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Really anyone buying imported stuff on eBay should just look for a seller who has it abroad (obviusly you need Paypal to do this) and get it that way. Just email the seller first and ask if they can mark a lower value or something on the customs form and the majority are happy too. Those that won't I just don't buy from.
Just this morning I received my set of Final Fantasy X-2 Figures, which including shipping, cost just under £30 for all three. Now I've seen people buy these from UK sellers at £24.99 plus postage a time, for each figure! Insane! What some people paid nearly £80 for I've got for £30.
I've ordered stuff from hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Phillipine, Hawaii, America and Austalia and only one thing has ever gone missing. In most cases the sellers are more friendly, helpful and have more realistic postage than most UK ones. A lot of UK sellers need to learn they should answer people's questions!
But the feedback system is crap anyway.
I picked up another nugget of information about couriers and customs though - UPS will charge you a £10 handling fee for anything above the legal limit, and that is BEFORE any VAT. Ouch!
> I picked up another nugget of information about couriers and customs
> though - UPS will charge you a £10 handling fee for anything
> above the legal limit, and that is BEFORE any VAT.
Naturally, pretty much anyone charges a handling fee. I've had stuff where the handling costs almost as much as the tax and duty.