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Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:16 pm**

After failing to purchase the 4005 I wanted, I decided to compensate myself* in a 660 DCM I found on Rumble music, Scroll down to see my 660:
http://www.rumbleseatmusic.com/NewRickenbackers.htm

Tomorrow I will wire the money.

* Actually, my fiancée is buying this as a late birthday gift

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:32 pm**

Congratulations on the acquisition.

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:34 pm**

Nice deal Gil

Enjoy it!!!

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:41 pm**

A Beauty

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:45 pm**

Gibsonlp.....Props to you for scoring he 660 DCM! Actually, I should write props to your fiancée for getting you this b'day present. The price on the 360/6 DCM remains as advertised at that same store. It's a great price, particularly in light of the 2008 price increase. I just called the store to confirm. Someone has placed a hold on it. Again, congratulations on your new acquisition. Post some pics after you receive it. Best regards.....Goofyfoot.

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:49 pm**

Congratulations, Gil!

I've seen Darren Trott's 660DCM and it's brilliant. I've heard him play it too..... and that's even more brilliant!!

Posted: **Wed Dec 26, 2007 10:30 pm**

Nice consolation prize, Gil!

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:39 am**

Thanks guys.
The guys from Rumble seat are really nice, They can't charge international credit cards for some reason - so basically they are putting the guitar on hold based on my promise to purchase it (without putting the 20% downpayment yet).

I now have this dillemma:

I can have the guitar shipped to Israel, they charge $200 for international shipment. But then I will have to pay %15.5 VAT on the guitar + shipment which will bring the total price to $3118, the downsides:
1. I am really scared shipping guitars with a courier as it might get lost or damaged, Sid from Rumble music said they are sending thousands of them every year and only once a year he hears about a delivery problem, Sid says they pack the (original molded) case inside a big corrugated fiberboard box so it should be able to take the punishment of being shipped 10,000 miles....
2. I will have to pay 15.5% VAT on the full price...
I can have the guitar shipped to a friend of mine who visits NY in 2 weeks and he'll carry it with him on his way back to Israel, this will add NY sales tax on the guitar and will bring the total cost to $2750. The downsides:
1. I need to pay NY sales tax which is annoying because the guitar is leaving NY a day later without any tax refund...
2. My friend will pick up the guitar for me, Carrying a guitar in a hardcase to/from a plane is not the easiest task (however - he agrees).
3. I take the risk of my friend being forced to check the guitar with his luggage, he is not a well trained guitar courier and he might not be able to get it onboard
4. I take a small risk in which my friend will be stopped by the Israeli customs. In such a case I will be forced to pay DOUBLE the amount of taxes on it as a fine...

Currently I am inclined twards the option of shipping the guitar to Israel with fedex, what do you think?

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 5:33 am**

I shipped a 325v63 JG to a fellow in the United Kingdom by FedEx from the U.S.A. and it went smoothly, but I don't know what other duties/customs fees the recipient had to pay. No experience with shipments to Israel, unfortunately.

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:05 am**

Do you have to pay duties on religious items? Say it is for your shul!

Posted: **Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:35 am**

Gil, whatever happens with this guitar, you can rest easy knowing that soon you'll have a wife who will make all of the tough decisions for you, whether you want her to or not.

Posted: **Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:08 pm**

Yup

At least she loves Ricks, she bought me my 366/12 2 years ago...

Anyways - the money was wired yesterday, now all I've got to do is to wait...

Posted: **Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:04 pm**

Good luck!

Posted: **Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:22 pm**

Congrats on the guitar, Gil. Enjoy it!

Posted: **Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:34 pm**

The guitar was shipped last Friday...!!!

Counting the days...

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