you specificaly don't want to send it to me. Which one would it be? |
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| cadmaniac |
| As stated in every FS post that I've ever typed, anywhere; I only ship to the 48 continental United States. It (obviously) has nothing to do with you. I can't even imagine how you got that impression. |
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| Peter Daniel |
You mentioned it's a personal choice. It might be that I said something before, you might have not liked, personally. Otherwise, I don't see a reason why one wouldn't like to ship to Canada.
For me, it doesn't make any difference where I ship, be it Europe, USA, Australia or Asia. But if somebody makes it specific for 48 states-USA, it makes me wonder what the reasons are? You wouldn't mind sharing them? |
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| cadmaniac |
Oh; man...!
No; I don't dislike you at all (Honest!).
I've very politely explained myself many times, to people all over the world, with an assortment of responses. Life is way too freakin' short for that to continue (Now; I'm explaining why I won't explain!).
Regards,
Steve |
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| Peter Daniel |
| quote: | Originally posted by cadmaniac
I've very politely explained myself many times, to people all over the world, with an assortment of responses. Life is way too freakin' short for that to continue (Now; I'm explaining why I won't explain!).
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Life is too short to read all of your posts. This one was the first one I came across.
Oh; man..! |
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| Illusus |
I wish you would ship to Canada...I was jsut about to place an order at partsconnexion for six pair of those but I thought I'd take a peek at what's happening on the forum first...and there it was, almost too perfect.
I'm also curious as to why some people don't ship worldwide if the receiver is willing to cover the charges. the receiver is the only one to go through any type of a hassle with duties,waiting, brokerage fees..etc. Oh well. good luck to you.
Regards,
Bart G. |
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| jonk |
Just for your info, sending a few used jacks to Canada wouldn’t require anything more than a few cents extra postage. No forms or declaration required. If you don’t want to send to Canada because we beat both your teams for the Olympic hockey gold, didn’t go to Iraq with you, or because we have better beer than that’s a different issue ;-).
If it because you don’t like Peter, well then I’ll take them…but of course, I am Canadian.
But it’s your perogative and you don’t have to explain a thing. |
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| Peter Daniel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Illusus
I wish you would ship to Canada...I was jsut about to place an order at partsconnexion for six pair of those but I thought I'd take a peek at what's happening on the forum first...and there it was, almost too perfect.
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I don't know if it's so perfect. I've been using Cardas, Kimber (which are substantially more expensive than Cardas) and also cheap Chinese imitations of Tiffanies from my local Chinese store, and honestly I can't say if Cardas is any better. If at all, it somehow softenes the sound and makes it very mellow. It's not my way at getting at cadmaniac (as I commented on the Cardas RCA sound already before). But the Chinese knock-offs are definitely not worse in any way. I just like the Cardas intricate looks and buying them at 50% was a sort of an incentive, but I wouldn't pay full price for them. |
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| Peter Daniel |
| quote: | Originally posted by cadmaniac
SOLD |
Don't forget about our part of giving good exposure to your (questionable) offer. |
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| Illusus |
| Thanks for the info Peter. I ended up ordering the "tiffany" connectors per your recommendation. I too like the Cardas look, I have used them in a couple of projects and liked their solid, heavy feel, but when I finally tallied up the cost of six pair needed for my pre amp project I decided to spend the money elswhere. |
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| cadmaniac |
| quote: | | Don't forget about our part of giving good exposure to your (questionable) offer. |
Questionable, huh (after all that)? OK; You win. Now, I really do dislike you, Peter. |
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| Peter Daniel |
| quote: | Originally posted by cadmaniac
Questionable, huh (after all that)? OK; You win. Now, I really do dislike you, Peter. |
Questionable, because you still didn't give us a good reason why you don't like to ship to Canada?
I can't say I dislike you, but I definitely dislike your trading practices.
This is an international forum and so far yours are the only adds (I noticed so far), that have specific shipping destination including only 48-USA states. Well, I might understand that shipping to some locations might be risky for you, but Canada is not any different than any of your US state and you are selling used parts not worth that much.
So being refused on an offer for no particular reason makes me a bit hostile. It somehow spoils the friendly environment of our Trading section, when people become "choosy" to whom they want to sell their goods.
Especially, when in the end they even say that they dislike a person. That is quite funny. |
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| uvodee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Peter Daniel
Questionable, because you still didn't give us a good reason why you don't like to ship to Canada?I can't say I dislike you, but I definitely dislike your trading practices. |
It's getting HOT here...
one thing I would like to add... One of the things I do is 'teach children(elementary age) in this state(yes Peter, Washington state, Boeing's playfield!!!) a foreign language. Coming from Belgium, we learned a second language at the age of 9 and a third at the age of 12. Here people do not seem to care at all. So I am a missionary so to speak in the Land of the Free, working (FOR FREE!!!!!) in several schools to add something to those kid's lifes!
And while they spend billions going to Mars with 2 RC cars, I stand in front of 15 kids explaining them that the world does not stop at the borders of Canada nor Mexico.
Excuse me Peter, I have not reached all Americans yet!
Jean-Pierre
by the way I do this 4 hours a week for free and it gives me enormous satisfaction, much more than any other job is giving or has given me! |
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| diamdiam |
I think Cad has his rights to sell to where and whom ever he wants to.
I wouldn't ship to canada myself, I've had problems with 3 of the 3 packages I've sent there. UPS and USPS mangled my packages. I've had problems with stuff I send with in the States, but only about 5% of them run in to problems.
If those Chinese one's are as good, just get them and just forget about the Cardas. |
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| uvodee |
| quote: | Originally posted by diamdiam
If those Chinese one's are as good, just get them and just forget about the Cardas. |
Does anyone still wonder why the trade deficit from the US towards PROC is so huge? :bigeyes:
Jean-Pierre |
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| elizard |
I've dealt with an ebay seller that wouldn't ship to anywhere but the states. I politely asked her to ship to canada, and she said that she never did it before, but she will do it this one time.
Now the package that was to be shipped was about 2'x2'x3'! (Although it wasn't super heavy)
The comments left on my ebay feedback is that this is the first time she shipped to Canada, and never realized how easy it is, and that she will gladly ship up here at any point in time.
This is the actual comment left:
"Praise : SUPER SONIC PAYMENT!!! EASY to ship to Canada w/FEDEX!!! A++++++ ALL THE WAY!!!"
So, before you say no to shipping up here, maybe you should try it. I've had things shipped to Canada many many times, and never has there been a problem. The only problems are when USPS is used, it takes a LOT longer to deliver (face it, USPS is slow even for delivery within the USA!), however I do not care as to the length of time it takes, as long as it is reasonable. |
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| uvodee |
I shipped a lcd panel to Canada last year.
Buyer was happy. No problems for me, I went to one of those shipping stores at a Fred Meyer, they gave me one (1) form to fill out and that was it!
I did not even have to pay the shipping in advance, the guy had an account and Fedex billed it directly to him! No hassle!
I will always send it where ever, as you might know, the world does not stop at the borders here!
Jean-Pierre |
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| Peter Daniel |
That's why I'm surprised about that sort of attitude as well. You look at Audiogon listings and almost every seller has marked: Continental USA only.
I've sent many packages and received as well a lot of them and never ever had any problem with delivery. You ask Dave (planet10) who claims to send 10,000 packages all over the world and he only counted 3 cases of mail problem (on the other party's side). Michael Percy who is in business of selling parts for years, had it printed on his site, that so far he encountered only one case of lost package (without insuarance) and he ships them everywhere.
Of course the seller has his rights to sell to where and whom ever he wants to, but I also have the right to express my opinion, and unless I get good explanation, I want be quiet about that.
It is not about the Cardas RCAs, as I don't really care much for them, but it's about the attitude in general and the American way.
PS: And I'm using Kimber's in my better projects;) |
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| cowanrg |
im gonna chime in here as someone who doesnt like shipping to canada.
for those canadians out there... i do not know how easy it is for YOU to ship to the US, but for us, its kinda hard and time consuming to ship to canada. i avoid it at all costs. ive just had several bad experiences with shipping up there, maybe its just me.
Peter, i generally respect you and your opinions (even though i may often disagree with you), but here you are acting childish (for lack of a better word). first, you are interested in shipping to canada, then you cant get your way, so you start saying how its a ripoff anyways and you dont like them, they are low quality. get over it, we have the right to say where we would like to ship to. its not personal, dont take it that way. |
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| Peter Daniel |
So if it's hard and time consuming, why not say exactly that, instead of using "personal reasons" excuse.
I know I already went too far in this thread, but for some reason I still enjoy it. Also, I didn't say anything about those (Cardas) RCAs, I didn't already say before.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/show...1073#post261073 |
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| cowanrg |
somehow you are always right.
:rolleyes:
| quote: | Originally posted by Peter Daniel
So if it's hard and time consuming, why not say exactly that, instead of using "personal reasons" excuse.
I know I already went too far in this thread, but for some reason I still enjoy it. Also, I didn't say anything about those (Cardas) RCAs, I didn't already say before.
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/show...1073#post261073 |
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| Da5id4Vz |
| Perhaps its time for the moderator to close the thread. |
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| Peter Daniel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Da5id4Vz
Perhaps its time for the moderator to close the thread. |
In order to get this thread closed you have to report it (providing a reason).
I can't close it, or act as moderator here, as I'm already involved (way to far). |
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| roddyama |
:cop:
No Comment! Just Closed.
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| Peter Daniel |
| Thanks Rodd. |
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