Thundercat 60 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 What did it cost? Did you buy it all in Japan? Link to post Share on other sites
BoredRider 2 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Yeah got it at the Boarding Co in Hakuba, was trying to buy one on line and the shipping dates kept getting pushed back... Was in the shop a few weeks ago and found out they had just become a dealer and that there were currently a few boards in Japan, canceled the online and went with them. Should be getting my hands on it tonight. Buying local worked out a little more expensive than online US, but not too much more. The plus was I got some good advice about the rest of the gear & hopefully will get some good future tips about where to ride... Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Yeah I am still trying to get my hovercraft from the US but with very bad communication and lack of stock I may have to pay the extra and buy it in Australia Yes it will cost more but will get warranties and free 1st service Whoever gets the board in stock first will get my business I think Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 what site are you using? Just having a quick look at Backcountry (I'm not a rep for them....honest!!) and they have them in, I could buy one right now if I had the cash. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 They won't ship one to Australia and I can't confirm freight costs with the shipping company. Tightboards/The House have quoted $75 to ship but aren't replying to emails as it doesn't look like they have the 160 in stock (on line) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 yeah you need to send it to a freight forwarding company in the States. You should get that delivery for free then you'll be an extra $50-70 IMO for the freight forward comany to send it on to Oz Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 a quick look at Hopshopgo's website, using their shipping cost calculator to approximate costs, its coming up at $46 US for them to ship to Oz Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I have been waiting over 3 weeks for my board to show up from hopshopgo. They are hopeless and the cost was $125 Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I have been waiting over 3 weeks for my board to show up from hopshopgo. They are hopeless and the cost was $125 Really? That bad? Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 My board was delivered to hopshopgo on the 3rd of december, it sat there for about 5 days before they assigned it to my account. Then they took 3 days to post it and Im still waiting 17 days after they recieved it. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I got mines quicksmart from them.....In fact I bought 2 boards last year that came thru them and both were delivered quickly. I have recently bought a pair of snowboard pants and they were delivered promptly, I have just authorised my new snowboard jacket to be forwarded on to me.....I've used them repeatedly and they have been great each time Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 i personally went with shipito. Very fast and decent prices. Never had any delay at all. The one thing you always need to watch out for though is that a lot of these companies will not only charge you by length or weight, but if they can add something extra on volume they will. If you do buy from someone really stress that it needs to have no excessive area to the box its packaged in. I dont mind paying for shipping the item in question, but i really didnt want to buy air from the USA on top of that. Link to post Share on other sites
alexeiw123 2 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I've used myUS before, they were great, and they have an online inventory of your account, so for us, we bought many items from a few different shops, and once they were all together, got them sent back in one package. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I've used myUS before, they were great, and they have an online inventory of your account, so for us, we bought many items from a few different shops, and once they were all together, got them sent back in one package. Cheers Alexview They seem ok and simple to get a quote I will look into it a bit deeper Link to post Share on other sites
alexeiw123 2 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 it's worth checking your inventory at home if you're buying something from the states, clothing and kit is that much cheaper, if you're doing one shipment it's worth grabbing a few things you may need, or asking friends. I found dogfunk and backcountry had a really good range of stuff. for e.g. I needed a yellow lense for my oakley crowbars, from U.S. it was cheaper to buy a whole new signature series goggle with yellow lense, than it was to buy the lense alone from here. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Yeah I just got dimensions from Backcountry and I think it will cost US$120 to get it here or I pay an additional AU$50 and buy it here i think I will buy local unless Tightboards/The House can get back to me. Link to post Share on other sites
BoredRider 2 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Picked up the Hovercraft split last night, got to tinker around with the set-up a little but pretty much good to go! Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Super jealous. So where you gonna use it? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki-Uma 0 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 That is one very spunky Hovercraft Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Cool I think they are the same bindings that Gozaimaas just bought as well That answers my question in the other thread Link to post Share on other sites
BoredRider 2 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Cheers, heading up to Myoko and Hakuba for 9 days over new years - Hopefully it will get a good workout. The 29th can't come soon enough, sick of looking at webcams/reports/forecasts from the desk! The bindings are the same as Gozaimaas's, should do the trick. Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thinking yet again on splitting the charlie... any advice. The do it yourself advice is nice, but i aint gonna Anyone have it done in japan for cheapish? Banya craft i think still do it, but 27k for split, and 20k for diy split kit... Also, i need the diy kit dont i? the universal interface is for already split and driled boards right? Of course it is! im an idiot. But this is why im not exactly confident i could pull this off myself. ETA: Voile light rail bindings are the only real option i have (hook up) sooooo anyone use them? Alright? I assume they are. Seems from a bit of research that theyre decent, but not as good as the blazes. But the only blazes in stock are L size (11+) and ive got pico size 8.5-9US so really only honest option are the voiles. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Ippy cant you just order in the right size Blazes if that's what you want? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Slip Gozaimasu an ichi-man or 2 and see if he'll do it Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I'll let you know in about 4 months. Am going to split my Libtech Pacifier as it's old. Link to post Share on other sites
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