I see the sell section is available to US citizens only?
Very unfair. Us Norwegians should be allowed to play too!
I have PayPal so I don’t see why I can’t sell.
…
Maybe it is time to make bigger sparkfun!
Here in Europe are few people interested on create sparkfun.euro (not an alternative, a partnershiping!)
:mrgreen:
…
Oh, and the poll doesn’t work…
Polls are only available to US citizens. 
Hehe!Roko:
Polls are only available to US citizens.
Well, it’s sad really.
I’ve been working really hard on this logger.
It’s intended for model planes, cars and boats but it can be used for other stuff as well.
It records voltage, current and amps to onboard eeprom. 32000 samples worth at a user selectable rate.
It uses a hall-sensor in a slotted toroid for current sensing allowing it to handle a lot of amps. (around 180 amps max…)
(But, it can be set more sensitive for max of 60, 30, 15, 7.5 A etc…)
Measures only 1x1.5" and would cost $3.61 to order.
KreAture:
Measures only 1x1.5" and would cost $3.61 to order.
1x1.5" ? I thought you non-US Citizens used the metric system. 
Try changing it to millimeters (or whatever they’re called), and see if they’ll let you sell it then.
sylvie369:
KreAture:
Measures only 1x1.5" and would cost $3.61 to order.1x1.5" ? I thought you non-US Citizens used the metric system.
Try changing it to millimeters (or whatever they’re called), and see if they’ll let you sell it then.
When I type english I use inches. Also, that is what sparkfun charges by (square inches).
Atleast I placed my order. Now I just need to wait.
sylvie369:
1x1.5" ? I thought you non-US Citizens used the metric system.
Nah, we just know how to use both systems 
KreAture,
If I was a betting man, it’s probably only US for now due to some sort of regulatory issues, be it taxation, duties, or whatever, that SF doesn’t want to deal with.
Roko:
sylvie369:
1x1.5" ? I thought you non-US Citizens used the metric system.Nah, we just know how to use both systems
KreAture,
If I was a betting man, it’s probably only US for now due to some sort of regulatory issues, be it taxation, duties, or whatever, that SF doesn’t want to deal with.
So… I need a shell in the US then 
Attached is my TCM8230MD breakout board with 3 seperate regulators.
Hehe, and here I’ve been designing my own TCM8230 breakout board like a sucker…
Roko:
Hehe, and here I’ve been designing my own TCM8230 breakout board like a sucker…
Well. I can’t sell it so you might as well.
The price is the same btwregardless if you order someone elses design or your own… (Good deal Sparkfun!)
What I don’t understand is why you have to file that tax form and be in the US even if you’re not trying to let people order your design at cost (or, well, at cost to designing the same thing in the same shape and uploading it yourself).
The first improvements to public designs I would have made is fixing the back button behavior and encouraging people to upload documentation like BOM and instructions. There were a lot of interesting looking boards (eh, I really like artwork) that the uploaders just clicked “share” but didn’t document anything about them.
Applekid:
What I don’t understand is why you have to file that tax form and be in the US even if you’re not trying to let people order your design at cost (or, well, at cost to designing the same thing in the same shape and uploading it yourself).The first improvements to public designs I would have made is fixing the back button behavior and encouraging people to upload documentation like BOM and instructions. There were a lot of interesting looking boards (eh, I really like artwork) that the uploaders just clicked “share” but didn’t document anything about them.
Agreed!
If you share the PCB you should also share the BOM and schematic.
If there is source code to program the board, it should be there too.
Once I am done with verifying my logger, I think I will make it available if I can sell the pcb.
It’s all taxes. Its very easy to sell something within your own country, but as soon as you go international its a whole different can of worms. So it looks like its only going to be open to US residents, at least for now.
But international customers can order.
Thus they are selling internationally.
This isn’t about selling, it’s about paying royaltys/licencing for other peoples work.
I just had an idea!
If the issue is sending money to resellers outside US, why not atleast allow for shop credit?
This would also be cheaper for Sparkfun as the inventory cost less for them than the actual retail prices.
I’d be happy as long as I’d get something, or atleast be able to see how many order my board…
As it is I can just publish it, but have NO statistics.
I read some documents that say that they would just need to tax non-US residents with 30% tax. I could live with
a system that allowed turning non-US payback into either shop credit or paid with 30% taxing.
This probably has to do with making money and reporting taxes. I would guess.
Hardly, as that would be a private matter. Not to mention based on local law.
In Norway for example I can earn 4000 NOK on my hobby without even reporting it.
But in the US that isn’t true, and if Sparkfun sends you a check they have to tell the IRS something about it I would think. They don’t want to have to abide by every countries laws and know them all, so everyone who isn’t in the US is out of luck because it would cost a lot to obey all the laws…
So even if what you say is true in Norway sparkfun would have to be sure it true and thus pay to verify it then pay to make sure it is okay with US law to do it etc…
That is my guess anyway.