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| eds1275:
I bought some stuff on ebay before xmas to play with, some rfid tags and a reader/writer. The tags came very eventually, but due to the postage strike in Canada the seller cancelled the order and after the strike ended I re-ordered the reader/writer. I did it in a hurry and didn't read the listing, $30 CAD to ship a $6 item. What a doofus. I'm so used to free shipping from China I let my guard down I guess. I got the notification the other day that DHL was coming with a $20 brokerage fee. $56 total! I bought it because it was a cheap toy to mess around with :P I'd say lesson learned but it will take me a few times before I really learn, I'm sure. I've sent out some messages to both seller and DHL in the hopes that I can recoup some of this even though the shipping fees were an oversight on my part. |
| 05SRT4:
You making Nintendo Amiibos? |
| eds1275:
No I read about someone here making a music player that uses the tags to trigger music playing. I'm hoping to put a little bar in a house and have a similar thing going on except the reader embedded in the bartop and a bowl of "records" that will play entire band catalogues. The bar is a future dream, but that doesn't mean I can't figure out the technology now! |
| 05SRT4:
Dang that sounds cool. |
| eds1275:
If I can get it working, a reader/writer is $6CAD on ebay and the tags are cheap. I even just found out that you can buy them in sticker form. I'll share my results. For now I have these red fobs just to play with and in the end I'll make some records that maybe could double as coasters for the bar. |
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