OVER SEAS! Oculus Rift Dev Kit Arrival Thread
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A fulfillment center in Europe may bypass the onerous extra costs and hassles. Don't know if this is true or not, just 'may'.
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oohhh yeah!! should save nice money. makes it a lot easier to pay twice now, since I likely save both times.KBK wrote:A fulfillment center in Europe may bypass the onerous extra costs and hassles. Don't know if this is true or not, just 'may'.
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I wonder if the Australian/New Zealand orders will be in the Asia group?
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European and Asia fulfillment centres are really good news.
It shows future planning and we should have confidence that Oculus and the future of VR is here to stay.
Perhaps they will use Amazon? Much better than a fulfillment centre based in the US.
Yes a little delay on the dev kit v1s.
Much much less delay on Dev kit v2s and Consumer Rifts.
This is a start up business venture with great aspirations.
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13000 Rifts and 6,000,000,000 people... do the math
It shows future planning and we should have confidence that Oculus and the future of VR is here to stay.
Perhaps they will use Amazon? Much better than a fulfillment centre based in the US.
Yes a little delay on the dev kit v1s.
Much much less delay on Dev kit v2s and Consumer Rifts.
This is a start up business venture with great aspirations.
UB
13000 Rifts and 6,000,000,000 people... do the math
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My order 14xx to Spain has been in Ready status for ages, but just today it changed to Processing.
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Great news! Did you get an email? Or did you have to check?LordJuanlo wrote:My order 14xx to Spain has been in Ready status for ages, but just today it changed to Processing.
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Woop woop... My UK order (23XX) now says processing!
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I got nothing, but I've been manually checking every few hours for the last two weeks
I almost fell off my chair when I saw the magical word 'processing'. Btw, I bought an assembled kit, the $300 one.
I almost fell off my chair when I saw the magical word 'processing'. Btw, I bought an assembled kit, the $300 one.
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Yeah the duty will most likely be around $100, assuming they're including the shipping costs on the packaging. I'm in Auckland too, in Albany.WiredEarp wrote:@ all the kiwis: I'm in Auckland. Good to hear so many kiwis are into VR. Is one of you the person who outbid me on all that Virtuality gear a year or two back?
I have another Rift coming (20xxx) as well. It does seem to me they are sending them in order, at least the initial batch all seem to be < 500 or so. I hope to get my 20xx one within a month (allowing a week or two for customs and duty etc which I know will screw me).
@ KBK: Thats some sneaky stuff to know about the tax. Shame that it wasn't done like that with these Rifts. With shipping (which is included in the tax amount) the Rift will come in about $50 over the 'no tax' cutoff price (around NZ$350 last time I ordered something).
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My order #33XX to the UK also just changed to processing...
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That's what I'm thinking. I am even exited about preordering the v2 version nowGeraldT wrote:oohhh yeah!! should save nice money. makes it a lot easier to pay twice now, since I likely save both times.KBK wrote:A fulfillment center in Europe may bypass the onerous extra costs and hassles. Don't know if this is true or not, just 'may'.
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Order 200x to the UK is now marked for processing!
*vibrates quietly in anticipation*
Also, RE the European shipping centre, as I read Nate's post, this is a work in progress, i.e. these first batches will still make their way to backers via the direct method, shipping / duty and VAT charges and all.
*vibrates quietly in anticipation*
Also, RE the European shipping centre, as I read Nate's post, this is a work in progress, i.e. these first batches will still make their way to backers via the direct method, shipping / duty and VAT charges and all.
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Order 31xx status to processing Hope we get the tracking ids soon too.
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The first batch of Rifts (all from unassembled developer kits tier) arrived and were dispatched by UPS in Israel.
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Status changed today, to: Processing - Your order is being processed for shipping.3dcoffee wrote:Czech Republic here.
Order ID: 00031x
Purchase Date: Aug 1
Order Status: Ready - Your order is ready! We'll notify you as soon as it's shipped.
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Order Status: Processing - Your order is being processed for shipping.nixarn wrote:Update: Nothing new on my order to Finland (order nr. 9xx)
Yay! Probably in next week's shipment.
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550 switched to possessing, UK backer
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Wooot! I have tracking info. It is on the oculus sales page.
Anaheim, CA, United States 03/29/2013 8:20 P.M. Forwarded to the facility in the destination city.
Scheduled Delivery:
Friday, 04/05/2013, By End of Day
For anyone interested, it is being sent with UPS Worldwide Expedited.
Also, this line makes me very happy:
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 04/01/2013 6:33 P.M. Released by Clearing Agency. Now in-transit
Anaheim, CA, United States 03/29/2013 8:20 P.M. Forwarded to the facility in the destination city.
Scheduled Delivery:
Friday, 04/05/2013, By End of Day
For anyone interested, it is being sent with UPS Worldwide Expedited.
Also, this line makes me very happy:
Castle Donnington, United Kingdom 04/01/2013 6:33 P.M. Released by Clearing Agency. Now in-transit
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What's your order number? Unassembled?rcblob wrote:Wooot! I have tracking info.[/i]
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Oder number 2 and yes, unassembled.joakizmo wrote:What's your order number? Unassembled?
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Device 00002x just landed in Belfast, N. Ireland!
Just waiting pending of my developer authentication so that I can download the demos etc.
FYI UK taxes were £64.69 UK Sterling.
Just waiting pending of my developer authentication so that I can download the demos etc.
FYI UK taxes were £64.69 UK Sterling.
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Order 540 now processing
Wonder what sort of delivery times we're looking at. I'm only here until the end of next week, so if it arrives later than that I'll be looking at having to wait until June to get my hands on it
Wonder what sort of delivery times we're looking at. I'm only here until the end of next week, so if it arrives later than that I'll be looking at having to wait until June to get my hands on it
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The tracking info a few posts above says shipped on 3/29 and expected delivery 4/5.
Seems pretty good for International.
Seems pretty good for International.
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Order #30xx for Japan still at "Ready"
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Much better than I expected. The only downside is that now my hopes are too high, and I'll be sitting by the door for the next week and a half.Pingles wrote:The tracking info a few posts above says shipped on 3/29 and expected delivery 4/5.
Seems pretty good for International.
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Hi all, first post
International order from UK, #2xx (think I ordered in the first couple of hours), now finally showing as 'processing'. No tracking info yet, but excitement levels off the charts
Nik.
International order from UK, #2xx (think I ordered in the first couple of hours), now finally showing as 'processing'. No tracking info yet, but excitement levels off the charts
Nik.
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Could you provide us with a breakdown (Duty, VAT, Fees) of the total taxes?MalDuffin wrote:FYI UK taxes were £64.69 UK Sterling.
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> Could you provide us with a breakdown (Duty, VAT, Fees) of the total taxes?
Here's the info on the UPS invoice...
Value: 300 USD
( Note - most of the figures didn't have values )
Freight:
Import Tax: 53.69
Duties:
Insurance:
Freight Surcharges:
Broker Surcharges: 11.00
Other Government Charge:
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Total Charges: 64.69
COD only ( we were able to ring up UPS and pay it via credit card )
( Edited to take into account the extra line the printer was off on the invoice )
Here's the info on the UPS invoice...
Value: 300 USD
( Note - most of the figures didn't have values )
Freight:
Import Tax: 53.69
Duties:
Insurance:
Freight Surcharges:
Broker Surcharges: 11.00
Other Government Charge:
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Total Charges: 64.69
COD only ( we were able to ring up UPS and pay it via credit card )
( Edited to take into account the extra line the printer was off on the invoice )
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Thank you for that. Did you get a number to call on the shipping/tracking info as your experience seems to make it very straight forward.MalDuffin wrote:> Could you provide us with a breakdown (Duty, VAT, Fees) of the total taxes?
Here's the info on the UPS invoice...
Value: 300 USD
( Note - most of the figures didn't have values )
Freight:
Import Tax: 53.69
Duties:
Insurance:
Freight Surcharges:
Broker Surcharges: 11.00
Other Government Charge:
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Total Charges: 64.69
COD only ( we were able to ring up UPS and pay it via credit card )
( Edited to take into account the extra line the printer was off on the invoice )
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Don't try this at home folks....
Don't try this at home folks....
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I heard somewhere that you can register with UPS My Choice (http://www.ups.com/mychoice/) and you will get an alert with your tracking information even if Oculus do not send it to you. But it looks like USA only at the moment, is that right?
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Was that at the time of delivery or was it in advance?MalDuffin wrote:COD only ( we were able to ring up UPS and pay it via credit card )
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I couldn't find any mention of it on the UK website, under account settings after logging in, or through Google. The standard registration page assumes the US as your country, so it would seem it's sadly not available for international orders.digitaljohn wrote:I heard somewhere that you can register with UPS My Choice (http://www.ups.com/mychoice/) and you will get an alert with your tracking information even if Oculus do not send it to you. But it looks like USA only at the moment, is that right?
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The sales page now has a tracking number for me (under the shipping address). Tracking information on the UPS website says "Out for delivery" so I will probably get it tomorrow
Order number #16xx (unassembled kit), and based in The Netherlands. The package was posted on the 28th, so that's pretty good shipping speed!
Order number #16xx (unassembled kit), and based in The Netherlands. The package was posted on the 28th, so that's pretty good shipping speed!
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Unclebob wrote:Thank you for that. Did you get a number to call on the shipping/tracking info as your experience seems to make it very straight forward.MalDuffin wrote:> Could you provide us with a breakdown (Duty, VAT, Fees) of the total taxes?
Here's the info on the UPS invoice...
Value: 300 USD
( Note - most of the figures didn't have values )
Freight:
Import Tax: 53.69
Duties:
Insurance:
Freight Surcharges:
Broker Surcharges: 11.00
Other Government Charge:
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Total Charges: 64.69
COD only ( we were able to ring up UPS and pay it via credit card )
( Edited to take into account the extra line the printer was off on the invoice )
Damn... That means that the whole European Fullfilment center is not real or not working as supposed to. Because if oculus did actually amass all rifts in its center in Europe and then post them to us Europeans from there we wouldn't pay import tax.
You paying tax means that they send it to you directly from the USA (or from their factory in China) and so we will get charged the 70 pounds of import taxt
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... Double post sorry
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They are working on the Fulfillment center, this was a unassembled backer and they were as far as i can tell sent direct to them. For Assembled backers we will have to wait until the center read before ours are sent out, unless i ready Nate's post wrong( Which is probably true).AlienHack wrote:Unclebob wrote:Thank you for that. Did you get a number to call on the shipping/tracking info as your experience seems to make it very straight forward.MalDuffin wrote:> Could you provide us with a breakdown (Duty, VAT, Fees) of the total taxes?
Here's the info on the UPS invoice...
Value: 300 USD
( Note - most of the figures didn't have values )
Freight:
Import Tax: 53.69
Duties:
Insurance:
Freight Surcharges:
Broker Surcharges: 11.00
Other Government Charge:
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Total Charges: 64.69
COD only ( we were able to ring up UPS and pay it via credit card )
( Edited to take into account the extra line the printer was off on the invoice )
Damn... That means that the whole European Fullfilment center is not real or not working as supposed to. Because if Oculus did actually amass all rifts in its center in Europe and then post them to us Europeans from there we wouldn't pay import tax.
You paying tax means that they send it to you directly from the USA (or from their factory in China) and so we will get charged the 70 pounds of import taxt
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They are in the process of opening it up, so I expect mine to be delivered from inside Europe. Current deliveries are still from the US iirc.AlienHack wrote: Damn... That means that the whole European Fullfilment center is not real or not working as supposed to. Because if oculus did actually amass all rifts in its center in Europe and then post them to us Europeans from there we wouldn't pay import tax.
You paying tax means that they send it to you directly from the USA (or from their factory in China) and so we will get charged the 70 pounds of import taxt
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to 3dcoffee:
Cau, tady taky jeden z Ceska, co si objednal Oculus- jeden kus. Prosim Te nevis, jak je to s proclenim? Kolik to bude stat?
Diky moc, muzes mi napsat na tomas@dimensions.cz
Cau, tady taky jeden z Ceska, co si objednal Oculus- jeden kus. Prosim Te nevis, jak je to s proclenim? Kolik to bude stat?
Diky moc, muzes mi napsat na tomas@dimensions.cz
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How do they work out £50+ for tax? There is no duty listed, and $300 is about £200. That's around 27% tax??
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My calculation is £47.25 with no duty. Don't forget, the shipping charge is added on to the product value for calculating VAT.mrklaw wrote:How do they work out £50+ for tax? There is no duty listed, and $300 is about £200. That's around 27% tax??
$300 - Rift
$57.20 - Shipping (what I was charged to England)
20% VAT
=$71.44
or £47.22 at the current exchange rate, plus the brokerage charge @ £11 is £58.22
I guess maybe the shipping was different to N Ireland.