RE: Singpost hobbyking problem?
Why would you expect an international shipment to not be held by Customs?
Because it has never happened before.
If US customs wants and import duty, can I send it back to HK and get a refund?? I believe that if import duty's or taxes are due HK should have included them on the front end. It is not my responsibility to keep track of these things. I am a retail customer not an importer of resale goods. It is certainly not right for my government to extort fees for me to take possession of my property.
If they want extra money I am done with HK. I may be finished with them anyway. I already paid way to much for what I got. The shipping fees were huge. I ordered A123 batteries. They treated them as if they were LIPOS. They are not LIPOS. I am switching over to them because of the fact that they are safe and LIPOS are not. The fees are based on the misguided notion that they are dangerous.
I found the same batteries locally and at a cheaper price after I paced the order. I ordered them, received them, and made my packs. The HK order is still hanging in the ethers. Hobby Partz is also close to me and has much of the same items as HK.