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KJH
Profile Joined June 2010
Australia199 Posts
December 16 2011 01:00 GMT
#1
hi guys,

I'm currently in korea for the holiday period. I was wondering where i can purchase some cheap mech keyboards here. I don;t really want to go all the way to yongsan.. If anyone can
give me some suggestions, that;d be great. I dont wish to purchase off a website because i dont have a Korean SSN.

thanks!
http://www.twitch.tv/kjhkangers
RebornWon
Profile Joined April 2011
Canada24 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-16 01:15:13
December 16 2011 01:12 GMT
#2
You kind of have to go to Yongsan to buy mechanical keyboards in Korea. I tried looking for mechanical keyboards outside of Yongsan but couldn't find any.
I bought a Skydigital/스카이디지탈 mechanical keyboard (sponsers Team TSL) in a random store at Yongsan for 90000 won ($90~)
Sansai
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria188 Posts
December 16 2011 01:19 GMT
#3
dont forget that maybe when you are back in australia there is toll/taxes etc to pay additionally to the price you paid in korea
.Mystic
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada486 Posts
December 16 2011 01:32 GMT
#4
why would he pay taxes in austrailia for a keyboard bought in korea?
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
December 16 2011 01:33 GMT
#5
On December 16 2011 10:32 NMx.StyX wrote:
why would he pay taxes in austrailia for a keyboard bought in korea?

It's called toll
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jstocky14
Profile Joined November 2010
United Kingdom97 Posts
December 16 2011 02:05 GMT
#6
On December 16 2011 10:32 NMx.StyX wrote:
why would he pay taxes in austrailia for a keyboard bought in korea?

you pay taxes as that is money that you would have normally spent in that country
Uhh Negative
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1090 Posts
December 16 2011 02:31 GMT
#7
But how do they know you bought it? That's very strange. We don't have that in America, haha.
Snaphoo
Profile Joined July 2010
United States614 Posts
December 16 2011 02:37 GMT
#8
On December 16 2011 11:31 Uhh Negative wrote:
But how do they know you bought it? That's very strange. We don't have that in America, haha.


Yes, we do; you have to declare items of a certain value at customs. However, it's only collected after a certain amount. So if you for example have a suitcase filled with jewelry or rich fabrics, you will be asked to prove that you got it in the US.
DMKraft
Profile Joined December 2010
476 Posts
December 16 2011 02:38 GMT
#9
There is a limit to what you can buy overseas duty free but it is much greater than $90. You won't have to pay anything when you come back. When shopping online from Aus anything under $1000 is duty free.
RoosterSamurai
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Japan2108 Posts
December 16 2011 02:53 GMT
#10
On December 16 2011 11:37 Snaphoo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2011 11:31 Uhh Negative wrote:
But how do they know you bought it? That's very strange. We don't have that in America, haha.


Yes, we do; you have to declare items of a certain value at customs. However, it's only collected after a certain amount. So if you for example have a suitcase filled with jewelry or rich fabrics, you will be asked to prove that you got it in the US.

Can't you just say it was a gift?
Sansai
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria188 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-16 16:56:36
December 16 2011 16:56 GMT
#11
On December 16 2011 11:53 RoosterSamurai wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 16 2011 11:37 Snaphoo wrote:
On December 16 2011 11:31 Uhh Negative wrote:
But how do they know you bought it? That's very strange. We don't have that in America, haha.


Yes, we do; you have to declare items of a certain value at customs. However, it's only collected after a certain amount. So if you for example have a suitcase filled with jewelry or rich fabrics, you will be asked to prove that you got it in the US.

Can't you just say it was a gift?

it is not about "buying somehwere else" it, it is about "bringing it to the country"

but yeah, as the us already have a bill "work in progress" that they can assault any person, anywhere in the world i would not wonder if the us want to collect taxes from me as a not citizen... since they already want my personal flight data, bank data, etc...
KJH
Profile Joined June 2010
Australia199 Posts
December 17 2011 03:20 GMT
#12
On December 16 2011 10:19 Sansai wrote:
dont forget that maybe when you are back in australia there is toll/taxes etc to pay additionally to the price you paid in korea

lol, thx for the advice, but there are no taxes on cheap items like these. i go to korea every yr and im ethnically korean, so i do know a fair bit about it. i just didnt know where to buy these types of keyboards
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KJH
Profile Joined June 2010
Australia199 Posts
December 17 2011 03:23 GMT
#13
and also not to mention, eveyr yr i come here i buy a tonne of electronics. Last yr i bought a laptop worth 3k a digicam worth 700, few ssd drives. $1000 worth of new clothes. and no tax was applied when i came back to aus. I do this every yr
http://www.twitch.tv/kjhkangers
ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
December 17 2011 04:40 GMT
#14
No toll will be applied if your smart about it.
Say it was a gift.
Ditch the packaging and say it was already yours.
Tons of methods really.
Mtndrew
Profile Joined May 2011
United States174 Posts
December 17 2011 04:43 GMT
#15
Except if it has korean characters on the keyboard, it could pose a problem...
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51507 Posts
December 17 2011 04:45 GMT
#16
good grief australia isn't retarded like other countries when it comes for you bringing good with you home and being taxed on it.

he's fine. let it go.
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Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-17 06:00:48
December 17 2011 05:59 GMT
#17
On December 17 2011 13:43 Mtndrew wrote:
Except if it has korean characters on the keyboard, it could pose a problem...


You do realize that you need to have a Korean keyboard language added under text services and input languages to even type Korean or any other language for that matter.... For him he won't be able to type Korean without this, and that's when its just nifty to have Korean Hangul printed onto the keyboard. . This is no problem. Please at least know something about keyboards before posting.
Neelia
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany599 Posts
December 17 2011 12:18 GMT
#18
On December 17 2011 14:59 Boblhead wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2011 13:43 Mtndrew wrote:
Except if it has korean characters on the keyboard, it could pose a problem...


You do realize that you need to have a Korean keyboard language added under text services and input languages to even type Korean or any other language for that matter.... For him he won't be able to type Korean without this, and that's when its just nifty to have Korean Hangul printed onto the keyboard. . This is no problem. Please at least know something about keyboards before posting.


There are people in the world who aren't touch typists so it may pose a problem to some people -_-. But I guess the OP has thought about it before asking so it doesn't really matter.
Sansai
Profile Joined March 2011
Austria188 Posts
December 17 2011 15:58 GMT
#19
On December 17 2011 12:23 KJH wrote:
and also not to mention, eveyr yr i come here i buy a tonne of electronics. Last yr i bought a laptop worth 3k a digicam worth 700, few ssd drives. $1000 worth of new clothes. and no tax was applied when i came back to aus. I do this every yr

what you do and get away with it is one thing - laws are another, although i do not know the limit up to which amount you can freely bring goods from korea to australia, anyway i still doubt that you are allowed to bring stuff worth >3k without paying toll

if they want to get you, they will, and they will also not care about stories like "it was a gift" or "i already had that" - especially in the EU and with electronic devices (even more if it is high-priced equipment) it is always advisable to get a certificate of ownership at your home airport, that says that it really was yours when you departed, to avoid any problems when getting back home
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20322 Posts
December 18 2011 02:04 GMT
#20
On December 17 2011 21:18 Neelia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2011 14:59 Boblhead wrote:
On December 17 2011 13:43 Mtndrew wrote:
Except if it has korean characters on the keyboard, it could pose a problem...


You do realize that you need to have a Korean keyboard language added under text services and input languages to even type Korean or any other language for that matter.... For him he won't be able to type Korean without this, and that's when its just nifty to have Korean Hangul printed onto the keyboard. . This is no problem. Please at least know something about keyboards before posting.


There are people in the world who aren't touch typists so it may pose a problem to some people -_-. But I guess the OP has thought about it before asking so it doesn't really matter.



It must be really damn hard to play sc2 at any kind of decent speed without knowing hotkeys. L for lift/land on all terran buildings, every upgrade in the game, spells, etc. If you have to look at the command card and then look at the keyboard before you can throw infested terrans, it will seriously hurt your performance.

Ive been touch typing since i was like 10 without any lessons, and there is no reason you cant learn to do so from just using a computer i think
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