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| 27th Jun 2023, 3:19 PM | #1 REPORT | |
 | Malcyramone SUBS Remember the good old 1980's? Member since Sep 2011 7670 Points | Has anyone been put off buying cassettes on Ebay from the USA because of the £17 or more shipping cost? I've just bought 8 using a package forwarding company (I don't know if we're allowed to name them). The combined postage through ebay's Global Shipping Program to the UK would've been $155.77. The domestic shipping across the US to their warehouse in Nashua NH was $26.22, the consolidation ($2 each item) and packing $21.00 and international shipping to the UK $22.99. Total $70.21 a saving of $85.56. (around £67 at time of posting). The parcel arrived 8 days later and everything arrived safely having been packed very well. A good way of enjoying our hobby and saving money too. I'm now looking for a similar service from Australia. |
| 28th Jun 2023, 5:46 PM | #2 REPORT | |
 | Quad5point1 Member since Jul 2012 10504 Points | I've stopped buying from the US completely. I used to get the odd thing here and there before HMRC did away with the £15 rule whereby anything under £15 was exempt from duty, now everything, unless it's a gift is hammered. The other thing that ticks me off is Royal Mail compound the problem by charging you £8 for the privilege of handling your imports. It's all a giant c#@! Up. |
| 29th Jun 2023, 11:48 AM | #3 REPORT | |
| Malcyramone SUBS Remember the good old 1980's? Member since Sep 2011 7670 Points | It must have changed again, this is from gov.uk: "You will not have to pay anything to the delivery company to receive goods worth less than £135 unless they’re gifts over £39 or excise goods (for example, alcohol and tobacco)." All 8 tapes cost me £35.66, well under the £135 limit, nothing extra to pay. |
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