OnePlus One -- invitations....

Hi, I recently purchased a OnePlus One phone -- to do so, I had to get it delivered to a US address provided by Australia Post using their new ShopMate service. Warranty could be a hassle, hopefully I won't need to worry about that. Then I had to get it delivered to AU via ShopMate. My phone arrived a little slower than expected, but there were no troubles doing it this way. Purchased on the 21st November, 2014 -- delivered to US address on the 28th November and finally delivered to AU on the 15th December after seeing an expected time frame of 4th to 9th December. OnePlus people have now given me some limited time-frame invitations, they will expire in around 5 days. Product choice is specific to the exact same version that I purchased: "One - 64 GB Sandstone Black" At the time,of purchase, I paid around $AUD438 (after conversion) using PayPal and a prepaid credit card. The price is $US349 on their website plus a shipping and handling charge of $US14.34 for a total of $US363.34. Delivery by ShopMate was discounted (promo) and cost me $AUD40.23. I've got a US power adapter with the phone, but it charges with standard USB cables. Here are the phone details: http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_one-6327.php NB: A new model is "rumoured", but the specs aren't much improved and actual details at gsmarena may not be correct for the new device. The main differences seem to be the inclusion of an FM radio and newer CPU/GPU ... you can see the differences here: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6327&idPhone2=6902 Okay, now of those still with me, please let me know if you want an invite -- I'm not sure how I'll give them out, most importantly, I don't want them to expire; so let me know your interest. Cheers AndrewM

On Thu, Jan 01, 2015 at 03:57:51AM +1100, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
Hi,
I recently purchased a OnePlus One phone -- to do so, I had to get it delivered to a US address provided by Australia Post using their new ShopMate service. Warranty could be a hassle, hopefully I won't need to worry about that.
Then I had to get it delivered to AU via ShopMate.
<snip> I'm not sure why you had to jump through so many hoops. My son bought a OnePlus One [1] from a Chinese outlet [2] and paid with an Australian-issued credit card. It took about five weeks to arrive and the cost, including shipping, was $415.00. It would be relevant to mention one thing here - if any phones (indeed anything containing a battery) need to be returned because they are defective, then you are forced to send it back through a company called Pack And Send because neither Australia Post nor any courier company will accept them. And then the company will usually ask you to pay the customs duty for collecting the device at their end. This could well end up making the device as costly as it is in Australia. Sam [1] http://en.comebuy.com/cell-phones-android-cell-phone-5-inch-phones-om46908.h... [2] http://en.comebuy.com/
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