Message from @johnfrum

Discord ID: 616511233801191424


2019-08-28 21:24:15 UTC  

update: ILS tip is kinda shit

2019-08-28 21:24:23 UTC  

heat transfer is fucking ass

2019-08-28 21:24:25 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/189466684938125312/616382608133193743/unknown.png

2019-08-28 21:24:28 UTC  

didnt know in advance

2019-08-28 21:24:52 UTC  

@Magnius be aware
get something like a B/BC/C for point soldering

https://www.hakko.com/english/tip_selection/series_t12_standard.html see here

2019-08-28 21:39:40 UTC  

@johnfrum UPU what's this

2019-08-28 21:51:04 UTC  

That doesn't even make sense, upu is not a face.

2019-08-28 21:52:07 UTC  

Yes it is

2019-08-28 21:52:22 UTC  

It's drooling

2019-08-28 22:57:35 UTC  

<:crotch_grab:589212926066556929>

2019-08-28 23:04:58 UTC  

<:awoo:592062549415952384>
Awoo what's this

2019-08-29 04:49:08 UTC  

So Taobao started doing something strange now for me. If I go to an item that they won't ship to the USA, such as https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0d.6639537.1997196601.4.4f957484AYZXCF&id=547294219461 while logged in, it'll load the item page, and then immediately redirect to this:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/189466684938125312/616494523836530691/Screenshot_11.png

2019-08-29 05:30:53 UTC  

Is it like a work around page ior ust another error message?

2019-08-29 05:37:59 UTC  
2019-08-29 05:38:41 UTC  

When contacting Taobao customer service, they said it was something that the seller set on their items, and I should try to find another seller.

2019-08-29 05:44:15 UTC  

I thought they didn't ship outside of china, period

2019-08-29 05:47:16 UTC  

They do. if you can get past the Chinese, you can enter your address int he USA, and they've got automatic consolidation companies. I've seen 2. Zhongshan Cargo Logistics and Jiacheng International. you ship your items to one of them, and they repack it all, charge you for shipping, and send it to you

2019-08-29 05:47:21 UTC  

the shipping cost is actually pretty reasonable

2019-08-29 05:49:01 UTC  

The nice thing is, at least in my account, it's basically automatic. if I choose to check out, it'll ask me which logistics company I want to send to, and it'll take care of everythhing

2019-08-29 05:55:32 UTC  

Nice

2019-08-29 05:55:45 UTC  

Dis you wind up buying the engine?

2019-08-29 05:57:54 UTC  

Nope.

2019-08-29 05:58:01 UTC  

No buying of engines occurred

2019-08-29 05:58:08 UTC  

RIP

2019-08-29 05:58:15 UTC  

That's actually another thing that auto-redirects to YOU CAN"T BUY THIS

2019-08-29 05:58:48 UTC  

Plus, I really really don't want to know what the cost to fucking AIRMAIL an engine is

2019-08-29 06:00:04 UTC  

But, I've ordered some other stuff, and that's going well.

2019-08-29 06:00:16 UTC  

got a SCSI card I needed for a project, and a couple model cars.

2019-08-29 06:10:45 UTC  

Why not boat ship It?

2019-08-29 06:11:25 UTC  

You live near a major freshwater port, even if it is not as hopping as itn as.

2019-08-29 06:16:56 UTC  

There doesn't seem to be any choice in Taobao for boat shipping

2019-08-29 06:17:27 UTC  

both of the logistics companies ship by air

2019-08-29 06:28:58 UTC  

You can always ask, they will probably just subcontract it out to a smaller forwarding company, cost more but it'll still be cheaper than airmail

2019-08-29 06:56:29 UTC  

@onoderaSecurity why no love for the smaller D-Tips

2019-08-29 06:59:25 UTC  

I got an email from taobao customer service about shipping that toolbox or an engine just now. "Dear customer:_As for the problem that you cannot place an order for the item, we check that the item cannot be ship because the item may contain sensitive words such as car parts, so the item is not allow to ship. _Sorry for any inconvenienec~_Best Regards"

2019-08-29 07:01:37 UTC  

thank counterfeit protection and customs bullshit from that pretty much

2019-08-29 07:02:13 UTC  

Yup. How annoying

2019-08-29 14:28:37 UTC  

@Tervy this set i just ordered has a D4, D08 and D24

2019-08-29 14:28:39 UTC  

might come in handy