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Remember when Ebay was full of genuine sellers disposing of "surplus to requirements" stuff? My parents sold a large collection of model buses and a considerable number of "collectable" sugar-sachets (without sugar). Our local coffee bar in Rome let me go through many packs of their sugar in order to make a full set of the "History of Rome" sachets, a couple of them were very "rare" and netted a couple of squid a pop! Now it's mostly drop-shippers ????

Yeah, I often see the same seller with the same item at multiple prices. Sadly, (for them) if they pull this trick, they go on my blacklist of "less desirable" sellers and definitely don't get the re-order.

Wow, I (sort of) take it all back. Item is now "Shipped" and Flash now knows about it. We shall see what and when arrives (expected delivery is now 15-18 March).

Is your bill an actual printed PEA bill from the man's machine? If so, I suspect you are on a "construction" supply which is basically double the standard PEA rate. If you could post a photo/scan of your last bill (redact any identifying information) and one of the knowledgeable ones can give you a more directed response.

And then someone cuts open the source! ????

The item in question is zero rated for duty, so (should be) just 7% VAT on CIF. Provided the seller uses the correct HS code I've not had any issues with DHL "padding" the charges, of course the sellers also under-declare the value

I think it's used in radiological material examination, pretty nasty stuff. There have been a number of incidents with scrap merchants getting hold of "orphan sources" and causing wide area contamination and several deaths! I hope the bit of rusty pipe in the OP isn't the missing source

Actually, considering how much stuff we order it's been pretty good, many items arriving the next day even over holiday weekends. We had one wrong item, got a sofa not an inflatable crocodile! Returned no issue. Of course, nobody posts about the really great experiences ????

Now that's one I've not heard of before ????

Do I just buy from AliExpress (for rather more $$$) and get it by the weekend via DHL I wonder?

Well the latest one (not the seller in my last post) has a Flash tracking number which returns "No information found for this tracking number. Please check again" on the Flash website. Item went to "out of stock" when ordered but is now unavailable. I await the Lazada cancellation email ????

Yeah. This should be a red flag: -

Yeah, I avoid "seller's own transport" like the plague now.

That's the one, or it reports "waiting for seller to drop off".

Over the last few months, I've had a number of items that followed this scenario: - Item I want is "local supply" and has a decently short delivery time. Order placed and paid with credit card (as previously noted we can't do COD) Item quickly goes to "Packed" - At this point it cannot be cancelled. EDIT At this point a courier tracking number appears. Item remains at Packed past the original delivery date and then some. Finally, Lazada cancels the order, initiates a refund and sends an apologetic email. Most annoying, particularly when you need the item urgently. Just me, or are others seeing this trend?

What's your water source? Do you have a holding tank and pump? We have an incoming "crunchy bits" filter that keeps the grit out of the holding tank (we have a decent mains water supply). Drinking water goes through an RO + UV unit, the rest of the house just uses water from the tank. Something like this https://globalhouse.co.th/product/detail/2011172029956 The RO unit does make the water taste a bit better but I still clean my teeth in the water from the tank, I've not grown an extra arm yet.

Yeah, ours is a proper khlong not a drain, it always has water which does actually flow (sometimes). It's also tidal with the river (not always a good thing). I doubt the locals even know we have two septics discharging into it, I know where the pipes are and I can never actually see them.

I would use a weight or spring to bias the blind open, no need for a second motor ????

The locals catch some pretty big fish in there

We've been in our place since 2011, been flooded a couple of times and never had the tanks pumped. Note that we don't have a drain field, the "treated" effluent flows into a convenient khlong. As always YMMV.

Yeah, I thought I had been in the food-chain somewhere ???? My brain became full some time back, we now have a stack-overflow situation ????

Yeah, I'm pretty sure Carl has got a pukka (or at least Chinese pukka) ATS which has the relevant mechanical interlocks and definite break-before-make architecture rather than a DIY Heath-Robinson beast.

We've only done two extensions at Pathum. Did a TM30 when we changed address, another on the first extension and another on the second (last year). We shall see if they want another this year. It's not exactly onerous as all the necessary info is part of the regular paperwork anyway. The lads who do the home visit are very professional. No issues with them at all although them turning up in their (very) marked BMW the first year did cause a bit of a stir in the village ????

This RCBO should fit your CU https://www.lazada.co.th/products/schneider-breaker-qo250c10rcbo30-2p-50a-square-d-rcbo-i838422473-s1710156402.html You will need a local sparks to install it as it either needs to be done live or you need to pull the supply at the meter, neither of which is really a DIY job.