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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 8:03:31 GMT -5
I ordered 1 wrestling figure. 1. From eBay. The seller lives in America. I paid about 20 pounds for the figure to be shipped. Well what happens next just blew me away.i get a card today from royal mail. Saying my parcel is waiting to be picked up. How much. Here is the best part. 42. Yes. 42 pounds. I could not believe it. Still trying to get my head around it . That's total rip off.talk about scalpers. This company sucks big time. How they justify charging that amount is beyond me. And remember this is for 1 figure. I am fuming.
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Post by honeybear 619 on Mar 7, 2016 8:18:06 GMT -5
What figure was it?
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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 8:22:13 GMT -5
Ultimate warrior
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Post by hellojoeivers on Mar 7, 2016 8:23:32 GMT -5
Wait...
Is the £42 for a customs charge, or unpaid postage charges?
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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 8:26:00 GMT -5
Not too sure. It said 42.total.but it also says 8 handling fee
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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 8:28:08 GMT -5
On the card it just says payment due.42 pounds. Then it says includes 8 pounds handling charge
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Post by hellojoeivers on Mar 7, 2016 8:28:45 GMT -5
Not too sure. It said 42.total.but it also says 8 handling fee Ah, that sounds like a customs charge If someone sends something from overseas but doesn't pay the customs charge in advance then the item will be subject to first a handling fee (which I believe is £8 flat rate), plus a customs charge (which is a certain % of your item) That said, £34 sounds a bit heavy for one figure? Unless the sender declared the value as being significantly more than what he sold it for |
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Post by hellojoeivers on Mar 7, 2016 8:31:14 GMT -5
How much was the figure minus the postage?
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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 8:33:08 GMT -5
Thanks. I suppose I will have to pay it . but not happy . maybe when I have the figure in my hand I will feel better.
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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 8:33:38 GMT -5
195 pounds
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Post by hellojoeivers on Mar 7, 2016 8:34:30 GMT -5
Ah, that explains it then, I think customs is 15/20% of the item's value |
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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 8:35:31 GMT -5
So looking at it another way the figure cost me 240
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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 8:37:38 GMT -5
Thanks. I am picking it up tomorrow. I am curious to see how much he has put on the label. How much the figure is valued at
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Post by Escape The Rules on Mar 7, 2016 10:35:37 GMT -5
 ing hell, I'd NEVER pay triple figures for a figure. Ever! Hell I refuse to pay anything much higher than the typical retail price for a figure. |
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Post by honeybear 619 on Mar 7, 2016 11:00:05 GMT -5
If your spending £200 on one figure, i'm sure £40 customs charge won't effect you.
You must have some money pot:-):-):-)
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Post by C Wrestling UK on Mar 7, 2016 11:12:13 GMT -5
Out of interest
Which ultimate warrior did you buy??(:
Also that charge sounds quite normal unfortunately for that high amount
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Post by dpd1967 on Mar 7, 2016 13:17:44 GMT -5
I bought a warrior signed classic superstar figure.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 16:11:01 GMT -5
Fee sounds about right.
Just so you know, to declare a low value on a customs from is illegal, I would never do it, and would never expect or ask anyone else to
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Post by Bizzle on Mar 17, 2016 13:18:28 GMT -5
I ordered 1 wrestling figure. 1. From eBay. The seller lives in America. I paid about 20 pounds for the figure to be shipped. Well what happens next just blew me away.i get a card today from royal mail. Saying my parcel is waiting to be picked up. How much. Here is the best part. 42. Yes. 42 pounds. I could not believe it. Still trying to get my head around it . That's total rip off.talk about scalpers. This company sucks big time. How they justify charging that amount is beyond me. And remember this is for 1 figure. I am fuming. Royal Mail have only charged you the handling fee. It's customs who have charged the rest. Royal Mail have done you a favour by bringing the item into the country. |
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