On Sun, 25 May 2014 17:33:20 +0100, Ian Field wrote:
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On Sat, 24 May 2014 18:27:23 +0100, Ian Field
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On Fri, 23 May 2014 17:12:48 +0100, Ian Field
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A few years ago I ordered an electronics kit from Jaycar in Australia.
The duty to be collected was about £4 - that and the Royal Mail
'handling
charge' for collecting it came to more than 50% of what I paid for the
kit!
Its pretty much blackmail - cough up the extortionate charge or you
don't
get your goods - which will eventually be disposed of.
By "duty" I assume you mean import taxes. That shouldn't occur unless
the
item is over about £30-£50. Secondly any decent seller will write it as
"gift" and value "$10".
Well Jaycar didn't, and I got mugged by RM.
It's simple. If you receive something from Ebay with unexpected duty,
then don't pay. It goes back to the seller at their expense.
Most places I order from won't send the goods till after payment clears.
Yes, but we were discussing the duty open RECEIPT.
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