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rossi46

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found this on ebay usa.Emergency services 6v headlamp brand new in box 100 hours burn time on 4 d cell batteries. E mailed about postage to uk and was quoted $14.99 free postage.To find them go on ebay usa and click on outdoor sports then camping and hiking enter headlamp nib seller is ric2cu item number is 220382794987 Just bought 5 for family members works out at £9.04 each
 
They look good mate they want $14.99 postage unless you buy 5 or over and he will then do free postage as I emailed him last night. I was thinking of going for 5 then just letting mates etc have them for the same price
cheers for the link:)
 
myself and a pal bought two headlamps from the states my pal recieved a letter saying they were down at head office we had to pay another fifteen quid to get them
 
dont wanna seem like im jumping all over other peoples posts but i see wilko had some headlamps for £4.86 in , dont know if any good but just thought id let you know
sorry if i just trashed the topic
 
import duty

import duty

rossi46 said:
found this on ebay usa.Emergency services 6v headlamp brand new in box 100 hours burn time on 4 d cell batteries. E mailed about postage to uk and was quoted $14.99 free postage.To find them go on ebay usa and click on outdoor sports then camping and hiking enter headlamp nib seller is ric2cu item number is 220382794987 Just bought 5 for family members works out at £9.04 each
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should have mention the possibility of import duty. Mate owns guitar accessories business and buys from all over the globe and sometimes gets a bill but not always seems it luck of the draw at times.
 
I seem to recall that some time ago people buying from the states would ask the seller to mark the parcel as a gift, that way it doesn't attract any taxes.
 
bigh said:
I seem to recall that some time ago people buying from the states would ask the seller to mark the parcel as a gift, that way it doesn't attract any taxes.
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unfortunatly that does not always work either, customs open random packages and decide if or not its a gift, multiple items would ruin that one if it was opened, i was buying reels from the states and 3 abu 6600`s allthough declared as a gift was hit with customs tax, plus the royal mails addition to the bill as they paid it, one of the reels was faulty and when i informed the seller in the states he sent a replacement after seeing pics of the damage, that one was hit by customs and taxed as well, i spoke to customs about this being a replacement and was told basically they did not believe me and if i could produce evidence that it was a replacement which included the returns documentation they would look further into it but still did not confirm providing this would recompense me, easier to pay and keep stum
poss worth taking the chance and poss getting stung a bit more this end, your choice, realistically what price would you pay in this country for these items if the were for sale, would it be twice the price or more, then possibly it could be worth it even if you got a customs hit
 
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