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Baldrocker

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Lowest price so far???
« on: January 15, 2010, 08:15:18 PM »
  :bugeye: I've bougt two of these and for the life of me cannot see any difference to the $20 Aldi (Aus) ones
or indeed the more expensive other ebay ones, in fact I think I'll buy 2 more.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280428502231#ht_4498wt_940

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Offline tinkerer

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2010, 08:43:57 PM »
It ships from China. I wonder if customs will have a charge.
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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2010, 08:58:43 PM »
It ships from China. I wonder if customs will have a charge.

If its into Australia then no import duty applies. No GST either.

I might have to get a few of these. I paid more than that for a replacement head for a broken scale!
« Last Edit: January 15, 2010, 09:07:11 PM by tumutbound »

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2010, 01:26:59 PM »
Here in the states, Harbor Freight has had them for sale every couple of months at a little less than the cost plus shipping in that ad. Around $6.49 last time I remember. Since he is in China he might live around the corner from the factory and buying them at a good rate.

A member form China, on another forum who makes fancy light fixtures with Swarovski type crystals. Has Said the economic down turn has hit some of the industries and locations harder than others there. And they are trying to figure out ways to move the merchandise that is already made and in warehouses waiting to fill the orders before it all went.

Like when I was making and wholesaling Magic tricks, I told somebody I could sell 20 at a show and make a buck each, Or I could make .50¢ each and sell 60 or 70. Some times the numbers only work when the profit is slim! :thumbup:
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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2010, 04:09:11 PM »
Thanks BR - might 'ave to get a couple meself

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2010, 07:40:21 PM »
Make sure you get a lot of batteries with them. They seem to eat batteries like crazy.

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2010, 03:52:05 AM »
  :)I got a bulk lot of 50 batteries not long back. :)

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2010, 05:43:25 AM »
  :)I got a bulk lot of 50 batteries not long back. :)

Me too, less than $10 on eBay.  :)

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2010, 06:41:31 AM »
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:)I got a bulk lot of 50 batteries not long back
Ditto :D
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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2010, 05:14:42 AM »
AND now a couple more for my son in law.

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2010, 11:07:07 AM »
AND now a couple more for my son in law.

Hi Tel,
These are $3 AU plus $5.50 shipping to AU and other places. No box but that doesn't bother me.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280428502231&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_4503wt_939
Got some on the way.

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2010, 12:11:28 AM »
I bought some replacement heads for a caliper/scale and paid nearly as much as for a new caliper!
http://www.virtualvillage.com/large-screen-replacement-display-module-for-caliper-001481-068.html

Thanks for the link to the calipers, I've ordered a couple.
I'll try to modify one for the Y axis on my mill, at that price I can afford to fail.

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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2010, 05:05:02 AM »
I've ordered a couple as well, at this price it's hard to refuse.  :clap:
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Re: Lowest price so far???
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2010, 04:08:40 PM »
Make sure you get a lot of batteries with them. They seem to eat batteries like crazy.

Bernd

According to what I have found the short battery life is due to using alkaline batteries. Here is a discussion of alkaline vs. silver oxide. Silver oxide batteries are suspose to have a much longer life.

http://www.truetex.com/buttons.htm

I also found these S/O batteries on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/5pcs-SG13-SG-13-Silver-Oxide-Button-Coin-Battery-1-55V_W0QQitemZ390050982389QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad0d9a9f5

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