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Old 03-19-2008, 10:02 AM
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Dunno... fwiw the only reason I started making boards was because I thought boards were way over priced... I wanted to get them going out at $199 but that was just too hard... $300 is about the minimum for my manual setup.

With a good machine and laminating setup (and cheap china labor) no reason a GOOD board couldn't be sold for $199.

The day of expensive glossy "custom" boards is coming... thats the only way to justify the high price tag imo.
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Old 03-19-2008, 10:41 AM
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I would be curious to know shipping cost to US from Taiwan or wherever and the time delay.

usually two months, 30+ days shipping to Cali, 15 days rail and another week or two customs

or they can go thru panama, of course thats big bucks tho'

and also, those container ships are throttling back on the engines now to save fuel so they no longer cruise at 20 kts
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Old 03-19-2008, 12:12 PM
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Really? I order R/C stuff from China all the time. Takes anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. Have a bag of stuff right here I just received.
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Old 03-19-2008, 12:20 PM
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Do you order via shipping on a container ship or via air freight?
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Tom,

How is the run of "Tom Stock Pro Models" coming??

Any updates?

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Old 03-19-2008, 01:03 PM
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http://www.fksa.org/showthread.php?p=30739#post30739

Hank,

Please don't spam numerous forums on this site with commercial ads. This hasn't been a problem here and for that reason people have been free to post ads with restraint in appropriate forums on the site. You posted in about ten forums on this site? Not good, resulting in a number being deleted. Originally commercial posts were only allowed in just two specific forums. It would be a shame to go back to that.

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Old 03-19-2008, 01:35 PM
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Tom,

How is the run of "Tom Stock Pro Models" coming??

Any updates?

Danny
Yeah I've been forced to get back to work on them... I should have some in a week or so...
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Old 03-20-2008, 06:09 PM
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The $90.00 board from China might be a little heavy if it contains lead?
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