getting camera to Joe, surplus funds

[ch1]

Frank, This thing is happening because of you. You deserve many thanks and a good bit of the effort. I just tuned in to the thread late yesterday and posted my $20 by Paypal. What I see now is just too many cooks stirring the pot.

The ball is in your hands, go with it and know we trust your judgement. 🙂

Thanks again,
Paul C.

Amen to that!

 

[Alec]

Frank, you have all our trust, and more. [is that proper English?]
Do the right thing.
And let's deal with details after the deed is done [now that's alliterations!]

 

[Trius]

Hi,
Didn't someone say they could "carry"it across the border ans get it to Joe?

As to the funds, my vote is that we send the camera and lens "complete" ie case, hood etc but any other funds go to the site.

Kim

Yes, I can carry it across and get it to Joe. I do not have time at this moment to go through this entire thread. Frank, PM me if you need me.

Earl

 

[Gid]

FrankS,

I'll support whatever decision you make. Not abdication on my part, just trust.

Regards

Gid

 

[spenny]

Customs duties depend on place of manufacture

Customs duties depend on place of manufacture

First, just to be technical, there are no custom duties on photographic equipment. What you paid was taxes and, most likely, a ridiculous brokerage fee. It should have been summarized on the waybill. With the right kind of expedited, overnight courier, the brokerage fees can be paid up front by the sender as part of delivery.

Taxes, though, have to be considered. Does Alberta still have no provincial sales tax? If so, then we should get the final tally in USD, convert to CDN, and calculate 7% GST. Perhaps this could be wired to Joe, or sent via money order because he'll have to pay this at his end.

Gene

It's not quite correct that there are no import duties on cameras and/or lenses coming into Canada from U.S If the equipment was maufactured in North America there are no duties but if manufactured outside North Anerica then the import duties are, I believe, 6% on cameras and lenses.

 

[fgianni]

My vote is for the case, a ZI in a Luigi's half case, that's pure class!

 

[fgianni]

My vote is for the case, a ZI in a Luigi's half case, that's pure class!

Sorry Frank I did not see your earlier post.

Of course it's OK for me if you choose, it was your idea from the beginning!

 

[bcs89]

Would anyone object to leaving the decision to me as opposed to conducting a poll?

I also was a late comer, did not see this till this AM, but for what it is worth I say let Frank decide, I have no doubt the right thing will be done then.

scott

PS
Thank you all for such a great little corner of the web!

 

[VinceC]

I'm very comfortable in relying on Frank's judgment from here on out. He's the one who rallied the troops and made this whole thing happen.

 

[GeneW]

It's not quite correct that there are no import duties on cameras and/or lenses coming into Canada from U.S If the equipment was maufactured in North America there are no duties but if manufactured outside North Anerica then the import duties are, I believe, 6% on cameras and lenses.

Then I stand corrected. I was never charged extra, though, for any of the new Canon lenses I purchased from B&H a couple of years ago.

Gene

 

[fgianni]

My vote is for the case, a ZI in a Luigi's half case, that's pure class!

Sorry Frank I did not see your earlier post.

Of course it's OK for me if you choose, it was your idea from the beginning!

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

My vote: Surplus of anything left after covering customs, shipping, etc. etc., to go to RFF.

Short and sweet. After all, it is via this venue that all of this happened.

Besides...anybody noticed ss o mm e sl o w n e sss l a t
e ly?

Surplus to RFF.

 

[ch1]

I guess this driver won't be available to take the camera up north on his return trip! 😀

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060117.wsmug0117/BNStory/National/

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

I suggest the following:

Use the surplus fund to start a new concepts here. A lottery in which one person each month gets a lens or camera and only people paying into this fund are eligible. use the surplus to start this fund.

That might get the site shut down, Raid.

R.J.

Hmm...anybody know of a good web host in Aruba? Wait, or was it Cayman Islands? 😉

 

[FrankS]

Tony e-mailed me, from his business trip in Hawaii, and suggested that we were worrying too much about shipping, and that he could handle it expediciously.

 

[Kin Lau]

Lets send each piece, ie hood, strap, lense, body, manual, to Joe separately via USPS ... then it'll generate the mother of all "waiting for the mail/I hate the Post Office/I hate customs" thread 😀

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

At the risk of posting on a thread that may be getting old (I'm not up to date on everything that is going on on every single thread), may I suggest that only one thread be kept alive so that there is no further confusion as to what the state of events are?

 

[ch1]

Tony e-mailed me, from his business trip in Hawaii, and suggested that we were worrying too much about shipping, and that he could handle it expediciously.

I figured as much since his website is clearly geared to handle international (i.e. non-US) orders.

Best thing now is to get a finally tally on our funds and a final price w/taxes & shipping etc. and see where we stand.

Should be have Tony include a gift card or do we each want to send separte ones? Imagine Joe gettting 50 or so cards - it'll be like Christmas all over again!

 

[raid]

That might get the site shut down, Raid.

R.J.

I did not even give this a thought; if this is really a potential legal problem for RFF, then of course my suggestion is not a practical one.

 

[FrankS]

Yours was a very interesting idea, Raid. Perhaps it could be discussed in its own thread.

The surplus contributions to Joe may either go to another lens and a giftcard for Joe, or another lens and a donation to RFF, all depending on the amount that's left.

Tony is out of the country until Friday, and Josh wants/needs to defer to him. Popflash is out of stock on the Zeiss body (according to their website) anyway, so there is no rush to ship what isn't in stock yet. I've asked for prices from both Josh and Tony. I'm hoping Tony can give us a good one.

Deep breath everyone. We did good! 🙂