Arif's Scrapbook: Unboxing Mac Box Set with Snow Leopard

Unboxing Mac Box Set with Snow Leopard

My first eBay order finally arrived, a new Mac Box Set with Snow Leopard.

I got a great seller. He shipped my order on time (05/10/2009), no more than 24 hour after payment has been made, as he promised. The order arrived on time (today), as expected from eBay delivery note.

Why I bought this item from eBay? Several reasons. First, it much cheaper than Amazon! Unbelieveable. Amazon sells Mac Box Set for $129.99, excluding shipping and handling. It sure much much cheaper than buying in local Apple Reseller or ordering directly from Apple Store Indonesia Online, which sells this box for Rp 2,099,000.

How much I paid for this?

Mac Box Set = $119.00
Shipping & Handling = $18.00
Total paid = $137.00

However, I need to pay import taxes, about Rp55,000. The calculation went by this: the seller made custom value for the stuff is about $80 (thanks to him!), then subtracted by $50 for not taxable goods, so my taxable goods was only $30. Taxed by Rp28,000 plus other fee Rp 27,000. So added it with the total I paid for the order, Rp1,370,000 (the amount my credit crad charged me). The calculation went by this:

Goods valued (noted by seller) = $80
Taxable goods by law, if valued more than $50
So, $80 order =
- Not taxable valued = $50
- Taxable goods valued (PPN) = $30 (Rp28,000).
- Other fee = Rp27,000 (PPh)
Total expenses =Rp1,370,000 + Rp55,000 = Rp1,425,000

However, since the order shipped via International Flat Rate via USPS, the tracking system didn’t work as I expected. Until now the status still saying “Electronic Shipping Info Received”. For your note, for every International Flat Rate shipping, the local carrier who would taking the shipping and delivers it to our home is usually local post office. Apparently, unlike regular Rp3,000 that I can pay directly to Mr. Postman for any gift services, it seems the post office (Kantor Pos) has a weird policy if a shipping needs to pay additional taxes. That you should pick the package in person; OR you must call the officer in charge and saying that you ordered him and assuring him to deliver the package with Mr. Postman in the next day, and by this assured that you would pay for the additional taxes.

By the way, all in all, it such great experience ordering from eBay. I would not dare to try to buy some good stuff in the future, cheaply and conveniently.

Now, let me hack my iMac for the whole night :)

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