I am in contact with a Mr. Pascal of shenhuilaser. And think of buying this laser engraver/cutter.
http://en.shenhuilaser.com/ProductShow.asp?ID=197
Trying to find out if anyone knows anything about this company.
I have done a couple searches on the zone without much on these guys.
He has made me a stellar offer (< $2700 with rotary) and has been prompt with replies. I understand support may be non-existent after purchase. I am fine with this. I think I can do just about any maint and repairs if they are needed.
My main concern is getting completely ripped of. Such as wiring the money and getting absolutely nothing in return. His email is a yahoo address and he contacted me through a request I put up on alibaba.com. I have just emailed him and asked for some sort of proof that he is an employee of the company. I also emailed the company, to the email address they have listed on their website and through the whois registry database.
Once I have the warm fuzzy he is legit. I will place the order, probably monday or tuesday.
Does anyone know what kind (if any) import tax I will pay here in the US. I am in Jacksonville, Fl. I ordered $6K worth of product from china once (about 10 years ago) and remember I had to use an agent to get it through customs. Total cost of all that was around $500.
I was also visiting Shenzen, China (in the Navy) once and bought a large museum piece ($2000) from a museum and had it shipped to my door with no customs fee. So I'm not sure what to expect.
Anyone that can share their experiences would be appreciated. Did you pick it up at a port or did they ship direct to your door step. Did you pay an agent to do the paperwork? Has anyone been completely ripped of buying through alibaba?
For the price, it's awesome, but not if I get ripped. I will post my exerience, before and after as much as I can here.
Thanks.