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u'll be absolutely ok with PT, as a dealer he's as good as they come
To avoid the insane WU charges why not ask if you can simply transfer the funds into his bankaccount
I've had nothing but trouble with FedEx, DHL or any other courier service in The Netherlands.
According to a Dutch customs officer, working at a FedEx depot about 90% of all items coming from China get checked.
I always use registered mail, delivery time may take a bit longer and there is no tracking but the change of items getting seized are way lower.
Normally the Rodico putty works flawlessly...It might help to warm up the putty a bit before applying it on the hands.
If it doesn't work you can try the good ole Cape Cod cloth...Francisco did a tutorial on cleaning hands with the cape cod
Last week the PAM243 from PWC arrived and after switching the rubber strap to a nice Frogman strap and giving the CG pin a little tlc this PAM looks more than allright to me.....