Nuon N501 ... also Panasonic 'Q' Game Cube

[Neurochasm]

... can these still be obtained? Anyone?

I just bought a samsung N-501 on E-bay.... I know , I know.... it's e-bay..yah, yah, yah...
Anyway, got a brand new one for 80$ US from some shipping company in Illinois. It's brand new... sealed box... just like off the shelf. From what I know he's got a whole shitload in his warehouse. I think he was some sort of supplier...

Now if only they'd ship these to the UK

Hmm now am I right in assuming that I'm looking at 3.5% Customs Duty and 17.5% VAT if I had this imported on top of postage?

[mk1]

Hmm now am I right in assuming that I'm looking at 3.5% Customs Duty and 17.5% VAT if I had this imported on top of postage?

and at least $50 postage charges on top of that i would guess

[Ahchay]

Now if only they'd ship these to the UK

Hmm now am I right in assuming that I'm looking at 3.5% Customs Duty and 17.5% VAT if I had this imported on top of postage?

Yes, although in my experience what you'll actually pay is 3.5% Customs Duty, 17.5% VAT and 20% random charges imposed by Parcel Force or the Post Office.

And don't forget that any customs charges are charges on the whole value of the goods imported. Not only does this include shipping charges, but they pay very little attention to the declared value (or indeed the actual price you've paid) of the goods. Essentially, what happens is that a customs officer looks at the package, thinks "Ooh, a DVD player, that'll be £300, how much is the duty on that then?".

Basically, you take a risk. The chances are that you'll get away without paying any customs charges at all, but if you do get caught then expect the bill to be much higher than you would "reasonably" expect.

I get stung for customs charges on about 5% of stuff I import and it is always more expensive than it should be... Last one was £20 duty on £15 worth of Harry Potter trading cards

Cheers
Chris

[mk1]

i used to buy a lot of books and things from amazon (.com) and for the first year or two, i got away without paying any charges. - then i think they got wise to it and now everytime they automatically see that little tick on the box, they put it aside and charge random excise duty. for example - i got two packages together one day - the first one had a single dvd in it - charge £8. the second had 4 dvds in it - charge £7.

if i complain, they make me pay more on the 4 disc package so i just have to swallow it.

*ahem* sorry for moaning.

[moobaa]

I get stung for customs charges on about 5% of stuff I import and it is always more expensive than it should be... Last one was £20 duty on £15 worth of Harry Potter trading cards

That wasn't a "duty" fee; that was a "maybe this'll teach him to never do that again" fee

[Darkflame]

Panasonic Gamecube thingy:
http://www.lik-sang.com/default.php

(/exclent site)