21 Jun
1997
21 Jun
'97
3:44 a.m.
>c) You are against helping "foreigners"
(and therefore "different")
>collectors to export "your" stuff perhaps in the wrong perception that
>it will diminish the heritage of the country (yours). I have striken a
>deal with one of the subscriber here and he disappeared in the distance
>after a while (he did not answer anymore...) By the way does anybody
>need British stuff? I would be glad to help you with it.
There is the matter of customs which many americans have little experience
with.
I sent a floppy to someone in canada and despite it being our neighbor the
customs paper was amazing! I was told it's worse if there is a transaction
involved.
Allison
21 Jun
21 Jun
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5:43 a.m.
Tim Shoppa wrote:
I just sent a DEC Rainbow memory card to the Netherlands. On the
customs label
I put: "gift", "no value", and "obsolete computer card".
We'll see if
that gets
it through without a hassle. All of these are true--except to a classic
computer
collector!
Dave
I sent a
floppy to someone in canada and despite it being our neighbor the
customs paper was amazing! I was told it's worse if there is a transaction
involved.
Was I that one??? I'm still searching for that Compupro RAM23
manual for you, Allison - I know it's here somewhere!!! (Said as he looks
at a wall stacked with boxes and boxes of documentation...)
I've had numerous 8" floppies and 7- and 9-track tapes siezed by US Customs
over the years. Their reasoning? If they can't read them, they
can't verify that there isn't anything illegal on them. Besides,
nobody has 8" floppies or open-reel tape drives on "home" computers...
Tim Shoppa, TRIUMF theory group | Internet: shoppa(a)triumf.ca
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., CANADA V6T 2A3 
6:43 a.m.
Allison J Parent wrote:
There is the matter of customs which many americans
have little experience
with.
I accept that....but you are such a big country. Isn't it about time you
start looking outside and try to understand other cultures? (no offence
meant)
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6:46 p.m.
On Sat, 21 Jun 1997, e.tedeschi wrote:
Understanding other cultures is a piece of cake. Dealing with the bloody
government import/export laws and customs duties is a different can of
worms. Me, I'm for all borders open to all. Then again, I'm just a
damned anarchist, so what do I know?
--
Ward Griffiths
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within
the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." --Claire Wolfe
There is the
matter of customs which many americans have little experience
with.
I accept that....but you are such a big country. Isn't it about time you
start looking outside and try to understand other cultures? (no offence
meant)
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