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FlyingPete wrote:
I was meaning to order but got really busy, so if there are any spare

Hi Peter!

SterlingTek may have a good reputation but I will not be surprised if their batteries are identical to the ones I'm planning to buy. There are but a handful of battery manufacturers in Asia.

Have a look at: http://cgi.ebay.com …Bay_Pr4_PcY_BIN​_Stores_IT and let me know if you are interested.

If I use "Buy Now" and purchase 2 pairs, and if my computations are correct, a pair will come out at $34.35 give or take a few cents depending on the additional charges that ASB put on top of exchange rate conversion charges on my VISA. Compare that to the $30-$35 per piece selling on TradeMe!

I'll order around noon tomorow so as to give the guys time to make up their minds.

Cheers!

John

PS The way the auction is structured, I will have to do a couple or more of the "Buy Now" depending on how many of the guys want. I also hope that shipping will be as quick as Tim's one because I'm heading "home" for the holidays.

Those batteries look the same...

I am a little weary, I know SterlingTek is a good thing, and have had other third party batteries that have not been up to it, I have five (all supposed to be 1400mah), two have died completely, and the other three only last half as long as my genuine Canon battery.

Sterlingtek is US$12 for a battery (US$23 for two) and US$9 for shipping that takes a week or so - you can hardly go wrong ordering from there. The batteries i've got from them in the past have been great.

Alright, I'll be the guinea pig and order the batteries from these guys.

I just hope that it isn't one of those "you pay peanuts, you get monkeys" things... Then again, I'll have 2 for the price of one if I did buy through TradeMe...

Will let you guys know how the battery performs.

Cheers!

John

PS Hmmm, maybe I can buy 2 sets, sell a pair on TradeMe so I end up with a free pair... and to think I hate maths...

They sound slightly cheaper than sterlingtek, might be worth a try.

So, how about that Cricket?

Eh, I though you wanted to have your portraits done ? Do you have a date and time yet?

I forget who ordered them.

Matt was taking two, and I think I may have taken 4 myself?

Well I should have them in a day or two. Don't think Matt has money, and I don't either.

*whistling, whislt walking away*

Ill buy them off your for $12 each, then sell one to Pete for $15, and the rest on trade-me for $20

dgcorner wrote:
Eh, I though you wanted to have your portraits done ? Do you have a date and time yet?

Yip, just finnalised a time with the fiend.


6pm Tuesday at Eastern Beach.
We can keep Thursday as a bad weather day.

So, whos in?

Btw, just in case someone is interested in purchasing a 20D (or a 5D,) have a look at www.pricespy.co.nz for the best deals (I'm not connected to these guys) I was able to save some $250.00 a few months ago by buying from a non-traditional source, i.e., (and would you believe) an on-line computer retailer. This came with the usual Canon NZ 12 month guarantee.

The 20D is currently $2176.45 for the body. The 5D is $5099.

Haha funny one.

My plan was to buy 10 myself, and sell on trademe for $40, like the others.

If the 10-day weather forecast (www.weather.com) is any gauge it looks like Tuesday will be rained out, except for an overcast Thursday which looks better.

My son isn't going to his year end school socials (thus far) so I'll be pencilling this in.

Cheers!

John

Tuesday's good for me. Thursday's our work Xmas do, so hope the weather forcast is as accurate as per normal, and be fine!