domestic vs. import

[NORMA-MAN]

I am more than happy to pay the extra money and buy domestic.I think overseas is way too risky.I have been taking president Bush's advice "BUY AMERICAN".

Didn't President Bush tell you that most of the domestic sources buy their shit from foreign sources anyway?

 

[FtLauderdale]

I'm too chicken to fool with imports. Here's a (only slightly paranoid) scenario for you--customs contacts the local PD via the address on your foreign package they intercepted & opened. Its within the realm of the possible that local PD after being tipped by customs COULD get a warrant if they so desired to search your house & find those other goodies you already have at home.

Also, by the time you figure that a much higher percentage of the foreign packages get intercepted, I'm not sure that you'd be saving much (if any) by trying to order overseas. I'd rather pay a little more up front & breath easier.

 

[Daeo]

I'm too chicken to fool with imports. Here's a (only slightly paranoid) scenario for you--customs contacts the local PD via the address on your foreign package they intercepted & opened. Its within the realm of the possible that local PD after being tipped by customs COULD get a warrant if they so desired to search your house & find those other goodies you already have at home.

Also, by the time you figure that a much higher percentage of the foreign packages get intercepted, I'm not sure that you'd be saving much (if any) by trying to order overseas. I'd rather pay a little more up front & breath easier.

That scenario is very unlikely. You'd have a better chance of getting hit by lightning...

 

[shread]

That scenario is very unlikely. You'd have a better chance of getting hit by lightning...

Hey my brother, you'd better reassess the odds. To ease MY paranoia, I'd like to ask what knowledge you base those high odds on.

 

[shread]

Huummmmmmmmmmmmm. Let's See. Customs, Maybe?

Sorry bud, guess I don't understand your response to my question.Could you be a little more clear on what you're trying to say.

 

[mlomker]

Hey my brother, you'd better reassess the odds. To ease MY paranoia, I'd like to ask what knowledge you base those high odds on.

Most of the foreign sources that I've talked to have about a 3% seizure rate. That's much higher than being struck by lightning but quite reasonable.

I've ordered from the UK and other US-friendly countries in the past. The odds of seizure are slim but the prices are as high as domestic. The advantage is that gear is legal in many European countries (to one degree or another) so their selection is WAY better than domestic. They also tend to actually stock the product....most of my foreign deliveries have been quicker than domestic.

 

[Daeo]

Foreign/customs letter. Domestic/hmmm...

Seizures are one thing. But search warrants are another. The odds that you'll be the only one who doesn't get a customs letter, but a DEA agent at your door instead is very high. Customs already has a high workload and it's much easier for them to send out a letter than to take legal action against you. And AS aren't that high of a priority. But to play the devils advocate I'll ask this question. If your domestic source goes down would you be scared? You better hope your source has some good encryption. More important you'd better hope that the authorities are satisfied with their catch and don't go out looking for more.