/israel/ - Israel

Seconding this.

I'm considering getting a new 3DS from amazon soon.

if its free shipping there isn't anything

check your custom laws though

you cant buy electronics over 100€ abroad here

>>1365

אם אתה קונה במחירים גבוהים שים עין על המכס.

על מוצרים מסויימים ממחיר מסויים צריך לשלם גם מכס.

אם אתה מתכוון לקנות משהו בסגנון של בגדים או ספרים או משהו בטווח המחירים הזה אתה בסדר.

עם מוצרים אלקטרוניים כדי לחפש קצת בגוגל או משהו.

>>1475

I'm planning on buying a cheap Chinese smartphone, it won't be over $200 USD I'm sure.

This is freaking me out since I have a very tight budget and don't want taxes to ruin it.

>>1365

Just don't buy silver coins/bullion off of Amazon, it's all fake electroplated Chinese knockoffs and junk.

>>1478

Chinese smartphones? you mean there are decent ones?

>>1480

As a jewish man cheap is cheap.

>>1479

Thanks for the heads up, I guess.

>>1480

I wouldn't buy it from Amazon, since I can't find it there or it doesn't ship to here.

But if you're interested, the smartphone I'm eying is the Lenovo K3 Note, its specs seem sufficient for the price, and I would assume any taxes that apply to stuff coming from Amazon would apply to whatever site I buy it from.

I'm just going to use Amazon for some cheap things, shipping from it is very expensive, sadly.

>>1486

I just can't justify buying a smartphone for more than 1000 shekels, it seems like a stupid decision when cheaper smartphones do the same.

>>1488

If youbwant a good smartphone for 1000 shekels consider the moto g.

It's only sold through third parties in Israel so finding it might be a little tricky, but it's a great phone with a really decent price.

>>1489

But when I compare it to the Chinese smartphones, it pales in comparison.

They have FHD screens, dual SIM (Important for me), and the performance seems to be better.

And for less than 1000 shekels here, I can get a decent 2nd-hand smartphone without the hassle of finding a specific imported unit.

>>1491

Keep in mind with smartphones you usually pic two out of the following three:

Performance, price and build quality.

Poke around for reviews.

>>1366

If you're still here, Amazon is holding some event that will have lots of discounts, you might get it very cheap at that time:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/6/8899669/amazon-prime-day-bigger-than-black-friday-20th-birthday

>>1492

Compromise is expected, as long as it fits the price I won't be sad about it, a smartphone isn't even my first priority now, as I have additional interests.

And if anyone is interested, I was reading this article that explained a bit about taxes that are applied to your online purchases:

http://www.timesofisrael.com/does-it-pay-to-shop-and-ship-to-israel/

>Now, customs taxes have been eliminated as of January 31 on purchases up to $325 or NIS 1,200, and all purchase taxes on purchases up to a $75 total. It’s important to note that the purchase tax is still levied on many items, including DVDs, CDs, answering machines and cellphones, while the customs tax is now eliminated from all those orders up to $325 — as long as the purchase is for personal use, and the cost of the entire transaction, NIS 1,200, includes shipping.

Don't know if that's still up to date (2012).

I think I will avoid buying smartphones online for now, still, but the thing with online shopping is that you can look for anything else you want.