The Imaging Source sent me a pro forma invoice with their bank/account details and shipping costs. The shipping costs are listed as US $56.00. Also, the fee charged by my bank for each international money transfer is AU $22. So, the camera is going to cost US $390 + US $56 + AU $22 and then there is this clause too……
"In addition to any fees and charges imposed by the Bank, the processing of this payment to the beneficiary will be the subject of fees and charges imposed by overseas banks involved in the transaction."
This confirms that the
Telescopes & Astronomy’s prices are quite keen.
Telescopes & Astronomy’s website = AU $695.00 + AU $12.00 postage = AU $707
Overseas = AU $527 + AU $76.00 postage + AU $22.00 bank charge = AU $625 (at currency rate = 0.74) and hope that there are no other bank fees, duty, customs, clearing charges, GST charges etc……
Hmm, food for thought eh.
Dennis
PS – The financial details posted here are publicly available on the respective websites, so I trust that I am not disclosing any information meant for my eyes only. Also, the data is correct at the date and time of this e-mail and may change with time.