Re: where do the cheap SLRs come from?

dj_nme wrote:
> (not quite so) Fat Sam wrote:
>
>> Rob Morley wrote:
>>
>>> In article <fslsvv$46u$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, (not quite so) Fat Sam
>>> samandjanet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
>>>
>>>
>>>> Plus, Ebay purchases from Hong Kong often take in excess of a month
>>>> for delivery.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Often?  Items I've purchased from HK generally take 5-10 days.
>>
>>
>> Crikey...Either you've been lucky, or I've been very unlucky...
>> I've only ordered from HK on 3 occasions, and the fastest was 4 weeks
>> exactly. The longest was just over 6 weeks.
>
> I've never ordered a camera from a Hong Kong based eBay seller, but
> I've bought a variety of electronics and it's usually less than a
> fortnight between payment and pickup at the post office (I live in
> Australia, BTW).

Never bought a camera, but I've bought a few lenses from HK sellers...
I'm in the UK, and unless I absolutley couldn't get the item anywhere
else, 
I probably wouldn't use HK sellers again.