Bringing a VAX 750 and Nova from Canada to US: What to expect?

William Donzelli wdonzelli at gmail.com
Thu May 26 13:31:24 CDT 2016


Have all your ducks in a row, have a plan B just in case.

--
Will

On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Ian Finder <ian.finder at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry to clarify I am bringing this back in person
>
> On Thursday, May 26, 2016, Guy Sotomayor Jr <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
>
>> My DS570 came from Canada.  The biggest issue is to have a shipper that is
>> well versed in dealing with international shipping and knows how to deal
>> with
>> customs.  Be clear on the customs/shipping documents about the country of
>> origin and the value.  You will need a bill of lading.  Be warned,
>> declaring a
>> value of $0 will raise eyebrows.  There are also “keywords” you need to
>> avoid.
>>
>> If I recall, I used UPS freight.
>>
>> TTFN - Guy
>>
>> > On May 26, 2016, at 10:51 AM, Ian Finder <ian.finder at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Self explanatory- asking other computer collectors here to see if anyone
>> > has experience.
>> >
>> > Will there be any trouble bringing them across?
>> >
>> > They look weird and big, but they have no real commercial value and are
>> > just going to my personal computer collection.
>> >
>> > Anything I need? I think both were manufactured in the US.
>> >
>> > Thanks-
>> >
>> > - Ian
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >   Ian Finder
>> >   (206) 395-MIPS
>> >   ian.finder at gmail.com <javascript:;>
>>
>>
>
> --
>    Ian Finder
>    (206) 395-MIPS
>    ian.finder at gmail.com


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