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Re: I'm so annoyed I can't think of a snappy subject line
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Thu, 18 Apr 2002 06:35:54 GMT
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If the seller takes PayPal, find someone in AU with a PayPal account to pay
on your behalf, and you can pay the AU seller with $AU.

-Brad (who has done this for people in the past and also hates high minimum
orders)


In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse writes:
This is a whinge. Feel free to ignore, or offer very constructive help. I
know a lot of this is my own fault for not checking things out...

Some parts I need.
Log on to brickbay.
Cool, there they are.
Hm, minimum order $10.00, well OK.
Add postage and handling, fair enough.
All prices in US dollars. Should have expected that.

Cut to bank.
US$15 pay AU$42, cheque? that'll be an extra $15.

Suddenly my $10 purchase of a horse saddle in a colour not available from an
AU source turns into a cash sucking exercise of major proportions.

Talk about the a$$ end of the earth.

Sorry for the whinge, I'll be better later. (maybe)

James (who wants to be a bank when he grows up.)



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  I'm so annoyed I can't think of a snappy subject line
 
This is a whinge. Feel free to ignore, or offer very constructive help. I know a lot of this is my own fault for not checking things out... Some parts I need. Log on to brickbay. Cool, there they are. Hm, minimum order $10.00, well OK. Add postage (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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