The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Jade_Inc. · Postby **Jade_Inc.** » April 5th, 2018, 9:41 am

Anyone shipped with bluesky within the last month and haven't received their package yet?

stev · Postby **stev** » April 5th, 2018, 10:03 am

Jade_Inc. wrote:Anyone shipped with bluesky within the last month and haven't received their package yet?

I think there is a problem with some of the planes...all skybox companies are having delays for some time now.

rondellakacrash · Postby **rondellakacrash** » April 5th, 2018, 10:05 am

stev wrote:
Jade_Inc. wrote:Anyone shipped with bluesky within the last month and haven't received their package yet?

I think there is a problem with some of the planes...all skybox companies are having delays for some time now.

It's because of forex. Or lack there off

car · Postby **car** » April 5th, 2018, 10:06 am

Jade_Inc. wrote:Anyone shipped with bluesky within the last month and haven't received their package yet?

I received an item on Monday.

Jade_Inc. · Postby **Jade_Inc.** » April 5th, 2018, 10:32 am

My item reached Miami since the 15th and they keep telling me the cargo isn't cleared as yet...

xtech · Postby **xtech** » April 5th, 2018, 10:42 am

Skybox is no longer useful to me for most items.

I just have the item shipped directly to me. I brought a turbo online and just had them send it to me via FedEx. $38USD for shipping.... $200TTD to clear it. Took 3 days to arrive.

Jade_Inc. · Postby **Jade_Inc.** » April 5th, 2018, 11:07 am

Wow
Won't that count as international shipping?

rondellakacrash · Postby **rondellakacrash** » April 11th, 2018, 9:14 pm

xtech wrote:Skybox is no longer useful to me for most items.

I just have the item shipped directly to me. I brought a turbo online and just had them send it to me via FedEx. $38USD for shipping.... $200TTD to clear it. Took 3 days to arrive.

Not all the time you can do that

teems1 · Postby **teems1** » June 13th, 2018, 9:49 am

Can anyone recommend a decent transport guy.

Will need to pick up some items (mostly furniture) from Laparkan Pt Lisas and want someone reliable to deliver to Chaguanas area.

SLVR1 · Postby **SLVR1** » June 14th, 2018, 5:46 am

rondellakacrash wrote:
xtech wrote:Skybox is no longer useful to me for most items.

I just have the item shipped directly to me. I brought a turbo online and just had them send it to me via FedEx. $38USD for shipping.... $200TTD to clear it. Took 3 days to arrive.
Not all the time you can do that

That sounds cheap though. I pay up to US$93.00 with FedEx to send docs. to and from the US.

Zim · Postby **Zim** » June 14th, 2018, 9:29 pm

very cheap! wow!
I pay almost $400 to clear a deck I paid <$40US for....

RedVEVO · Postby **RedVEVO** » June 14th, 2018, 10:03 pm

Jade_Inc. wrote:My item reached Miami since the 15th and they keep telling me the cargo isn't cleared as yet...

Which company ?

Jade_Inc. · Postby **Jade_Inc.** » June 15th, 2018, 7:25 pm

RedVEVO wrote:
Jade_Inc. wrote:My item reached Miami since the 15th and they keep telling me the cargo isn't cleared as yet...

Which company ?

Bluesky shipping... The cargo was seized cuz of some illegal stuff

goalpost · Postby **goalpost** » June 16th, 2018, 10:32 am

Jade_Inc. · Postby **Jade_Inc.** » June 16th, 2018, 8:50 pm

goalpost wrote:Lol

Not my stuff eh

dredman1 · Postby **dredman1** » June 21st, 2018, 2:38 pm

Supreme Court rules states can force online retailers to collect sales tax

http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/21/technol ... index.html

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can compel retailers to collect sales taxes even if they don't have a physical presence in the state.
The 5-4 decision overturns a 1992 Supreme Court precedent that effectively barred states from collecting such taxes, and could leave consumers paying more for online purchases as cash-strapped states tap a rich vein of new revenue.
In making their decision, justices ruled that South Dakota can collect sales taxes from online retailers like Wayfair, which was sued by the state. In doing so, the court reversed a 1992 ruling that allowed states to levy taxes only on those businesses with a brick-and-mortar location within the state. The court said that law effectively incentivized businesses to "avoid physical presence" in states and led to "a judicially created tax shelter." Ultimately, the justices deemed the current law outdated.
"The Internet's prevalence and power have changed the dynamics of the national economy," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion. "The expansion of e-commerce has also increased the revenue shortfall faced by States seeking to collect their sales and use taxes."
Sucharita Kodali, a retail analyst with Forrester, called the ruling "bad news" for thousands of major online retailers. "Now those companies have to assess taxes on customers or they get sued. For products like furniture, jewelry, electronics, people will likely start to shop local again," she said.
South Dakota's law applies only to those businesses with more than $100,000 in sales, or at least 200 transactions, in the state each year. Thirty-one states already levy online sales taxes of some sort. It remains unclear whether Thursday's ruling will prompt them to revise their laws, or encourage the remaining 19 states to impose taxes on retailers even smaller than those affected by South Dakota's law.
"I imagine most states will adjust their laws," Joseph Bishop-Henchman, executive VP at Tax Foundation, told CNNMoney. If states have a much lower sales threshold, or no threshold at all, "this ruling would not directly apply. It'd be a new case."
"I could see states trying it," he added, "but if I was their legislative counsel I would advise against it."
Thursday's ruling means you're probably going to pay more for that sofa from Wayfair or a rug from Overstock.
"If you are buying a lot of furniture that you are having delivered to your house from a pretty big seller, you are going to start paying taxes," said Stephanie Martz, senior VP and general counsel at the National Retail Federation.
That said, you probably won't pay more for the artisanal products offered by small retailers on Etsy or eBay. eBay, a home to thousands of small sellers, framed the ruling as "limited to large online retailers" in a statement to CNNMoney. It also says the ruling shows "small businesses are clearly viewed differently by the Court." Still, eBay called on Congress "to provide clear tax rules with a strong small business exemption."
Jonathan Johnson, an Overstock board member, echoed that call in a statement. "To lessen the potential impact of today's ruling on internet innovation," he said, "Congress can, and should, pass sound legislation allowing states to accomplish their aims while still permitting small internet business to thrive."
The justices disagreed on that point when they heard the case in April, and again in their ruling. In his majority opinion, Justice Kennedy said it was "inconsistent" for the Supreme Court to ask Congress to "address a false constitutional premise of this Court's own creation."
In a separate statement, Wayfair said it welcomed the "additional clarity" from the Supreme Court decision, while reiterating its support for "a legislative solution that would establish a level playing field for brick-and-mortar and online retailers."
Related: Supreme Court debates whether to allow states to tax all online sales
Shares of Amazon (AMZN), Overstock (OSTBP), Wayfair (W), Etsy (ETSY) and eBay (EBAY) fell in trading immediately after the ruling.

cryotec · Postby **cryotec** » June 21st, 2018, 2:40 pm

i dont think this will affect the skybox who have a deal with retailers to remove the tax when shipping it to the skybox address

stev · Postby **stev** » August 20th, 2018, 10:54 pm

so is it just me or shipments slowed to a craw?

IBC and Tropical taking at least 5 days longer to receive packages...?

*KRONIK* · Postby ***KRONIK*** » August 21st, 2018, 6:19 am

stev wrote:so is it just me or shipments slowed to a craw?

IBC and Tropical taking at least 5 days longer to receive packages...?

Yup

Pkgs taking super long

I havent used WS in a while tho

rspann · Postby **rspann** » August 21st, 2018, 5:30 pm

I had that same problem three times this month. I just feel they sending it ocean and charging for air. Four delay notices on one shipment? Nah!

Chimera · Postby **Chimera** » August 21st, 2018, 11:12 pm

No issues with ezone or websource

dexx · Postby **dexx** » August 27th, 2018, 10:51 pm

Brought in a phone this wkend by websource and get jammed for $1456 to clear.. Sick bastards I tell you.

wagonrunner · Postby **wagonrunner** » August 27th, 2018, 11:06 pm

dexx wrote:Brought in a phone this wkend by websource and get jammed for $1456 to clear.. Sick bastards I tell you.

what was the breakdown?
shipping, customs, vat, etc?

dexx · Postby **dexx** » August 27th, 2018, 11:12 pm

wagonrunner wrote:
dexx wrote:Brought in a phone this wkend by websource and get jammed for $1456 to clear.. Sick bastards I tell you.

what was the breakdown?
shipping, customs, vat, etc?

The freight was about $65...the rest was for this greedy duty government

gastly369 · Postby **gastly369** » August 27th, 2018, 11:14 pm

dexx wrote:
wagonrunner wrote:
dexx wrote:Brought in a phone this wkend by websource and get jammed for $1456 to clear.. Sick bastards I tell you.

what was the breakdown?
shipping, customs, vat, etc?
The freight was about $65...the rest was for this greedy duty government

If u think gov getting that eh

Anyways..

dexx · Postby **dexx** » August 27th, 2018, 11:17 pm

gastly369 wrote:
dexx wrote:
wagonrunner wrote:
dexx wrote:Brought in a phone this wkend by websource and get jammed for $1456 to clear.. Sick bastards I tell you.

what was the breakdown?
shipping, customs, vat, etc?
The freight was about $65...the rest was for this greedy duty government
If u think gov getting that eh

Anyways..

Lol... Good point, guess I will never know.. Websource tell me all they get is the freight.. That's it

Postby **pete** » August 28th, 2018, 3:36 am

What was the price of the phone?

gastly369 · Postby **gastly369** » August 28th, 2018, 6:58 am

Bring in ah item and had to order a second but first item was shipped already...got both one was $176tt and other was $310tt....is have no flecking standard for them...I'll pm u dex and will see

adnj · Postby **adnj** » August 28th, 2018, 9:29 am

Duty is at the dicretion of the officer that inspects it. I've seen machetes classified as knives, prescription eyeglasses classified as sunglasses and pc sound cards classified as audio.

eurotuner · Postby **eurotuner** » September 11th, 2018, 1:14 am

I eh going through this whole thread, what's the cheapest and best service at this present time? I'm using websource and I'm looking for options, bringing in something 18 lbs so websource is probably gonna wanna charge me a million dollars.