I would say your chance of succeeding in getting a refund after 6-9 months on a private sale are going to be slim to none.
Probably a reason why a second hand body with a UK receipt still seems to command a premium over one of an unknown origin or even worse, a grey import.
Just to clarify for others, items shipped by Panamoz are not all marked as toy parts.
Are you perhaps mistaking this with the fact that anyone shipping an item internationally with a Lithium battery in it (eg a new camera) now has to have the appropriate cert attached to the box: http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/packaging/guidelines/batteries.html
My recent package from Panamoz certainly had it.
I am amazed by the Panamoz "customers" (other grey HK retailers as well) who jump into forum threads about the company to vociferously defend the company, even in the face of a legitimate complaint or concern :shrug:
Is anyone else appreciating the irony of that?
Well, I get all my camera gear by mugging unsuspecting fools. Sure, some people might call that illegal, but I bet they've all broken the speed limit sometime. And I get some really good gear and save a fortune.
PS. This is meant to be humourous. I don't participate in, nor do I advocate, the mugging of anybody - unsuspecting fool or not. Just as I don't brag about how much money I save by breaking the law regarding the payment of import taxes. As far as I'm concerned there's very little difference morally.
Actually I'm appreciating my £200 saving...... no icon needed.
Crap, just tripped up, Dave, have you dropped a halo??
Ha, ha, i bet you always put your used chewing gum in the bin or have never broken the speed limit as well.No halos involved, and no hypocrite either, have never bought from these retailers, and if I ever did I would use someone like Digital Rev and then voluntarily inform HMRC, pay and let DR pick up the tab as they should.
No halos involved, and no hypocrite either, have never bought from these retailers, and if I ever did I would use someone like Digital Rev and then voluntarily inform HMRC, pay and let DR pick up the tab as they should.
As I said, it's down to the individual, just don't brag about it.
Would the forum allow people to join and post about committing other crime?
Why one rule for smuggled cameras and another for smuggled cigarettes? Or smuggled medicines or drugs. What if a person was a bit like Franks joke and robbed pensioners outside the post office on pensions day. How about insurance fraud? Would you be happy for them to brag about their schemes and profits on the forum?
Would you think any of these were a clever ploy and a great thing to do.
Ha, ha, i bet you always put your used chewing gum in the bin. "DONT YOU" ? :shrug:
Didn't someone forecast the coming of the new Messiah.
There is something wrong with society when more people support breaking the law than obeying it. Why are honest people being treated with such ridicule?
There is something wrong with society when more people support breaking the law than obeying it. Why are honest people being treated with such ridicule?
There is something wrong with society when more people support breaking the law than obeying it. Why are honest people being treated with such ridicule?
If it's soo highly illegal then why haven't the authorities caught on, or maybe they have?
A group of 'Forumite HMRC Informants', spending time and effort arguing about it on here then contacting HMRC is more than pathetic.
To those that are like that.... Really! Get a life and get out more NIMBY
The fact is nobody knows for certain the tax status of these companies, we all have a pretty good idea and make our own decisions afterwards.
I would guess if this had a noticeable affect on people here the comments would be rather different. If you were a plumber (for example) being massively undercut by a company with, ahem, 'questionable' business tactics to the point where their goods/services are cheaper than your own costs, you would want to do something about before they put you out of business. That's far from pathetic.
It's looking possible that Panamoz are having issues, and it will be no surprise if they disappear sooner or later as their business model relied on staying under the radar. So whilst plenty of people have been exploiting this short term gain (you only need to read back through the shopping thread to find hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of orders from TP alone), that's clearly had an impact on UK retailers who have no chance of lawfully competing.
Well i must admit to viewing a fridge freezer in Currys for £649 then buying it online at appliances.co.uk for £349And I'll bet many (if not most) of those who have ordered from P or DR have used Jessops as a showroom to fondle and try their future online purchases... Goint to be fun for them if their cheap purchases develop a fault if/when P or DR go the same way as Jessops - I doubt whether the manufacturers will suddenly start accepting the products for work if they don't do so now!