Hi,
I am looking at buying a turntable off eBay Canada but the seller only seems to ship to Canada and the USA. Are there people or service to act as third party shippers?
That is, the turntable is shipped to the service which then on forwards it to Australia - for a price.
I used to buy motorhome parts from the USA this way although, although in that case the third party shippers were integrated into the suppliers' web page. At the checkout, you would click on international , a shipping estimate was generated and if you accepted it you were whisked to the shipper's page, you entered details and then paid. Seemed to work quite well and meant that the supplier didn't have to worry about all the complexity.
The countdown is on
Any help greatly accepted.
Regards
Bob
BTW, I am going to post this on a few different sites.
I am looking at buying a turntable off eBay Canada but the seller only seems to ship to Canada and the USA. Are there people or service to act as third party shippers?
That is, the turntable is shipped to the service which then on forwards it to Australia - for a price.
I used to buy motorhome parts from the USA this way although, although in that case the third party shippers were integrated into the suppliers' web page. At the checkout, you would click on international , a shipping estimate was generated and if you accepted it you were whisked to the shipper's page, you entered details and then paid. Seemed to work quite well and meant that the supplier didn't have to worry about all the complexity.
The countdown is on
Any help greatly accepted.
Regards
Bob
BTW, I am going to post this on a few different sites.
I don't see the problem. Shipping from Canada to any country is the same as to the US, only the shipping costs are different and that data is available on the couriers website. Duties are levied at the receiver's end. E
Might be easiest to just ask the seller if he'll use the ebay Global Shipping Program for you. That way it should be just a bunch of mouse clicks for him
Turntables are easily smashed in shipping, especially in such a long route.
Be sure that it is securely packed in the original box, and fully insured.
Certainly he can ship via ebay international, it just costs him more to do that.
Be sure that it is securely packed in the original box, and fully insured.
Certainly he can ship via ebay international, it just costs him more to do that.
I’d second rayma on thinking long and hard about shipping something as fragile as a turntable overseas without both absolute confidence in the packing job and full purchase value insurance.
If the turntable is not in the original box, insurance reimbursement for shipping damage is much less likely
than it normally is, which isn't very likely to start with.
than it normally is, which isn't very likely to start with.
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> in Australia ........looking at buying a turntable off eBay Canada
Aside from shipping costs and damage: you have sorted the difference 117V 60Hz in Canada vs 230V 50Hz in your area? Some phonos don't care (aside from plug?), some will run slow, some will smoke. Most phonos sold globally so there "was" a solution; but are those parts available today?
Aside from shipping costs and damage: you have sorted the difference 117V 60Hz in Canada vs 230V 50Hz in your area? Some phonos don't care (aside from plug?), some will run slow, some will smoke. Most phonos sold globally so there "was" a solution; but are those parts available today?
I use freight forwarders from USA to Chile regularly, there are many of them, cant imagine such service dont exist to Autralia.
Regarding voltage/frecuency you need to know which type of motor and power supply the turntable has to know how to fix. AC motors care for frecuency, dc for voltage though the included power supply could maybe catter for alternatives.
Regarding voltage/frecuency you need to know which type of motor and power supply the turntable has to know how to fix. AC motors care for frecuency, dc for voltage though the included power supply could maybe catter for alternatives.
Hello All,
I must have just got myself into a bad pattern with google search.
I was given a few names over at Stereonet, they have been useful.
It would have been good if the seller offered eBay Global Shipping Program but it doesn't appear that he does. To tell the truth, I am becoming a bit wary as I have not received any replies to my messages about shipping.
Certainly, I have considered the possibility of damage to the TT. It is a used vintage turntable without original packaging, so the problem is exacerbated.
Insurance is an interesting subject. Quite a few shippers with provide insurance for total loss but not damage. Some of them open packages and repack them. It all sounds a bit hit-and-miss.
The voltage/frequency of the supply is not an issue, it is direct drive and does not rely on the mains-voltage for any timing, etc. Step down transformers are cheap for the few watts that the TT consumes. Perhaps, I should use the 12V to whatever voltage pure sinewave inverter, run the thing on batteries or hack the power supply and directly run it directly off batteries, and enter the realm of the... oh, ah, yes. Sorry, lost it there, I suppose what I am trying to say is that I can't see any problems with the voltage/frequency mismatch.
Sadly, The TT in question was built in the early to mid 80s, so they are not as common as 70s turntables and rather rare in Australia. Australia had a rapid take up of CD. The manufacturers and importers were quick to change over to the dark side.
Just last week, I tracked one down for sale in Australia less than 20 minutes away from where my brother lives, and for a very good price. Let us just say that after much promising and no action, my brother is off the Christmas card list and I don't have the TT.
Oh well, maybe I won't win the auction, and the whole thing will become moot.
Regards,
Bob
I must have just got myself into a bad pattern with google search.
I was given a few names over at Stereonet, they have been useful.
It would have been good if the seller offered eBay Global Shipping Program but it doesn't appear that he does. To tell the truth, I am becoming a bit wary as I have not received any replies to my messages about shipping.
Certainly, I have considered the possibility of damage to the TT. It is a used vintage turntable without original packaging, so the problem is exacerbated.
Insurance is an interesting subject. Quite a few shippers with provide insurance for total loss but not damage. Some of them open packages and repack them. It all sounds a bit hit-and-miss.
The voltage/frequency of the supply is not an issue, it is direct drive and does not rely on the mains-voltage for any timing, etc. Step down transformers are cheap for the few watts that the TT consumes. Perhaps, I should use the 12V to whatever voltage pure sinewave inverter, run the thing on batteries or hack the power supply and directly run it directly off batteries, and enter the realm of the... oh, ah, yes. Sorry, lost it there, I suppose what I am trying to say is that I can't see any problems with the voltage/frequency mismatch.
Sadly, The TT in question was built in the early to mid 80s, so they are not as common as 70s turntables and rather rare in Australia. Australia had a rapid take up of CD. The manufacturers and importers were quick to change over to the dark side.
Just last week, I tracked one down for sale in Australia less than 20 minutes away from where my brother lives, and for a very good price. Let us just say that after much promising and no action, my brother is off the Christmas card list and I don't have the TT.
Oh well, maybe I won't win the auction, and the whole thing will become moot.
Regards,
Bob
Can´t you bypass your Brother and deal direct with seller?
It being INSIDE Australia is a very good thing, overrides anything else.
It being INSIDE Australia is a very good thing, overrides anything else.
It's always best to negotiate with seller. Some are only too happy to pop it in the mail to get their asking price or even a premium.
Also, chilling out helps. Do you really need this TT at this moment? IME a better used audio deal will always be there in 3,6,9... months.
Also, chilling out helps. Do you really need this TT at this moment? IME a better used audio deal will always be there in 3,6,9... months.
Yes, I had negotiated with the seller. They did not have PayPal and would not supply their banking details for an interbank transfer (OSCO). They wanted cash in hand. They were an older couple in a better part of Melbourne (if such a thing exists🙂) so no concerns about provenance.
All my brother had to do was drive 15 minutes, hand them the money, and drive home. After promising to pick it up in a two-day window, he didn't, nor did he the next day, even after yet another series of texts, phonecalls, and promises.
After that, I contacted a friend in Melbourne who lived over an hour away but before he could pick it up the seller sold it to someone else.
In the middle of this, the seller put the price up (almost doubled it!) after some "research". When I spoke to the seller, he used some technicality to explain away the price increase. To me, he didn't sound as if he had convinced himself it was okay to do so, let alone convincing me. I suspect that all my calls to him trying to get it picked up twigged him to the possibility that he had asked for less than he should.
As you can imagine, I am thoroughly pi... off! This had been the first one I had seen in any usual places (in Australia) in over 2 years of searching.
Aren't you glad you asked? 😉
Bob
Please see previous post.
They definitely would only allow pickup, I did try but I could not get them away from cash and not wanting to pack or send the TT. I suspect there is a little paranoia in that, quite common amongst older people (possibly like me, depends on how old, you, the reader, are) - they watch too much television news. I even considered Pack and Save who will go out, pack the item, and deliver it door to door (not cheap!) but I still couldn't get them away from cash in hand - can't organise that with Pack and Save.
I don't really need any of the six turntables I have apart from one and this one was the one that could have replaced all the others. I would find it difficult letting go of two of my current turntables, but if I can finally let the grand piano go, I am sure that turntables will not be that difficult. Okay, I might keep one that I have had since new for over 40 years, alright maybe two the other one I have had from new for 37 years, then there is the one that ...🙂
Regards,
Bob