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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby widdyphuck » November 12th, 2021, 3:40 pm

Was gonna buy a DJI Phantom 3 but that is 8.6 pounds which is 3900 grams.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Arcmanov » November 12th, 2021, 3:45 pm

Ah boy, well at 530 grams you have nothing to worry about.
Customs might even classify it as a toy.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby gastly369 » November 12th, 2021, 3:51 pm

wtf wrote:Was gonna buy a DJI Phantom 3 but that is 8.6 pounds which is 3900 grams.
Idk but I had bad luck with dji drones idk why... Lol

Had phantom 3 and mini both got gimbal issues

I'm interested in the c fly faith 2 pro 35min flight time and video quality / cost with reviews seems good for 300usd





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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby widdyphuck » November 12th, 2021, 4:08 pm

gastly369 wrote:
wtf wrote:Was gonna buy a DJI Phantom 3 but that is 8.6 pounds which is 3900 grams.
Idk but I had bad luck with dji drones idk why... Lol

Had phantom 3 and mini both got gimbal issues

I'm interested in the c fly faith 2 pro 35min flight time and video quality / cost with reviews seems good for 300usd




Looks great.
I might purchase it instead.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby christopherwilliams2 » November 12th, 2021, 7:15 pm

S_2NR wrote:I could never understand how men having probs with aero. Now my packages literally clearing 2-4 days after arriving in trinidad. Never had a package sit in Miami more than 24 hrs.

*knock on wood*


This has only just started to happen...it's been poor the last few months.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby tropi_flakes » November 13th, 2021, 6:29 pm

Customs ever put their own value on your items. I submit an invoice showing I got it for $80 yet still they put the actual retail price and charge me taxes on it so it ended up to around $300 and something more...
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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby A172 » November 14th, 2021, 1:20 am

val could put whatever value they want

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Stoick » November 14th, 2021, 10:44 am

christopherwilliams2 wrote:
S_2NR wrote:I could never understand how men having probs with aero. Now my packages literally clearing 2-4 days after arriving in trinidad. Never had a package sit in Miami more than 24 hrs.

*knock on wood*


This has only just started to happen...it's been poor the last few months.



Not too sure about this. I had a package delivered to Aeropost since November 8th. Its still preparing for shipment.
...Still has to reach Trinidad and get through Customs.
Oh well...

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Stoick » November 14th, 2021, 10:45 am

I guess some people are lucky. Some not. :(

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby bluefete » November 14th, 2021, 12:26 pm

Aeropost

Weight of item - 0.98lbs

Cost of item - USD$14.99 x7 = TTD$105.00

Customs Value - USD$17.14 x7 = TTD$120.00

Arrived in Trinidad:

Government Charges:

Customs Duties - TTD$23.46

Customs VAT - TTD$18.60

Online Purchase Tax 7% - TTD$8.21

VAT on Local Handling (WTH is This?) - TTD$2.14

Total Government Charges - TTD$52.41

Aeropost Charges:

Freight - TTD$42.41
Warranty / Returns - TTD$10.26
Service Charge - TTD$17.10

Total Aeropost Charges - TTD$69.77


Total Local Charges to clear an item that cost TTD$120.00 was TTD$122.18

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby christopherwilliams2 » November 14th, 2021, 2:23 pm

sounds about right. You know the gov't would prefer you spend your money in TT right? don't see em making it easy for importers.

bluefete wrote:Aeropost

Weight of item - 0.98lbs

Cost of item - USD$14.99 x7 = TTD$105.00

Customs Value - USD$17.14 x7 = TTD$120.00

Arrived in Trinidad:

Government Charges:

Customs Duties - TTD$23.46

Customs VAT - TTD$18.60

Online Purchase Tax 7% - TTD$8.21

VAT on Local Handling (WTH is This?) - TTD$2.14

Total Government Charges - TTD$52.41

Aeropost Charges:

Freight - TTD$42.41
Warranty / Returns - TTD$10.26
Service Charge - TTD$17.10

Total Aeropost Charges - TTD$69.77


Total Local Charges to clear an item that cost TTD$120.00 was TTD$122.18

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Stoick » November 14th, 2021, 2:24 pm

Typically the only value I see in Aeropost is the 0% tax you pay to ship to their Miami address, and free returns.
So I only use them for expensive items where the tax is significant, and where i definitely want the free return option (laptop, cellphone etc.... ).

Its just that I find their service is equivalent to snail-mail. I have rebranded them Escargot-Post.

Otherwise, I go with RPM and JSL for the less expensive stuff.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby christopherwilliams2 » November 15th, 2021, 9:08 am

Exactly the same way I operate...
had it not been for free returns....

Stoick wrote:Typically the only value I see in Aeropost is the 0% tax you pay to ship to their Miami address, and free returns.
So I only use them for expensive items where the tax is significant, and where i definitely want the free return option (laptop, cellphone etc.... ).

Its just that I find their service is equivalent to snail-mail. I have rebranded them Escargot-Post.

Otherwise, I go with RPM and JSL for the less expensive stuff.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby st7 » November 15th, 2021, 10:32 am

websource website get a total makeover dred... use the app interface for it now

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby wagonrunner » November 15th, 2021, 12:42 pm

The freight forwarder (Aeropost) needs 2 weeks to forward freight. And then I still get to play the waiting game at Swissport (Customs)
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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Kenjo » November 15th, 2021, 1:19 pm

wagonrunner wrote:The freight forwarder (Aeropost) needs 2 weeks to forward freight. And then I still get to play the waiting game at Swissport (Customs)

Lol I have that similar pic from them for a MacBook Pro battery I ordered and had to wait extra for it to ship on their ‘ special flight ‘

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby wagonrunner » November 15th, 2021, 2:26 pm

Kenjo wrote:Lol I have that similar pic from them for a MacBook Pro battery I ordered and had to wait extra for it to ship on their ‘ special flight ‘

how long was your extra wait?
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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Kenjo » November 15th, 2021, 4:15 pm

wagonrunner wrote:
Kenjo wrote:Lol I have that similar pic from them for a MacBook Pro battery I ordered and had to wait extra for it to ship on their ‘ special flight ‘

how long was your extra wait?

I think I waited about a 5 days extra . But it wasn’t as bad as how the email they send seems so ominous

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby wagonrunner » November 15th, 2021, 5:55 pm

I ddint even get an email.
just saw the contact a CSR with any enquiries, which is what i did via whatsapp

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby agent007 » November 15th, 2021, 7:08 pm

How are your Aeropost waiting times like now guys? I'm down to 8 - 11 days now.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Strugglerzinc » November 15th, 2021, 8:58 pm

agent007 wrote:How are your Aeropost waiting times like now guys? I'm down to 8 - 11 days now.


Make of it what you will.

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The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby S_2NR » November 15th, 2021, 9:05 pm

agent007 wrote:How are your Aeropost waiting times like now guys? I'm down to 8 - 11 days now.

2-3 days to clear customs after being received in trini.
With prime, 5-7 days from placing order to delivery.

One or two "delayed flight" here and there which taking longer.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Kenjo » November 15th, 2021, 9:57 pm

S_2NR wrote:
agent007 wrote:How are your Aeropost waiting times like now guys? I'm down to 8 - 11 days now.

2-3 days to clear customs after being received in trini.
With prime, 5-7 days from placing order to delivery.

One or two "delayed flight" here and there which taking longer.

Yes last week Friday I got a delayed flight notification for an item

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby sickbad » November 16th, 2021, 5:19 am

takes longer for Trini freight forwarders to update their system that a package arrived than the amount of time it takes to ship an item coast to coast US, why even use prime if it is going to bottleneck in a warehouse. let me guess, they don't work on saturdays and someone came down with the CV. Heard this many times -trust

Its a funny kind of special when seabox cargo arrives before some air freight forwarders.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby S_2NR » November 16th, 2021, 6:55 am

Agreed. I don't only use prime for shipping.
Prime is also prime video, amazon music. Two day shipping is just a perk.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Zalos » November 16th, 2021, 12:19 pm

Strugglerzinc wrote:
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I have this same exact timing on an order

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby agent007 » November 17th, 2021, 7:19 am

Probably there was really an exodus of clients from Aeropost cause I find these days the collection crowds not like what they used to be. Maybe that explains why my delivery times got cut down generally by a week.

Question is who did these people flock to and how did that impact delivery times with that/those skybox companies?

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby *KRONIK* » November 17th, 2021, 7:24 am

RPM most likely

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby Arcmanov » November 17th, 2021, 7:31 am

Yep. RPM.

As the 'new kid' on the block, their service has been really impressive despite all the current challenges with the delivery industry. Turnaround time from Miami to in-hand on average is about 7 days.

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Re: The Official Skybox Thread: Take 2

Postby trinibajan34 » November 17th, 2021, 12:59 pm

Anyone having issues after ordering items on Amazon and it taking long to reach its destination. I ordered an item and it took way longer to reach my sister in the states , they estimated time as 2 days , 2 days turned into 5 after the 5th day I cancelled the order.

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