Jules Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Hi, i live in Australia and nearly all the eBay sites that have DiMarzio pickups are not allowed to ship to Australia. Ive found one that has ONE of the pickups i need (FRED DP153), but not a tone zone DP 155. There way overpriced in Australia, about 179 each. While in America there around 100. Is anyone able to help me out with this? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sami Ghouri Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I don't know about australia, but before we got dealers for all major pickup brands here in dubai, we used to have mailboxes with those shipping companies (like Aramex, dunno if UPS has that kinda service) where you get a mailbox in the US that you can ship to and then the shipping company ships it to your home country. It really depended on the weight of the stuff you bought, but it was definitely cheaper than getting it delivered here as individual import orders or sometiems the local dealers. I'm sure there is something similar in Australia. Check around! Also, maybe the taxes there are high? Coz here we barely pay for customs/taxes on electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Hi, i live in Australia and nearly all the eBay sites that have DiMarzio pickups are not allowed to ship to Australia. Ive found one that has ONE of the pickups i need (FRED DP153), but not a tone zone DP 155. There way overpriced in Australia, about 179 each. While in America there around 100. Is anyone able to help me out with this? Thanks Anything like this is typically "luxury goods" and attract a high tax and or import duty. Part of the reasoning on restricting imports is to keep the australian distributors (local music shops) in business...who would by pickups from them if they can all by overseas cheaper. If overseas people are caught, they will be cut of from selling anywhere. There is even a strong possibility that if you import them say from ebay, you will get a big customs and duty bill that will make up the difference. Not defending it, but lots of things are like that down here....that's just the way it is! If you can find some second hand, you may have more luck at a cheaper price...but unlikely I guess. There are a number of companies that are very strict on these kinds of things, fender australia are notorious. That's why you will find a lot of smaller music shops, and even some quite large one, don't or can't stock them or even get them in for you. Strange land! sorry can't be of more help...maybe someone else will have a better supplier. Sometimes you can discounts on special orders or find some cheaper online supplier in australia...but remember, these guys are paying import and export duties on both ends and tax on top...they can only go so low. Of course, dimarzio are not the only pickups and there are companies that make excellent products, even hand wound products that work out cheaper...if you know what you are looking for. I have been able to by fender and SD pickups effectively secondhand but, as new...for half or less of the new prices... pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Thanks for trying guys, but how do i know what the tax is that there going to make me pay on import? cause it doesnt mention anything like that on ebay. I know most of my friends have a actually bought new guitars instead of just upgrading the pickups because it can equal the same amount, especially with Strats. Yeah, i guess ill try and ring a few places up and keep looking. Thanks again, Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I'm sure there are custom pickup builders in Australia, why don't you give them a try? Also, since you're on PG, you could try to build one yourself ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted March 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 lol, i think putting together the guitar is going to be hard enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim290280 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) Anything like this is typically "luxury goods" and attract a high tax and or import duty. Part of the reasoning on restricting imports is to keep the australian distributors (local music shops) in business...who would by pickups from them if they can all by overseas cheaper. If overseas people are caught, they will be cut of from selling anywhere. There is even a strong possibility that if you import them say from ebay, you will get a big customs and duty bill that will make up the difference. Not defending it, but lots of things are like that down here....that's just the way it is! If you can find some second hand, you may have more luck at a cheaper price...but unlikely I guess. There are a number of companies that are very strict on these kinds of things, fender australia are notorious. That's why you will find a lot of smaller music shops, and even some quite large one, don't or can't stock them or even get them in for you. Strange land! sorry can't be of more help...maybe someone else will have a better supplier. Sometimes you can discounts on special orders or find some cheaper online supplier in australia...but remember, these guys are paying import and export duties on both ends and tax on top...they can only go so low. Of course, dimarzio are not the only pickups and there are companies that make excellent products, even hand wound products that work out cheaper...if you know what you are looking for. I have been able to by fender and SD pickups effectively secondhand but, as new...for half or less of the new prices... pete I've had this discussion with guys who import stuff into Aust. The actual cost of importing is actually pretty small, especially when you do it in volume. The price hikes are not due to import duties and freight (as they are offset by buying at wholesale prices), they are usually due to changing exchange rates, the lower volume of sales, and import licensing. Plus you have to have specialised stock that moves at lower volumes on the shelf that you've specially imported, gotta be worth a premium. For small items tax's should be avoidable (under $1000). There are online stores that sell pickups and export to Aust. I can't think of any they sell Dimarzio pickups (haven't been looking for them) but plenty sell SD's. Edited March 18, 2009 by tim290280 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I just cleared out all my dimarzios for under $100 each. Too bad you didnt search within Australia first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I searched your site first perry....no DiM...otherwise that's where I'd send them to you! There way overpriced in Australia, about 179 each. While in America there around 100. changing exchange rates I am assuming that you realize that australian dollars and american dollars are different values and change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) of course, those prices are both in AU. i actually just came back from japan where the exchange rate was ridiculous. it was round about 1au = 52yen, compared to last years exchange, 1au = 94yen. Edited March 19, 2009 by Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Say someone here in the states just mailed it to him like a card or something, would it be taxed that way? Back in 2002 I bought some race seats from a place in the UK and had them shipped to me in california. I think the value was 500-600 dollars. Some months later I got a tax bill for around $25.00 for the import tax. It was still cheaper then buying local, just a suprise to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chops1983 Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Here Jules try this fella on ebay. I buy all my pickups from him and if he doesn't have them in stock he can get them in! http://stores.shop.ebay.com.au/RAMMSTEIN88...tem330279013557 Ive never had a problem with him and all my parts come in two days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayvo Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Hey Jules, If you're interested in buying locally made pickups at good prices with great customer backup try Mick Brierley and if you checkout this website, you'll find a lot of positive feedback on him dayvo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks guys, ive found a store in the us that are able to ship to Australia. But ill definitely check out those handmade ones in Adelaide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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