Bloody customs and exciseMonitors, (plasma, LCD, CRT)
Able to display video - 14% Fee
Only able to take computer signa - Free
mlakrid said:Dumb question, I have never lived in the UK so I dont know. Wouldnt it be possible for one of you to have someone in the US order the monitor, place it on Ebay or some other auction house, and then just ship it to you to avoid the VAT and exhange rate fluctuations?
Just curious seems to me you could save serious £'s
SPeedY_B said:Just done some quick math, if they do ship over (note, very rough figures) :
1080 USD -> 565 GBP
+ 17.5% VAT
+ 14% Excise Duty
+ ~$100 Postage
Total: £800.00
I hope the postage isn't that much, I just pulled a nice round figure out the air. I'm not overly sure how much it'll be priced here though, can't see it being below the £800 mark, but a few months ago, I would of said I would never see a 20" Widescreen below £500 (the 2005FPW is currently £472 over here.) so I don't know.
This is a bit annoying though:Bloody customs and excise
w00tage!SPeedY_B said:Yup, will (likely) be placing my order later tonight. If anyone has some coupon codes etc (although I doubt there'll be any) they'd be a great help