Posted by P Pron on 11/11/06 17:10

Dragon wrote:
|| "P Pron" <paulatspambegone.pron@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
|| news:4rm96eFrldi2U1@mid.individual.net...
||| Dragon wrote:
||||| I know this question has probably been asked hundreds of times but
||||| can anyone tell me what the customs situation is with both
||||| PlayUSA.com and Amazon.com. I am looking at the Superman UE dvd
||||| boxset as these seem to be the cheapest but will I get hit by UK
||||| customs if I buy from either of these companies, if so anywhere
||||| else doing the Region 1 set in the UK.
|||||
||||| cheers Dave
|||
||| If you order from overseas, Dave, I don't think it really matters
||| who from. The fact is that the value of the package will be more
||| than �18, and will therefore be subject to VAT. I don't see how a
||| UK supplier would be able to avoid paying VAT themselves, and
||| passing the cost along to you, unless they're smuggling it in!
|||
||| paul
|||
||
|| Hi Paul
||
|| Cheers for that, I know loaded247 say that they are based in London
|| and I got my region 1 simpsons series 6 from them for 25.99 with no
|| taxes but that could have been just luck.
||
|| cheers again
||
|| dave

Have you seen how much Loaded247 are charging for Superman UE, though? �70,
against PlayUSA's �50!
17.5% VAT on �50 is �8.75. Add on the Post Office charge (is it �4??) and
PlayUSA still undercut Loaded247.

Paul

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