Quote Originally Posted by 'Enndoh',index.php?page=Thread&postID=204804#post2 04804
I am very impatient. I would order all the parts and have them sent to a relative in the US. Then have that relative send them to me ;p
Thankfully I am patient (otherwise I would be over this by now. Lets put it this way, I'm starting to camp Time-lost proto drake on my Paly now).

I had thought of that too. The problem is, any new hardware shipped from the US is subject to a 19% VAT (sales tax) fee from germany. And although this is total bullshit and makes no sense, they take the total value in dollars, apply 19% and charge you that 19% in Euros. So you are also paying even more than 19% due to conversion rates. Rediculous i know, but thats how it works.

The only way I could do it and be safe, is next time Im visiting my family in the US I could order everything, build it, make sure its working and all is well. Then take it back with me on the plane (carry-on if possible, no way im checking my badass superpc I just built). That way its not "new" so I dont have to pay tax. Problem with this is, I have only taken a PC carry-on before on DOMESTIC flight. An international flight could provide some security or other issues depending on what mood the authorities are in that day.