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TAILPIECE

PURCHASE FROM HOBBY KING (HK WAREHOUSE)

Item                                                     Website        % of cost
                                                            cost £

Two 3S 2200 mAh LiPoly                   15.26

Two 9 Ch Orange RX                         24.60

Total purchase                                     39.86

P & P with UPS                                  10.72             27%

Import duty                                         11.11             28%

Brokerage surcharge                           11.00             28%

Total additional charges                       32.83             83%

PURCHASE FROM COMPONENT SHOP.CO.UK

TX 8 cell NiMH battery pack             11.75

P&P                                                    2.46  26%

Total additional charges                       2.46  as above

I know the items are not comparable, but it does illustrate the additional charges over the website price that we have to pay for items from Hobby King! (I had to shop at the HW warehouse because items were not in stock at the UK or European ones)

Ed

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