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Rick
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:23 am    Post subject: Help needed from US ebay user Reply with quote

Can anyone help me out?

I've seen a couple of items on ebay USA that I need. However they've listed as selling to within the US only.

I tried contacting the seller to see if they'll open the auction up to a bid from the UK, but I'm blocked from doing that too Evil or Very Mad

If anyone can help me out it'd be appreciated thanks, please send me a PM if you can.

RJ
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't answer your question Rick but don't forget you'll be stung for at least £20 customs duty for buying from outside the EU, £8 of which is a Royal Mail handling charge... Sad
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rick,

Try these guys: http://www.parcel2go.com/contactcentre/contact-centre.aspx

This is the link to their contact page where it says;

About our Rent US Address service

The strong performance of the pound against the dollar in the last few years has meant that online sales of goods from the USA rocketed and despite the strengthening of the dollar, people are still searching for that American bargain. As such, we offer a fantastic service which allows you to buy from American only sites even if you only have access to a UK address.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

riley541 wrote:
I can't answer your question Rick but don't forget you'll be stung for at least £20 customs duty for buying from outside the EU, £8 of which is a Royal Mail handling charge... Sad


Yup used to all that having bought lots of stuff in the past, I just need a couple of items that I can't buy anywhere else, and ebay won't let me.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rick, check your pm box.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think eBay looks at your primary mailing address to see where the bid is coming from & to calculate postal charges - & also distance from item(!). I have to swap 2 addresses (UK & US) sometimes.
Some vendors simply refuse to do business outside their country & there's not much you can do about that.
E-mail me if you like.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MVPeters wrote:
I think eBay looks at your primary mailing address to see where the bid is coming from & to calculate postal charges - & also distance from item(!). I have to swap 2 addresses (UK & US) sometimes.
Some vendors simply refuse to do business outside their country & there's not much you can do about that.
E-mail me if you like.


Yes I've run into problems like this before. I've found the company's real website, so have dropped them a line - hopefully they'll reply!!

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

riley541 wrote:
I can't answer your question Rick but don't forget you'll be stung for at least £20 customs duty for buying from outside the EU, £8 of which is a Royal Mail handling charge... Sad


Have the supplier mark it up as ''commercial samples'' to avoid duty. Of course you must only do this if it is a commercial sample Laughing

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's nearly as bad sending stuff over to the US.Last year I send some clothing,despite marking the package and fixing all the proper lables their customs opened the package with a stanley knife slashing some of the clothes and then refused to accept the valuation we'd provided and charged the guy duty on their estimate of the value.
He wasn't a happy bunny even when we gave him a hefty discount and to be honest I dont blame him.
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