[Icom] RE: expensive radios

[Chris BONDE]

Thhis part I would like to investigate a bit further.

In Canada, if you buy in another province you do not pay ypur own provinces 
sales tax, unless the outlet you purchased from has an outlet in your 
province.  But, you are suppose to send in the tax to your provincial tax 
collector.  (That is why they formed Canada Custom and Revenue Agency,  in 
the future CCRA is gonna collect everything.)  Now if you are travelling to 
another province and pay their tax on some item and leave it.  Your are 
entilled to a refund.  Many airports have the info (at least it was that 
way awhile ago.)  This works well for USA citizens visiting Canada.  (Make 
sure you keep the sales slipes and obtain the info to apply for your refund 
of taxes.

All that leads up to the question, is something similar availabe in the 
USA?  If I buy and leave the State and the USA can I obtain a refund of the 
taxes?  (This was available in many of the European countries,  buy, have 
them ship it home for less than what it cost there.)

Chris opr VE7HCB
At 05:24 PM 2003-05-08 -0400, you wrote:
>On Monday 12 May 2003 08:08 am, Hart Engel wrote:
>Next, the price of ham gear *is* cheaper south of the border and cheaper 
>still
>at any major American Hamfest, such as Dayton. If you resign yourself to
>buying new, then GST/PST "has" to be paid in any event, so that becomes a
>wash. For example, an IC706 sells in America for $740 US, or about $1040 CDN.
>Our local dealer wants $1350. That  is a difference of almost $400 including
>GST/PST. I say "almost" because supposedly this is his pre Dayton 'big' sale
>price. An IC910 works out to a price difference of $660. Apply the same math
>to a 756 PRO II and you will be amazed, and GigaParts will throw in a PS125.
>Regarding the 706, that $400 difference will buy a LOT of repair, and its
>unlikely your new radio will ever need it.