shadow9d9 wrote: tctmp wrote: shadow9d9 wrote:
I never actually advocated anything either way. That is just you projecting what you wish happened.
Right, that's my conclusion of what you said, that you are advocating fraud and smuggling. Others can read and make their own conclusions.
shadow9d9 wrote:
I pointed the ridiculously flimsy argument presented and how out of touch with reality it was.
I said there is $800 duty free limit when entering, you said that doesn't exist. Others have also pointed out you are wrong. It's obvious you are the one who's out of touch and need to keep up. Any rhetoric you try to put out does not change that fact.
You desperately want to jump to that conclusion so it could give you a way to attack. So, that's a big duh. You found what you needed/wanted. Easier to attack than defend. It comes from having a weak argument.
The reality of airports is very, very different than the reality. It was just alarmist nonsense that doesn't match reality in any way. And there is no way for anyone to know if one camera is newer than another. It doesn't even make sense from a basic logical perspective.
The $800 seems to be for imports, but not necessarily travelers. I was told by a close friend that the removal of $800 de minimis also applied to travelers. Looks like it is kept separate. I did a cursory search to confirm, but should have been more thorough. My apologies.
First, remember you were the one who started this, not me. I never responded to your first post even though I thought it's already nonsense. But when you saw my post, you somehow thought you had an opportunity to take cheap shots with your "I'm a world traveler, have you been out of the country? keep up with things if you are going to post" nonsense. Unfortunately that has clearly come back to haunt you. Of course, that's not the first time.
Now you are playing the words game of "blaming the friend". What a joke. For any frequent traveler who have entered US, they should have certainly noticed either on the form or electronically the question of "have you brought in merchandise with a value of more than $800". If you can't even get this $800 thing right (especially as a self proclaimed frequent traveler), why would people trust you on anything else. You have lost all your credibility. Again, of course that's not the first time.
So as a recap, I only said 3 things.
(1) There is a $800 duty free limit. You argued against it and you were wrong and I'm right.
(2) It's illegal to not declare something above $800. Everyone on this thread except you accepts that.
(3) The risk is not worthwhile. Of course as other people have shown that they clearly understand it's personal assessment, so no defense is ever needed. Only the grumpy and illogical you somehow feel the need to argue it's wrong, so you are arguing "the risk is worthwhile". And with your strong rhetoric and insisting to people on this, that's certainly equivalent to advocating smuggling. And before smuggling, you also have to falsify to the US government. So you are certainly advocating fraud and smuggling. People with half a brain understands that with what you wrote.
Now I suggest you cut your loss and leave quietly on this discussion. At this point, any more rhetoric you put out is not going to help you.
Sep 21, 2025 at 04:26 PM
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