GoPro HD2 vs GoPro HD3

Re83L said:
Cool.. The new Hero3 Black has that awesome option of taking pictures in video mode, should give a best of both worlds :)

We're going to Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia in March for a month. Do you guys think I'd get the Hero cheaper in Bangkok?
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Yes, its quite a bit cheaper there than in SA. Im getting mine from Hong Kong and a mate of mine bought his in Singapore for quite a lot cheaper than it was here. The prices are super inflated locally.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
Yes, its quite a bit cheaper there than in SA. Im getting mine from Hong Kong and a mate of mine bought his in Singapore for quite a lot cheaper than it was here. The prices are super inflated locally.
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Cool. I may get my Seashell dive housing now in SA, and get a cheap Hero in Thailand next month.
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For sure Thailand would be MUCH cheaper! I bought my GTX590 there back in the day and paid R2500 cheaper than SA.
 
jprheeder said:
Hi Guys,

I preordered the Hero3 Black Edition from the online store earlier this month, it's actually just landed in JHB today so I am just waiting for an invoice for the VAT levy. Should get it by Friday.

This is what I have paid so far:

ORDER SUMMARY
Quantity Item Name Price Amount
1 HD HERO3 Black Surf (Todos) 399.99 399.99
1 Chest Mount Harness 39.99 39.99
1 Battery BacPac II 49.99 49.99
1 GoPro 6 Pack Sticker Pack 0.00 0.00
Tax: 0.00 $
Shipping & Handling: 105.00 $
Total: 594.97 $

Apparently the levy is going to be about a grand. :wtf: so with all that factored in, it may be cheaper to get it here in ZA.

Although, I did query what the cutoff point was for your item to be vat exempt and the guys at Customs said that if your order is > R4k then you wont have to pay VAT. So If you plan on buying the Hero3 Black (which you really should be as the others are not worth the difference in price) you cannot get around the VAT as they add the Shipping fee which tips you over the 4k mark.
If you are buying the silver/white edition however, you prob will score with the VAT exemption.

TL; DR:

Black = R4478.79 + Levy(will get that amount today but expecting about R1K)
Silver = R3591.33 + No levy as it is under R4k
White = R2705.01 + No levy as it is under R4k


Not worth buying online IMO. Hope this helps.
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What did the final import values come to at the end of the day?
 
Krypty said:
What did the final import values come to at the end of the day?
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Yeah Im also interested to know. Wanting to order mine, but will probably get a friend to bring it from the US when he comes out next month.
 
R1300 Import duty.

I ordered a Canon 650d from Taiwan two weeks ago, arrived yesterday, funny thing is that I did not have to pay a cent to import duty/tax etc :confused:

Is that right? Really have no idea what goes on at SA customs.

Hero3Black +extras = $594 = R1300 duty
Canon 650d + extras = $900 = R0 Duty

I did notice that on the 650d packaging it was declared as "Camera repair" wonder if thats why I didnt have to pay anything?
 
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jprheeder said:
Is that right? Really have no idea what goes on at SA customs.

Hero3Black +extras = $699 = R1300 duty
Canon 650d + extras = $900 = R0 Duty
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Neither do they, its luck of the draw.

They spent weeks sending speaker cables back and forth trying to decide what they were, it eventually got to me as PC Parts.
 
jprheeder said:
R1300 Import duty.

I ordered a Canon 650d from Taiwan two weeks ago, arrived yesterday, funny thing is that I did not have to pay a cent to import duty/tax etc :confused:

Is that right? Really have no idea what goes on at SA customs.

Hero3Black +extras = $594 = R1300 duty
Canon 650d + extras = $900 = R0 Duty

I did notice that on the 650d packaging it was declared as "Camera repair" wonder if thats why I didnt have to pay anything?
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So the hero3 ended up costing you about R6k?
Man that is *alot* for something that small. What is it like? enjoying it? quality?
 
jprheeder said:
R1300 Import duty.

I ordered a Canon 650d from Taiwan two weeks ago, arrived yesterday, funny thing is that I did not have to pay a cent to import duty/tax etc :confused:

Is that right? Really have no idea what goes on at SA customs.

Hero3Black +extras = $594 = R1300 duty
Canon 650d + extras = $900 = R0 Duty

I did notice that on the 650d packaging it was declared as "Camera repair" wonder if thats why I didnt have to pay anything?
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At the risk of going off topic, were they both couriered or was one of them via the post office?
 
jprheeder said:
R1300 Import duty.

I ordered a Canon 650d from Taiwan two weeks ago, arrived yesterday, funny thing is that I did not have to pay a cent to import duty/tax etc :confused:

Is that right? Really have no idea what goes on at SA customs.

Hero3Black +extras = $594 = R1300 duty
Canon 650d + extras = $900 = R0 Duty

I did notice that on the 650d packaging it was declared as "Camera repair" wonder if thats why I didnt have to pay anything?
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You paid more than you were supposed to on the Hero. Standard import duty for electronics is VAT, so 14% of total value (cost of item plus shipping costs, if I recall). This only applies for a package worth R5k or more.

I last looked up the documents with the DTI yeaaars ago, but back then, cameras and videocameras attracted VAT by default as they had the capacity to 'capture an image', and so were deemed capable of 'capturing television signals'. Remember all that drama about computer monitors attracting VAT in SA now on account of their capability of showing something broadcasted on TV?

Best practise is to have information at hand direct from the DTI on what import duties are for whatever it is you're importing, and to reference it when someone at the customs office is trying to rip you off.

I looked the info up since I was working for eDimensional for a while and had received as part of my payment a set of their headphones, LCD shutter glasses and the VoiceBuddy software, the total package which amounted to R1.4k total value, shipping included. At the customs office, we got a call from someone that refused to give their name that said customs would be R1.45k on the package. My mom had been handling the call when I walked into her office, so I asked her to give me the phone, pulled up the relevant info and referenced it - the woman on the other end just put the phone down. Two weeks later, we got a call from the SA International Airport's customs office again saying there was a package there marked as 'unclaimed by recipient' that wasn't assigned to anyone at their offices that would be returned to sender if we didn't claim it. We explained what had happened in the last call and were told that the person that was trying to get the money out of us last time was doing so unlawfully as that package wasn't supposed to attract customs at all.

ie: Extortion at SA customs. Has been like that for years now.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
So the hero3 ended up costing you about R6k?
Man that is *alot* for something that small. What is it like? enjoying it? quality?
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Yeah it is, But I do alot of fishing, rock and surf and off my ski, and would like to record catching a fish fron the strike, play, landing, tagging then releasing it again. Bought it because of its battery life recording at very decent hd framrates (720p is <3)

GreyBush said:
At the risk of going off topic, were they both couriered or was one of them via the post office?
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Haha.. that could be it... DHL was used for the Hero3, 650d was post office :) Bear in mind that DHL also charged 100$ delivery fee, post office was only R500 for a much bigger parcel both were tracked online at all times.
 
nanonyous said:
You paid more than you were supposed to on the Hero. Standard import duty for electronics is VAT, so 14% of total value (cost of item plus shipping costs, if I recall). This only applies for a package worth R5k or more.

I last looked up the documents with the DTI yeaaars ago, but back then, cameras and videocameras attracted VAT by default as they had the capacity to 'capture an image', and so were deemed capable of 'capturing television signals'. Remember all that drama about computer monitors attracting VAT in SA now on account of their capability of showing something broadcasted on TV?

Best practise is to have information at hand direct from the DTI on what import duties are for whatever it is you're importing, and to reference it when someone at the customs office is trying to rip you off.

I looked the info up since I was working for eDimensional for a while and had received as part of my payment a set of their headphones, LCD shutter glasses and the VoiceBuddy software, the total package which amounted to R1.4k total value, shipping included. At the customs office, we got a call from someone that refused to give their name that said customs would be R1.45k on the package. My mom had been handling the call when I walked into her office, so I asked her to give me the phone, pulled up the relevant info and referenced it - the woman on the other end just put the phone down. Two weeks later, we got a call from the SA International Airport's customs office again saying there was a package there marked as 'unclaimed by recipient' that wasn't assigned to anyone at their offices that would be returned to sender if we didn't claim it. We explained what had happened in the last call and were told that the person that was trying to get the money out of us last time was doing so unlawfully as that package wasn't supposed to attract customs at all.

ie: Extortion at SA customs. Has been like that for years now.
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Wow! The thing is initially they thought that the gopro was purchased by a company (as I was using my work as the delivery address as no one is home during the day) and phoned me asking for the companies importers license code or w/e. I then straightened it out with them but maybe they left the fee as a business fee?

Either way I know that I will always use the SAPO standard delivery going forward as all my ebay purchases have gone quite smoothely without ever having to pay any sort of duties on any of my stuff. Then came the Gopro via a courier company G.G
 
jprheeder said:
Wow! The thing is initially they thought that the gopro was purchased by a company (as I was using my work as the delivery address as no one is home during the day) and phoned me asking for the companies importers license code or w/e. I then straightened it out with them but maybe they left the fee as a business fee?

Either way I know that I will always use the SAPO standard delivery going forward as all my ebay purchases have gone quite smoothely without ever having to pay any sort of duties on any of my stuff. Then came the Gopro via a courier company G.G
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I asked because I've been ordering electronic parts off a chinese website, getting delivered via DHL and I'm not even getting charged VAT.
 
I'm tired of getting photo bombed by you go pro users! :p

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