Jan Egil Sj?stad

Hi all,
My wife and I will stay in Sydney for a few days in december.
While there we are planning to buy a video camera. Any ideas
where we can get a good deal, and if it's possible to buy
it tax free?

Thanks
JES

Alan

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:47:09 +0100, Jan Egil Sjåstad
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >Hi all,
    >My wife and I will stay in Sydney for a few days in december.
    >While there we are planning to buy a video camera. Any ideas
    >where we can get a good deal, and if it's possible to buy
    >it tax free?
    >Thanks
    >JES

If you are coming via Singapore or another Asian stopover, you will
probably find them cheaper (and tax-free) there.


Cheers, Alan
--

Les Chandra

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

    > On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 20:47:09 +0100, Jan Egil SjÃ¥stad
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>Hi all,
    >>My wife and I will stay in Sydney for a few days in december.
    >>While there we are planning to buy a video camera. Any ideas
    >>where we can get a good deal, and if it's possible to buy
    >>it tax free?
    >>Thanks
    >>JES
    >
    > If you are coming via Singapore or another Asian stopover, you will
    > probably find them cheaper (and tax-free) there.
    >
    >
    > Cheers, Alan

This is the accepted wisdom, but more and more people I am hearing from
say this is no longer the case!

My suggestion is try J.B. Hi Fi - they usually do good prices on all
sorts of things electronic. They like it if you bargain a bit and will
usually drop prices quite a lot. (At least they do in other states, I
haven't visited their Sydney stores). According to their website
(www.jbhifi.com.au) their most central store is in Bondi Junction, though
they are in some other suburbs.

L.

Big Jim

Hello Jan

A video camera sold in Australia will almost certainly operate using the PAL
system. Is that the TV system where you come from?


Regards: Jim Sibbick



"Jan Egil SjÃ¥stad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi all,
    > My wife and I will stay in Sydney for a few days in december.
    > While there we are planning to buy a video camera. Any ideas
    > where we can get a good deal, and if it's possible to buy
    > it tax free?
    > Thanks
    > JES

Jan Egil Sj?stad

Big Jim wrote:

    > Hello Jan
    >
    > A video camera sold in Australia will almost certainly operate using the
    > PAL system. Is that the TV system where you come from?
    >
    >
    > Regards: Jim Sibbick
    >

Yes, we live in Norway and we use PAL here. We will have short
stops in London and Bangkok airports, but my experience is
that airports is not the cheapest places to by electronics...
Judging from a couple of Australian web shops the prices are
a bit better down there than here in Norway.

JES

Peter Webb

The only tax on electronics is the GST (sales tax); its only 10%. Keep your
receipt, and for any goods you buy in a single transaction worth more than
$300 you can claim the GST back when you leave Australia (taking the goods
with you) as long as they were purchased in the preceeding 3 months. So
there is no advantage in buying from a "duty free" shop, and indeed they are
expensive for electronics.

You should be able to buy it on special (and some store is always having a
special on this type of gear) as cheaply as you can in Asia.


"Jan Egil SjÃ¥stad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi all,
    > My wife and I will stay in Sydney for a few days in december.
    > While there we are planning to buy a video camera. Any ideas
    > where we can get a good deal, and if it's possible to buy
    > it tax free?
    > Thanks
    > JES

Alan

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 23:01:34 +1100, "Peter Webb"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >The only tax on electronics is the GST (sales tax); its only 10%. Keep your
    >receipt, and for any goods you buy in a single transaction worth more than
    >$300 you can claim the GST back when you leave Australia (taking the goods
    >with you) as long as they were purchased in the preceeding 3 months. So
    >there is no advantage in buying from a "duty free" shop, and indeed they are
    >expensive for electronics.
    >You should be able to buy it on special (and some store is always having a
    >special on this type of gear) as cheaply as you can in Asia.

For the OP. On specials, you mentioned you were going to be here in
December. The big sales start after Christmas, if you can delay that
long.

Cheers, Alan
--

Dom

"Peter Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected] u>...
    > The only tax on electronics is the GST (sales tax); its only 10%. Keep your
    > receipt, and for any goods you buy in a single transaction worth more than
    > $300 you can claim the GST back when you leave Australia (taking the goods
    > with you) as long as they were purchased in the preceeding 3 months. So
    > there is no advantage in buying from a "duty free" shop, and indeed they are
    > expensive for electronics.
    >
    > You should be able to buy it on special (and some store is always having a
    > special on this type of gear) as cheaply as you can in Asia.
    >
    >
    > "Jan Egil SjÃ¥stad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Hi all,
    > > My wife and I will stay in Sydney for a few days in december.
    > > While there we are planning to buy a video camera. Any ideas
    > > where we can get a good deal, and if it's possible to buy
    > > it tax free?

Are you sure these things can be bought as cheaply in Australia as in
Asia? On a recent trip to the States we bought a Canon camcorder and
also a portable DVD player - in both cases for a little more than half
the price for the equivalent product in Australia, once currency, taxes
etc were taken into account. Then again, if Jan is only visiting airports
in Asia the question is probably academic.

Dom
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > > JES

Thegoons

If you make a single purchase of goods (except alcohol) over $AUD300 in one
transaction at the same shop on the same date, you are entitled to claim the
tax (Goods and Services Tax, known as GST = 10%) back after you pass through
departure immigration. This is called the "Tourist Refund Scheme" (TRS).

For further information, refer to:
http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4366

Alternatively, you may shop at a duty free shop, such as Downtown Duty Free
http://www.dutyfree.com.au, where you will not pay tax.

As for Video Cameras, take a look at this link:
http://www.citysoftware.com.au/produ...CA5300000001WB







"Jan Egil SjÃ¥stad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi all,
    > My wife and I will stay in Sydney for a few days in december.
    > While there we are planning to buy a video camera. Any ideas
    > where we can get a good deal, and if it's possible to buy
    > it tax free?
    > Thanks
    > JES

Jan

thegoons wrote:
    > If you make a single purchase of goods (except alcohol) over $AUD300 in one
    > transaction at the same shop on the same date, you are entitled to claim the
    > tax (Goods and Services Tax, known as GST = 10%) back after you pass through
    > departure immigration. This is called the "Tourist Refund Scheme" (TRS).
    >
    > For further information, refer to:
    > http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=4366
    >
    > Alternatively, you may shop at a duty free shop, such as Downtown Duty Free
    > http://www.dutyfree.com.au, where you will not pay tax.
    >
    > As for Video Cameras, take a look at this link:
    > http://www.citysoftware.com.au/produ...CA5300000001WB
    >
    >


Thanks for the info guys :-)
(All of you)


JES