Irken Labs mister to jamma

[Retroman839]

MiSTer Jamma Expander - Irken Labs

The JAMMA Expander rev 2 expands the DE10-Nano (MiSTer) with JAMMA connectivity. The first integrated JAMMA solution for MiSTer, and the only that gives you 24 bit color, the maximum the MiSTer has to offer Option for two SDRAM modules, as the Expander doesn't use any GPIO ports CRT protection...

irkenlabs.com

 

[Bulla]

I've got one connected to a MisterPi , works well. Got stung on customs though

 

[Retroman839]

I've got one connected to a MisterPi , works well. Got stung on customs though

Customs sucks! £30?

 

[Bulla]

£48.92 due to Fedex

 

[Retroman839]

£48.92 due to Fedex

Wow!!!! And the item is $200?

So that’s more in tax than it actually should have been ?
Should be like £36 tops

 

[Bulla]

It was 2,507 kr with shipping and according to Xe is £175.91

 

[thegreathopper]

I have the rev1 version of this, excellent bit of kit. I haven’t plugged in my Mister for a year or so, probably time to do an update all and see what’s new.

 

[Fantazia2]

Wow!!!! And the item is $200?

So that’s more in tax than it actually should have been ?
Should be like £36 tops

Dont forget the Fedex Fee to pay the import taxes for you, usually about £12/£13.

 

[Bulla]

£37.63 VAT
£11.29 Disbursment fee

 

[Retroman839]

Disbursement?
What is that ? The fee sorry just read that above .. that’s a lot to pay on top .

 

[Fantazia2]

Disbursement?
What is that ? The fee sorry just read that above .. that’s a lot to pay on top .

Yeah, its an absolute rip off just for filling in a bit of paperwork (Probably all done online) and paying the VAT for you. Varies per shipper but usually about the same amount.

Luckily if you get overcharged for the VAT you can claim the corrected amount back with a bit of work, I documented it over on the pinball info forum as had that issue recently where they charged VAT on the declared value of the goods which was about $80 more than what I paid due to discounts etc.

Refund of overpaid import VAT Success

Something that I managed to do recently and thought I would share my results with the forum in case anyone else wants to try it was claiming back overpaid import VAT. Moose and myself bought some items while at the Chicago Expo from Pinsound that were on offer but they didnt take any stock...

www.pinballinfo.com

 

[RygarR]

Those charges - on top of what you already paid for postage - are a scandal. In all seriousness, if you were buying two, it would be cheaper to fly out to Norway, pick them up, and bring them back in your hand luggage. Norway isn't cheap - but the value of the krone compared to the pound has never been lower. It's a good time to go!

 

[Fantazia2]

Those charges - on top of what you already paid for postage - are a scandal. In all seriousness, if you were buying two, it would be cheaper to fly out to Norway, pick them up, and bring them back in your hand luggage. Norway isn't cheap - but the value of the krone compared to the pound has never been lower. It's a good time to go!

I think the fee is the same no matter how much you bring in and not based on the value of the VAT paid, of course if the value is below £135 then they dont process it and add the charge as they expect the VAT to have already been paid by the sender.

 

[Retroman839]

Would be better to let the vat be paid by the recipient.

Surly that isn’t to difficult ..?
Remove the disbursement.. fed ex laughing all the way to the bank

 

[RygarR]

I think the fee is the same no matter how much you bring in and not based on the value of the VAT paid, of course if the value is below £135 then they dont process it and add the charge as they expect the VAT to have already been paid by the sender.

The fee is the same.
However, VAT in Norway is 25%.
If you bought the gear in person, there's a good chance you could reclaim that at the airport before flying home...
#justsaying