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"Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:Ashrd.55024$K7.5803@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
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> "NDF" <none@entered.com> wrote in message
> news:kGerd.26$dT.16@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
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>> "Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
>> news:1Qdrd.54514$K7.42190@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
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>>> "Paul Murphy" <p_murphynothanks@tospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:41ad0398$0$43632$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
>>>> "NDF" <none@entered.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:cu3rd.1441$ck3.539@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
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>>>>> "Bobby" <bobby@europe.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:313s0cF33pojfU1@uni-berlin.de...
>>>>>>> Why should people take the time to look up information which you
>>>>>>> can't be bothered to do yourself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can find anything using search engines so why does anyone post
>>>>>> any question on newsgroups? Maybe to save time? Or get answers from
>>>>>> people with personal experience?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Laziness aside, you clearly haven't thought of any of the
>>>>>>> implications of buying from abroad.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rudeness aside, you clearly don't appreciate the Usenet tradition of
>>>>>> helping people.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Now go away and let more helpful people reply.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> People are more likely to offer help to those willing to help
>>>>> themselves.
>>>>>
>>>>> Asking to be spoon-fed is not the way to go.
>>>> It's a matter of degree what's considered being "Spoon Fed". The
>>>> question asked by Bobby is so straight forward that it won't take much
>>>> effort at all from people in the US with suitable experience to answer
>>>> it. Given that he's made the effort to pose the question and reply to
>>>> criticism associated with asking the question, "laziness" hasn't
>>>> occurred. My thoughts are that anyone willing to go to the trouble of
>>>> importing something like that (with all the associated import duty/VAT
>>>> calculations to make) is more likely far from lazy and probably quite
>>>> industrious! Anyone who's ever tried booking accomodation for holidays
>>>> online, will find that often the best value accomodation isn't as
>>>> widely advertised on the web - you find out about it when you get there
>>>> from locals with the experience. The same thing applies with PC parts.
>>>>
>>>> I've always been disappointed with the price ATI cards sell for in the
>>>> UK compared to US products (and Australasia/South Pacific Area is even
>>>> worse). Someone somewhere is making a killing (and given that UK prices
>>>> are often much more than 17.5% dearer than US versions, its not just
>>>> the VAT collector). Competition from "outside" to those "middlemen" may
>>>> be perceived by them as a threat. Go for it Bobby and good luck.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
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>>> Bullshit Paul, how hard would it have been to type in www.newegg.com and
>>> get a price?
>>>
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>> Couldn't agree more. the effort used by the OP in all follow-up messages
>> could have been used more efficiently in searching for the information
>> themselves, no offence to them personally, but there comes a time when
>> you need to do things for yourself.
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> Also getting all your info from a public newsgroup is not that smart,
> surely better to have at least some info and then ask some pertinent
> questions.
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>
I completely agree. I've followed this thread (just like me to follow
something like this and not the news!) and think Bobby should go on ahead
and find a price via online merchants.
Otherwise, Bobby, want my BBA 9800 pro for $300? =)
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