Fingers
Well-Known Member
I decided to have a look around for a march pump. I don't know if I want to buy one immediately, but I wanted to see about availability. So the first place I decide to check out is eBay. Keep in mind that this is the Canadian version that uses the .ca domain name.
So I see a couple of pumps that advertise free s/h in their titles. I'm all excited because pumps are heavy and as a result they are expensive to ship. The price seemed good too. When I got into the body of the listing, they wanted a whole bunch of money for s/h. ??? Apparently the free s/h is to the US only. Despite our close ties, the US is a foreign country to anyone using eBay.ca so advertising free s/h to the US or to Zimbabwe or anywhere else is pretty useless. Is this the new eBay scam? List everything for $1.99 and free s/h but to East Timor only? Pricks.
So I go to the March website and follow the distributor links. They even have distributor link for homebrew shops that carry the pumps! Not one single one in all of Canada. There are exactly four distributors of their products and none of them are anywhere near me.
Anyway, does anyone know another source of these things that doesn't require a significant investment in transport infrastructure to get it to me? I may have to bite the bullet and order one from Forrest at Austin Homebrew Supply during one of their sales, but it will double the price just to have it shipped.
So I see a couple of pumps that advertise free s/h in their titles. I'm all excited because pumps are heavy and as a result they are expensive to ship. The price seemed good too. When I got into the body of the listing, they wanted a whole bunch of money for s/h. ??? Apparently the free s/h is to the US only. Despite our close ties, the US is a foreign country to anyone using eBay.ca so advertising free s/h to the US or to Zimbabwe or anywhere else is pretty useless. Is this the new eBay scam? List everything for $1.99 and free s/h but to East Timor only? Pricks.
So I go to the March website and follow the distributor links. They even have distributor link for homebrew shops that carry the pumps! Not one single one in all of Canada. There are exactly four distributors of their products and none of them are anywhere near me.
Anyway, does anyone know another source of these things that doesn't require a significant investment in transport infrastructure to get it to me? I may have to bite the bullet and order one from Forrest at Austin Homebrew Supply during one of their sales, but it will double the price just to have it shipped.