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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Flackster pointed out this to us on the 'Downunder' group. Probably the reason why there are only 4 regular Aussie OFC members - nobody can afford 'em.
Cheap Balladeer on Aussie eBay.
The guy's dreamin'. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Well, it cost about $350 in 1974 when he bought it...
Adjusted for 35 years of inflation... That's about right. :p |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | In US dollars, how much does it typically cost to get a guitar shipped from the states to you? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | It varies, but I think $500 is not out of the question. AJ will know for sure, as he has done this a number of times. |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Which you would consider doing when the AU$1.00 = US$0.96 but now it is US$0.64 :( |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | :( :mad: :( :mad: :( |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Originally posted by TAFKAR:
:( :mad: :( :mad: :( +1 |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I bought both of mine on US eBay. Cost about 500 to ship them over, can't remember exactly. I bought them in '05 when $1AUD was about $0.75USD.
Still cheaper than buying a US Ovation here... if you can find one. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Anybody want to bet he doesn't get any bids? |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Just leading up to getting my 07 Collectors (thanks again Muzz) I was looking seriously at it. In November I received the following:
Hi Chris,
USPS Express to Australia is $109. Hope that works for you.
Thanks, Charlie
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Location: Melbourne Australia | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Anybody want to bet he doesn't get any bids? Like the Fender Strat on sale on ebay oz twice last year for $599,999 :) |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by flackster:
Hi Chris,
USPS Express to Australia is $109. Hope that works for you.
Thanks, Charlie Flackster, he either didn't know what he was talking about, he was bluffing, or he knew a 'flexible' post office employee.
An Ovation box exceeds USPS maximum dimensions (to Australia) - unless Australia Post has since relaxed its absurd limitations. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | And USPS parcels often don't arrive :mad: |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Richard, check your 'ning' messages. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Well, Maton makes an excellent guitar at a good price. If I lived down under I would have a slew of them.
I know someone who goes to Oz every year....maybe something could be arranged regarding bringing an Ovation with them. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Well, Maton makes an excellent guitar at a good price. If I lived down under I would have a slew of them. Have you ever played one?
I hate 'em. They sound really 'thin'. They have no bottom end. I've only ever heard/played 2 that I'd consider owning. I can't believe how many Aussies rave about them. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Yeah, we used to have a small boutique shop here that sold them. That's how I found out about them. This shop sold Taylors, Breedlove, Bourgeois, a few others and....Matons. I really liked them, having never heard of them before.
(plus Tommy Emanuel plays them)
Then again, I don't really care for Martins, so it must just be an ear thing. Enjoy summer. |
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| Originally posted by muzza:
Flackster pointed out this to us on the 'Downunder' group. Probably the reason why there are only 4 regular Aussie OFC members - nobody can afford 'em.
Cheap Balladeer on Aussie eBay.
The guy's dreamin'. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | "The guy's dreamin'"
And then some!! :rolleyes:
AJ |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
Well, Maton makes an excellent guitar at a good price. If I lived down under I would have a slew of them. Have you ever played one?
I hate 'em. They sound really 'thin'. They have no bottom end. I've only ever heard/played 2 that I'd consider owning. I can't believe how many Aussies rave about them.
AJ |
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Location: Michigan | if I were you guys over there i would be looking out for this instead of expensive O's :eek: GWB
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090204/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_flo... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Concidering UPS, Fed-Ex, DHL, and all the other carriers in business, $500 is outrageous. |
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Location: NJ | brad did you ever try to ship a guitar to australia?
it is not cheap nor easy |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by alpep:
did you ever try to ship a guitar to australia? Al,
Did you ever get that Aussie 'package' shipping deal worked out? |
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Location: big island | btw, DHL went out of business in the US a few months ago. |
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This is what us Aussies are up against.
