tevans
Hi friends Browsing around the instructables site I found this kid in Indonesia! His version of wal-e made of junk really impressed me.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Robot-real-size-LowCost-walle-made-from-water-pipe/
Specially because all the electronics are taken from old toys! I wrote him asking if he have heard about EZ-b. He said yes, but unfortunately have no money to buy one. So, I was wandering, with that kind of talent, what this kid would be able to do with an Ez-b in hands.. So, here is my proposition. Why don't we send him a board as a gift?! Mabe we could find 20 members that could contribute with, let's say, 15 dollars, and we could send him that? What you guys think? And, DJ, do you think the shop would be able to manage contributions and send him the kit? Just an idea... Greetings from Brazil!
tevans you can its your idea.
I'm not shure if my Brazilian PayPal account is able to receive money from abroad, with no high taxes! (yeah.. it's the stupid Brazilian law). But anyway, if you guys agree to that I can check it. Do you ?
If it is an issue, I can collect the funds and pay EZ-B when we have collected enough for the order.
Since a Dev kit is over $200, we get free shipping unless EZ-robots gives us a discount, in which case we need to balance the amount of the discount vs the cost of shipping to Indonesia.
Also, Tevan's can you check that the kid will be able to pay customs/taxes if Indonesia charges any? I would hate for us to do this only to have it not delivered due to him being few dollars short.
Alan
If its possible i'd donate my 3 dollars in store credit, since I don't need it at the moment anyways
if you guys can't reach the free shipping cost ill chip in another 10 bucks for shipping aswell
alan
good thinking.to check if the kid can pay customs.
would it be possible to get the kid here on forum.he can give us usefull info.
I'll send him an e-mail rigth away! I'll invite him to join the forum and ask for the customs..
Have the EZ-B delivered to whoever is holding the raised funds, have them also pay the customs. The re-ship it marked as a gift. Customs is already paid so everything remains above board.
I may sound tight but that isn't the case, and I could offset some of my store credit to a cause such as this without thinking about it however where does it end? Once one person receives an EZ-B for nothing how many more will follow?
I'm not against the idea of giving people who need a chance that chance but to get it without asking or working for it, nobody offered this to the young guy who wanted to trade designs for an EZ-B and he took the time and effort to enter the contest as advised, he showed willing, he did what he could to work for it.
Ending on a positive note, it's great to see you doing this.