The duty alone often kills the deal of importing, never mind the shipping. Not that Jam (korg.ca) would care about discounting them this much, anyway. Some retailers are listing it as “discontinued”. Motion Sound) it’s pretty hard to justify for me. Needless to say, unless a US retailer has a massive discount, or they stock items impossible to get up here (eg. Thanks Fleer & AnotherScott for their opinions on the VC. It has all the aspects I’m looking for, except USB audio (which is more a convenience than necessity). I don’t mind saying Sweetwater has the most comprehensive information and visuals of any retailer in the world.īack to the board, I arrived at the VC for an easy, quality instrument for both casual and pro use. But I check prices on all sorts of items all the time, both locally and internationally. I was able to negotiate a very good price with free shipping, and after doing the math it comes out acceptably close to what Sweetwater’s would be after international shipping, duties, brokerage fees, two sales taxes and then everything factored into Canadian dollars. I don’t know what’s going on with that price, as it hasn’t been matched anywhere else. I saw it a couple of days ago and was slightly disappointed since I’d just ordered a brand new one off a Canadian retailer’s online site and it’s scheduled to arrive at my door in a couple of days. I'm just saying it's a wee bit hypocritical, that's all. I, myself, am not likely to want a Continental, but there might be members here who would like to know about it being available. Those threads were allowed to stand, but mine was taken down.Īgain, I am not saying this thread should be taken down and I'm not trying to get Scazbot in trouble. at that same time, there were not one, but two other threads making members aware of things at Sweetwater. I was once chastised for posting something about a product on Musician's Friend. Well.here's an example! (One of many, truth be told.) When I had the temerity to bring this up in the past, members gave me grief and said 'the rules are clear' and 'when have you ever seen such a post?' and other such attitude. Yet, somehow, Sweetwater is exempt from this sort of policing. It's only to bring out the rather blatant double standard where Sweetwater can do no harm, but if someone mentions another retailer, they are warned against seeming to promote said retailer and told that there were times in the past where people.blah, blah, blah. Do not take this post as a complaint against Scazbot. NOTE: Do not take this post as a request for this thread to be taken down. However, if the thread title said "Zzounds" or "Musician's Friend" or some other retailer, that would be judged bad and the thread would be taken down. I'd like to note that this is a perfect example of something that I've pointed out in the past:Īnyone who posts a thread about something at Sweetwater is okay.
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