$2000 dollar purchase from US, what's best way to go about paying for it?

oceanic

Hello guys

Anyone have any advice on how best to go about making a $2000 dollar purchase from USA.

I'd like to minimise the currency costs.

And maintain some form of buyer protection if goods become faulty in future. As items in question do have a spotty build history.

Any advice from anyone who has done something similar?

grumbler

oceanic wrote: »

Hello guys

Anyone have any advice on how best to go about making a $2000 dollar purchase from USA.

I'd like to minimise the currency costs.

• Top Travel Spending Cards
• Your Card: Overseas Charges

And maintain some form of buyer protection if goods become faulty in future. As items in question do have a spotty build history.

Generally, credit cards give more protection, but in this case I think this will be very hard to enforce:

• Visa, Mastercard & Amex Chargeback

• Section 75 refunds

bris

Don't forget the import duty which could be as much as $500 on top of the ticket price.


As for protection you have no UK consumer rights and are bound by the USA laws so any problems could get very expensive to remedy even with S75 protection.


If you think the build history is dodgy they you are taking a gamble, is the savings worth this gamble considering the import duty on top?

oceanic

sadly they don't make these gadgets in the UK or sell them here.

i completely forgot about taxes.

I'll be paying taxes twice at this rate.