Post by freedomradio on Jul 14, 2019 7:09:38 GMT -6
The only problem with ordering from pcs is the shipping/ brokerage fees for Canadian / US ordered. To be fair, it has been difficult finding out the exact cost. They recommend either FedEx ot DHL for international orders.
Witout more info, finding out the additional brokerage fees is difficult. FedEx is renown for having extreemly high brokerage fees- often far more than the cost of the device! It is NOT based of value of shipment and a repair replacement part once cost me twice the value of the whole computer card ( over $60)... add customs, tax and exchange rate and I see why the Chinese “ free” shipping is taking a lot of North American business away from superior quality European manufactures.
They do offer shipping by post, but no insurance, tracking and up to 3 months delivery time.
I wish there was a wearhouse iin the US ( although high cost my be simply built in) or a US manufacturer with reasonable price and better quality xmitters
The only problem with ordering from pcs is the shipping/ brokerage fees for Canadian / US ordered. To be fair, it has been difficult finding out the exact cost. They recommend either FedEx ot DHL for international orders.
Witout more info, finding out the additional brokerage fees is difficult. FedEx is renown for having extreemly high brokerage fees- often far more than the cost of the device! It is NOT based of value of shipment and a repair replacement part once cost me twice the value of the whole computer card ( over $60)... add customs, tax and exchange rate and I see why the Chinese “ free” shipping is taking a lot of North American business away from superior quality European manufactures.
They do offer shipping by post, but no insurance, tracking and up to 3 months delivery time.
I wish there was a wearhouse iin the US ( although high cost my be simply built in) or a US manufacturer with reasonable price and better quality xmitters
I have experienced the very high shipping costs from them also. I am not sure what you mean by the brokerage fees though. I don't remember having any additional fees other than the absurdly high shipping.
I have also been thinking about selling some TXs myself. I have a design that is very good and I'm in the US. The only problem is PCB assembly. It uses some pretty uncommon devices, so I don't think I can get the chinese to assemble it. Maybe... I also need to learn how to use the parts placement feature of my software. So far I have only designed PCBs.
