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I ordered 2 lenses in the last week both arrived yesterday without issue
was that with DHL
I ordered 2 lenses in the last week both arrived yesterday without issue
I ordered 2 lenses in the last week both arrived yesterday without issue
I've given them until 9th Septemeber to issue a refund or a 2nd shipment before I escalate it to a claim and I confirmed I will not be closing the dispute. They confirmed they won't be sending a further shipment and that it's now just a waiting game.
Edit: Thanks for all the advice BTW. Much appreciated.
was that with DHL
no mate UPS delivered both parcels ordered 4 days apart both arrived yesterday the weekend was in between
both were in fed-ex bags if that means anything ?
Have you escalated this yet?
Heather
I have the last one this friday. A very kind offer but borrowing kit I'm never keen on as I have enough stress shooting mates events without the added worry of care of other peoples equipment.
No as I told Digital Rev I wouldn't escalate it to a claim until the 9th as this is 28 days after the order was placed and seemed to me to be a reasonable amount of time to wiat before making a claim. This is still well within the timeframe for turning a dispute into a claim according to the case details on paypal.
nick
I honestly don't know about the import duty.
Duty works out at £113. 10% works out at £56.
I'm just going to have to wait and see what happens.
Interesting that the under-valuing aspect is coming out of the woodwork more and more with DR.
With that in mind, more out of interest than anything else, are there any companies that offer a 100% legit (in terms of taxes) grey import with proof that all relevant fees have been paid on its journey to the UK? If so, do they actually end up much cheaper than a genuine UK supplier?
From memory the cheapest I could get my DR order for from UK stock was about £800. With DR the cost was £560. A saving of £240. Even if i have to pay the import duty, VAT and handling charges it'll be approx £700 total so still a £100 saving. Not to be sniffed at!
Interesting that the under-valuing aspect is coming out of the woodwork more and more with DR.
With that in mind, more out of interest than anything else, are there any companies that offer a 100% legit (in terms of taxes) grey import with proof that all relevant fees have been paid on its journey to the UK? If so, do they actually end up much cheaper than a genuine UK supplier?
Which is all well and good unless it develops a fault. Then the realities of their "worldwide guarantee" smack you in the face.
From memory the cheapest I could get my DR order for from UK stock was about £800. With DR the cost was £560. A saving of £240. Even if i have to pay the import duty, VAT and handling charges it'll be approx £700 total so still a £100 saving. Not to be sniffed at!
Vat isn't the only reason that UK prices are stupid - look how many releases have done the dollars vs pounds thing.. that is if they cost $999 dollars stateside , the uk release price is £999 .
Vat isn't the only reason that UK prices are stupid - look how many releases have done the dollars vs pounds thing.. that is if they cost $999 dollars stateside , the uk release price is £999 .
How does that work then?
£560 + £113 = £673 * 1.2 = £807 + any handling fee.
How did you get those figures?
Having just returned from two weeks in the US (across 4 states) I can safely say it's nowhere near the haven of cheap electronics for UK shoppers as some would think.
Not a single item jumped out at me as being significantly cheaper once you've factored in the proper, legal cost of bringing it back into the UK.
From the DR price & Duty you stated earlier + the VAT.
If you happen to be in NYC and think you can save a fortune by buying in person from the B&H store and smuggling it into the UK - add 7% NY sales to the f4 IS price and you get $1444.5 = £963 and you've just ripped yourself off to the tune of £9 (as well as risking a criminal record and a full body search).
I sometimes think everyone on this forum, except you and me and ukaskew, must be Daily Fail readers.It doesn't matter how many times you point this out, Daily Mule readers will still chant the 'rip-off Britain' mantra every chance they get. Whereas normal people who can think for more than three seconds can use Google to discover the truth...
Interesting that the under-valuing aspect is coming out of the woodwork more and more with DR.
With that in mind, more out of interest than anything else, are there any companies that offer a 100% legit (in terms of taxes) grey import with proof that all relevant fees have been paid on its journey to the UK? If so, do they actually end up much cheaper than a genuine UK supplier?
I think kerso, flashcameras, does everything officially.
I think Hdew provide a vat receipt - so presumably they are paying it
The pound isn't particularly strong against the US dollar at the moment which doesn't help. But the pound does seem to be strong against the Japanese Yen. A quick look on Amazon Japan shows the Canon 70 200 f4 USM at about £560 and the Canon 6D body at £1010.
So even with duty and VAT you're looking at about £720 and £1200 respectively (assuming I've read it correctly). Even bigger savings if you want to chance the rubber glove route!
Hmmm, 70-200 is ¥119,000 which is around £762, or £970 after duty and VAT.
Were you looking at the non-IS version?
It is often said around here that kerso has devised some dodge which means he can import from the USA legally without paying and charging VAT. If he really has, good for him - but I believe there is no such dodge. If there were, don't you think Amazon and such like would be employing it?
Unfortunately kerso has repeatedly declined invitations to explain the situation.
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