Buying in the States was Re: HP analyzer probes

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Paul Koning wrote: Thats why smart people live in countries that are less restrictive on what can be exported "in the People's Best Interest". :) (no, Hans, France is not one of em either ;-) Seriously though. Yes, the export stuff is an issue in the U.S., although so far, most sellers basically did not want to bother with the extra forms, the ".. possibility of me having to pay taxes or duties for your country..." and so on. And, face it, most U.S. citizens don't even KNOW where, say, Holland is. (no flames on this last observation, please, flame me off-list if you feel like it..) And ya know what? Once I tell em I actually live in the U.S., but am "sent out" to Europe... they're all of a sudden OK with sending it to Holland again. Even though they need exact instructions on how to fill out those damn forms ;-) Just my observation, being a multi-country hopper.. --f