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Buying some expencive items
Juliepink26
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I was about to spend £200 on some desginer shoes, and i was wondering if there is anything i can do to make sure i dont get ripped off iam buying them from America and paying by Paypal.
People who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones...
It is much easier to see other people's failings than our own.
It is much easier to see other people's failings than our own.
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Use a credit card.-->♥<-- Sugar Coated Owl -->♥<--
If you believe, you will survive - Katie Piper
Woohoo! I'm normal! Gotta go tell the cat.0 -
also allow for customs duty and VAT....0
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razorbladekisses wrote: »Use a credit card.
So you buy these shoes from some ebuyer on the other side of america. They turn up and they look like they make be fake. The seller says they are genuine.
Can you elaborate on how using a credit card for the above possibly typical scenario is a way to make sure you dont get ripped off? Not saying it isnt, just like to know how it is?0 -
If you pay via PayPal with a credit card and a problem occurs you can firstly go down the PayPal route to try and get your money back. If that fails because you have paid with a credit card you can contact your card issuer and demand a chargeback back from PayPal. They can then remove the charge in question.-->♥<-- Sugar Coated Owl -->♥<--
If you believe, you will survive - Katie Piper
Woohoo! I'm normal! Gotta go tell the cat.0 -
pennylane99 wrote: »also allow for customs duty and VAT....
How much does that usually cost for £240 pair of shoes?People who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones...
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Well, I'm not entirely sure - but my experience from importing video games is that the actual customs charge was fairly low, but stinkin' Parcel Force added a £20 "handling fee" for paying the customs at the point of entry. A great scam if ever there was one ...For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also ...0
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Juliepink26 wrote: »How much does that usually cost for £240 pair of shoes?
not sure on the exact percentage for shoes...different categories have different rates, you could check with HMRC 0845 010 9000
at a rough guess customs charge plus vat will be around 30% of total cost of item plus shipping cost.
then there may be a handling charge by Royal Mail, or the courier company.
http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalWebApp/channelsPortalWebApp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pageTravel_ShowContent&propertyType=document&resetCT=true&id=HMCE_CL_0014540
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