The Aussie Pinball Arcade
Aussie Pinball Forums => General Discussion => General Pinball Discussion => Topic started by: Greg on October 03, 2008, 04:38:54 PM
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just a little update
CPR did not make Expo apparently they were stopped at the US border and they were refused entry
in to the US as there visa was as a visitor not a merchant, they apparently had a van full of undeclared goods
and the US custom services pulled them up
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Sad to hear they didn't make it... oh well !
Hope you are having a great time.. Have you caught up with the other aussies ?
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Baisically CPR got busted at the border for trying to smuggle illegal goods into the country. The guys at CPR are a good mob but I can't say I'm on their side on this one. It is illegal and it is not fair trade for them to sell goods into any country when they don't pay the proper taxes or duties. The companies that do business in the US have to pay the taxes and if companies could just walk in and sell goods without paying any taxes or duties then they have an unfair trade advantage.
It's a good showing from Oz, there's about a dozen here.
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I think they had a visitor's visa - and you cannot use that to sell items in the USA..Sounds like an honest (but stupid) mistake *.*
A shame, as I think they do a great job for the hobbyist.
James - Are the Aussies behaving themselves ?
Has Mark made you a coffee yet ?
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Trust me mate, it was not a mistake. They were braggin about it at Allentown earlier this year.
Behavin...you mean by Aussie standards or Yank standards. None of them are in jail yet if that's what you mean.
Mark...ask him about Pat Lawlor next time you speak.
Gotta run it's Nucore shout at the bar tonight.
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pat wow I was i a kid got a picture with him
spoke to him but alas James got him to sign stuff ... i was to checked
coffee not for me not made shit while here
nucore REAL nice guys and I mean real nice they are going to do something good for pk200 unlike others killing it
the system and with Gene is so bloody good the designers even spoke about it
so many people I have spoken too
such a ball
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I've heard our US friends are such great hosts and look after Aussies when they visit.. The more I hear of the trip, the more envious I become.
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Yeah, me too Nino... Gonna save my coins and go next year!