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| arklan Newbie  Joined: 18/08/2010 Location: AustraliaPosts: 29 |
"link" im gonna be getting some 2x1x1/2 N50 neo mags from that company i mentioned before that wanted 200 bucks to send 25 of them to perth at 6.20 AUD each. however, the more i buy the cheaper it becomes, if i get 100 of them it comes down to 5.56 AUD each. the postage is also more cost effect at $418 AUD. iv asked at the post office and to send a 5kg package from perth to queensland would 19 bucks so i imagine it would be cheaper if your in adelaide or something like that. to get 25 sent to queensland would work out to cost 262.50 total and 10.50$ per magnet. the reason i say 25 instead of 24 is to allow a spare incase one gets broken in transit or you break one in your build. any takers? edit: worked out that to get just 25 would cost 365 AUD total at 14.6 each. |
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Downwind Guru  Joined: 09/09/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2333 |
Have you contacted Trev as i think he sells the magnets from QLD. Pete. Sometimes it just works |
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| arklan Newbie Joined: 18/08/2010 Location: AustraliaPosts: 29 |
its cheaper than trev (sorry trev, dont kill me :( ) edit: im pretty sure i seen somewhere he sells them for 15 bucks each whic is pretty good, but theyr for the round ones. |
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joyt12k Regular Member  Joined: 12/05/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 49 |
I have just bought 60 N42's 25X10X3 for my F&P from a British company called Guy's Magnets for $54.00 including postage for the lot, he had various sizes, took 1 week to arrive, try him on ebay/UK. jasmine |
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| arklan Newbie Joined: 18/08/2010 Location: AustraliaPosts: 29 |
went there straight away that i saw your post, it will cost about 305 AUD for the magnets from him including postage hes the cheapest so far for the quantity i want :D edit: they r N38s |
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| Downwind Guru Joined: 09/09/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2333 |
It would be nice to know what the actual postage cost is from the States for 25 magnets as most of these suppliers charge 3-4 times the actual cost to post international. If not in a hurry it could be worth looking at having the magnets sent to one of the boy on the forum in the States and have them repost the magnets at a realistic price. Just a thought. Pete. Sometimes it just works |
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| arklan Newbie Joined: 18/08/2010 Location: AustraliaPosts: 29 |
its 210 postage for 25 was looking at the price for round ones and its twice as much   |
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| Downwind Guru Joined: 09/09/2009 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2333 |
No thats the price he is charging you, not the actual cost of the postage.
To be honest with you the round ones off Trev would be a bargain compared to the ones you are looking at. It would seem $ spent in magnets = watts output and the rounds do put out very nicely. I am told they also make for a quiter mill. Its all a matter of preference. Pete. Sometimes it just works |
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| daveames Newbie Joined: 19/09/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 30 |
hey gang, lost track of what items we were talking about? here are some screen shots of costs for an example. 
i would be happy to help with the occasional (not for profit) order in any way i can here in the states. cheers, dave |
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MacGyver Guru Joined: 12/05/2009 Location: United StatesPosts: 1329 |
Crew I was going to send a "CARE" package (magnets) to someone in Australia, but my (US) post office said if it were magnetic in any detectable way, it wouldn't fly (or swim) -- they refused to ship it! Does anyone know if shipping out of Hawaii is any cheaper than from the contiguous 48 states? . . . . . Mac Nothing difficult is ever easy! Perhaps better stated in the words of Morgan Freeman, "Where there is no struggle, there is no progress!" Copeville, Texas |
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