Hola from a very wet and hot Colombia

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iancha

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Hi all

Just joined the forums to buy a Gaming PC - as they´re still running behind by about 3 years here (Dual Core processors and 2GB RAM - that sort of thing).
Plan to come back to the UK for hols soon, and bring the rig back with me.
 
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iancha

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Should be okay, allowing for the odd stroppy gringo hating customs officer at Bogota airport. Hence the 50.000 peso note in my wallet!

You can bring a new PC into the country without paying tax or getting tied up in Latin beuraucracy provided you have a receipt proving it cost less than $1500 US, it´s for personal use, and you live here.

Pity about the value threshold, but anything would be better than the **** they sell here, and I´ve managed to get a decent gaming rig that should last me a few years that I´m not going to let any Colombian have a go on.
 
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pez

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Just a thought. I'm sure with a little help from PCS, you could have the core rig (Case, PSU, Memory, etc) in one invoice and then get the 2 GPU's in a second invoice :) Therefore, both items less than $1500 and then you just plug in the GPUs when you get home :D
 
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iancha

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Unfortunately a Gringo is anyone who is foreign - unless you´re oriental, in which case you´re "Cheena" (China) - even if your Korean, Japanese, or just have a dodgy squint.. I´ve never actually had any probs, so fingers crossed.

Pez, nice idea mate. Luckily the cost is below the $1500 threshold anyway, so that shouldn´t be necessary. I´m not sure if the threshold includes any VAT or is the base price, so I´ve played it safe and still managed to find a decent system for what I need.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions etc.
 
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