smidey Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Private buyers can not onsell fish foods legally in NZ. You can only import for your own fish use and can not onsell surplus food in either full containers or broken down packs. you can import a 2.27kg bucket from the US for $130NZD delivered to your door, why would they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thats a good price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 two buckets for $220NZD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 thats even better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 yeah. the crappy thing about it is the buckets of food themselves are only $60NZD each, the rest is freight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 it does have to come along way. how many buckets can you get in before having to worry about the tax limit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 i think it's $400 but not sure. I know it's that for car parts so figure it'll be the same. No problem with the freight charge, the retail price is $50USD there. Here almost $160. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 so a decent amount of buckets in one go then, not that i can see any point in getting more then what you actualy need however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 yeah just depends on how much coin you want to shell out. $110 buckets are a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thats a good price I did not write that! Please can you edit your post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 sure, how do i do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 just click on your edit on that particular post and remove that bit. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Thats a good price yeah makes it worthwhile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Im pretty new to this whole qouteing thing add that to me being a computer muppet and its probabley what happened. I will try sort it out now. sorry about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 you can import a 2.27kg bucket from the US for $130NZD delivered to your door, why would they? Thats a good price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 is that better? I still cant work out how to do it. sorry if i am offending you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 buying from HFF is only just over 1c/g more than importing it from the US without the risks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 buying from HFF is only just over 1c/g more than importing it from the US without the risks :rotf: what a way to try to make it sound the same price 1c/g x 2270=....... i would happily buy it from HFF again ( i bought a lot through them before) if the prices were similar but they really aren't. their dramatic increases forced me to seek alternative sources and that turned out great. I don't think it's HFF's fault, i think they are getting high wholesale prices and they do need to make a profit but i can't justify spending an extra $35 to $55 per bucket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 This thread is way off topic :smot: The LFS support our hobby and have to pay way more to bring in food because they are selling it. For the amount of food the average (note I said average) hobbiest goes through, support your local shops and you will find that in the long run they will support you. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 to be honest, I'm wondering where the extra money is going, if the shop has a fair markup and the wholesaler has a fair mark up even if they bought them at overseas retail prices then it shouldn't be as expensive as it is.... doesn't make sense to me. it like there is a couple of extra people taking a cut on the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 If we are into the theories of the Chicago School of Economics (and our govt seems to be married to the idea) then market forces will magically sort it all out. This could result in retailers importing food themselves, wholesalers selling on trademe or people importing their own. Long live capitalism and free market forces. It may also result in overseas travellers returning home and looking for trenchcoats with waterproof pockets. There is an opening for some enterprising person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 to be honest, I'm wondering where the extra money is going, if the shop has a fair markup and the wholesaler has a fair mark up even if they bought them at overseas retail prices then it shouldn't be as expensive as it is.... doesn't make sense to me. it like there is a couple of extra people taking a cut on the way Shops making more then a fair profit margin??? Knowing that they can charge what they want because somebody/lots of people will buy it because nobody else can get it or people are to lazy to shop around or just pure greed? Isnt that what business is all about, making profit for your shareholders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 thats the thing, I don't think they are taking more than a fair mark up, I have seen many things I can buy overseas cheaper than what I can get it wholesale for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 This thread is way off topic :smot: The LFS support our hobby and have to pay way more to bring in food because they are selling it. For the amount of food the average (note I said average) hobbiest goes through, support your local shops and you will find that in the long run they will support you. :thup: i'm sure it's the wholesalers prices that are the issue but what ever the case it will never make sense to me to spend almost double to "buy local". You can't seriously think it's better to pay $200 for one bucket or $220 for two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Are you paying gst on the stuff you import Smidey? That could account for a large chunk of the difference in price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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