Attention non-American English speakers

[Caplax40]

Okay so since this board is Worldwide I thought I would utilize it. I have an interesting predicament. I'm American and me and my friend are trying to figure out what this email means. The background is my friend bought 6 injectors for his Maserati Biturbo Si (ironically Euro-spec) from a guy in England. Here is the email he sent us and we can't figure out what the hell he is trying to say. So those of us that don't speak the bastardized, slang ridden American English decipher please!


"Hi Matt,
Taking to the post in 2 hours, do you want invoice lower. Tax!!!!!!
David"


I assume "post" means post office for sending it off to be mailed.

[Junk2006]

have you tried e-mailing him back

or you could get him to send an e-mail in his native language post it here and someone here could decipher it

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Hi Matt, Taking to the post in 2 hours, do you want invoice lower. Tax!!!!!! David"

Well I think, he's trying to say that he's going to the post office in two hours and
if you want it to be send fast, that will cost more.

I think

[SPEEDKILLAR]

So those of us that don't speak the bastardized, slang ridden American English decipher please!

Watch out, there a lot of members from the UK...

LOL that isn't even good english

Taking to the post in 2 hours,

the easy bit, as you guessed and already stated he means he will be posting it in 2 hours

do you want invoice lower. Tax!!!!!!

well thats just retarded.. the guy should learn some grammar so people know WTF he is talking about, I can only guess he's asking do you want him to write the invoice for a lower amount than you really payed so you save some money on tax ? (assuming you have to pay tax on goods bought from abroad ?)

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Quote: do you want invoice lower. Tax!!!!!! well thats just retarded.. the guy should learn some grammar so people know WTF he is talking about, I can only guess he's asking do you want him to write the invoice for a lower amount than you really payed so you save some money on tax ? (assuming you have to pay tax on goods bought from abroad ?)

Except enjoying cars and babes, I'm also learning some english on JW.

[jasc]

It's really quite simple. If you import stuff there will be a duty. If he posts a lower value. The importer will be charged less in duties. eBay expert in da house!

[Overmind]

Originally Posted by jasc It's really quite simple. If you import stuff there will be a duty. If he posts a lower value. The importer will be charged less in duties. eBay expert in da house!

yeah, that should work ((international) eBay user here also). although customs have the right to verify (and then change) the declared value.

[Toronto]

i like the line from snatch
"You guys made the fuckin language, but u don't even fuckin speak it"