- 1. UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: David Deutsch <mgman@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:36:11 -0400
- I just returned from JFK International Airport w/ a UK imported O/D The unit was listed on Ebay and I had bit on it but missed it by $5. I was contacted a couple of days later by the seller who advis
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01282.html (8,591 bytes)
- 2. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: JustBrits@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:40:06 EDT
- << This caught me off guard. >> Yep, David, I am not suprised. Sorry for your woe but that is just one of the wonderful things about importing. Cheers........... Ed
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01283.html (7,616 bytes)
- 3. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: ATWEDITOR@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:09:34 EDT
- << eady for pick-up and that there was a customs charge, documentation, duty, cartage and terminal fee, adding up to $168.22, >> I had a similar experience--although cheaper--ordering interior stuff
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01286.html (7,969 bytes)
- 4. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: David Littlefield <dmeadow@juno.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 10:38:55 -0500
- Sorry, David, but I don't think you can blame the shipper. In international shipments it is assumed that the purchaser knows and will take care of import duties in their respective country. I think y
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01288.html (10,120 bytes)
- 5. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: David Deutsch <mgman@optonline.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:17:48 -0400
- The only thing that I blame the seller for, is not telling me to expect these additional charges. I had asked what was involved in getting the unit to me. If I needed to contact anyone or would I be
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01290.html (8,324 bytes)
- 6. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: Reh74bgt@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:18:02 EDT
- I think he should of made it real clear he knows im sure that there were extra fees ive seen him on ebay with o/d's before that most likely eneded up over here thats a big bummer i would maybe send s
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01291.html (7,616 bytes)
- 7. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:29:55 -0400
- That really wouldn't be fair to the seller. Import fees are a bit of a crapshoot, and depend HEAVILY on who you use to import the goods, which is often decided by the buyer. The seller in the UK isn'
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01297.html (8,251 bytes)
- 8. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: James Nazarian <James_Nazarian@excite.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 13:01:49 -0700 (PDT)
- HI guys, I bought a car's worth of spax conversion from him and he shipped it to me (not on an airplane) and I didn't get charged a dime for import tarifs etc. I have found that airlines love to scre
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01298.html (9,494 bytes)
- 9. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 15:15:04 -0500
- Well, I once had a deal in the works to buy an OD tranny from a recycler in Canada. He contacted me because he'd seen me bid on one in an Ebay auction. He quoted $350 CDN plus shipping & duties. I to
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01299.html (8,049 bytes)
- 10. RE: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: "J R Overcash" <jroverca@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 14:18:31 -0400
- Thanks for the info. I would have thought you would have checked that all out before bidding in the first place! Safety Fast! Ross Overcash Ayer, MA USA NAMGBR 2-1172 74B decripit but running! http:
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01361.html (9,528 bytes)
- 11. Re: UK Imported part / buyer B-ware (score: 1)
- Author: mup1dm <mup1dm@surrey.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 00 11:35:05 +0100
- Note that there are 4 distinct charges above. I had an occasion to ship an item frm myself in the USA to myself in Canada, and the "Gotcha!" was not the Duty (which goes to the government) but what
- /html/mgs/2000-10/msg01375.html (9,145 bytes)
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