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"manatbandq@hotmail.com" <manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Jane Sullivan wrote:
>> Lambing Flat <bullack@cia.com.au> writes 
>> >G'day all :-)
>> >
>> >Ron received the first test shots of the 620/720 class 2 car
>> >diesel body recently and after hurriedly assembling some of the
>> >parts a couple of shots have been posted on the web site.
>> >
>> >More to come when they are fully assembled and painted.
>>
>> Is there any reason why Eureka models will not appoint a UK agent?
>> I'm certainly interested in the Beyer-Garratt model (with DCC and
>> sound) but I don't really want to go through all the hassle of
>> paying import duty to the Post Office before they'll deliver a
>> package from Australia. It's much easier for us in the UK to buy
>> overseas models from a UK supplier. 
> 
> But it's hardly a great hassle, is it? The PO send a card saying
> they have a parcel with duty owing. You ring the number and pay the
> duty by credit card, or send them a cheque. They deliver the parcel.
> You can even request delivery to your local PO to guarantee you do
> not miss the delivery, for the princely sum of 50pence!
> 
> I admit it's slightly more hassle than the old system where they
> would actually deliver the parcel and you payed the duty to the
> postman, on delivery.

One of the few things our postie (in Canada) actually delivers to the 
front door is COD items. She carries an electronic gizmo, which reads 
your credit card, and you sign with a stylus on a small touchscreen. If 
you're not home, she leaves a card to pick it up from the Post Office.

-- 
Martin S.