Cancelled due to ridiculous price hike.
Sorry folks, got way to expensive for now.
Will take another look towards Sept 2010.
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I’ve had to rewrite this, because Pactec have put their prices up considerably, and the UK price reflects this. The only other UK supplier is ACAL, and they have no stock, and are drawing direct from Pactec, so we wouldn’t see much improvment. Last time I got them from ACAL, and delivery was very long.
Do another 15 people in UK or Europe want a PT-10`case (for the MB6582 or the x0xb0x)?
If enough people want one to warrant an RS order, I don’t mind doing another batch.
Since these would be coming through my UK based, VAT registered, Limited Company, I have to show a small (5%) mark up. Anyone in a non-EEC country would get it VAT - free.
If 15 people want one, the cost would be £25.24 plus Packing, Postage and Paypal fees. This is a ludicrous price hike in my opinion, but there is not much in the way of options. Mouser have them, but they work out at 26.60 plus an unknown amount for import duty, plus PPP; even worse. I’ve emailed Pactec themselves, to see what the cost of a standard carton, (16 - 20 as I recall), would be, shipped direct, because the baseline price here is about $27, though I need to see if once the carriage, customs and handling charges are added, it’s enough to make a diffference.
Stay tuned, and I’ll see what I can do. One thing: If I go for an import, we will need to move fast once I get the price.
