richie500
CCCUK Member
Just a thought:
Last year I wanted a particular set of wheels for my 1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ.
Nowhere in UK or EU could supply them so i went on the hunt on the internet.
I found various places in the US that could sell me the wheels at a good price, however as soon as the shipping quote of $1000 to ship 5 wheels was added then i thought that plus the price of the wheels $600 plus 10% duty then 20% vat it became a non starter. I even thought of bringing a few back in my luggage when i next visit US.
So i continued my pursuit and looked on ebay USA and found that some venders would ship thro the ebay global shipping plan which they also work out the duties as well.
I managed to get my wheels for around $1100 all in at the time.
So my first question is has anyone got any clout with any of the big US suppliers in that they can use ebay global shipping because it would be one hell of a saving on shipping costs etc.
And for the record i was a bit apprehensive at first , five wheels what could go wrong !!!! but i didnt need to be as they arrived a month later without even a mark on any of the boxes.
I know it would take a bit of work but look what we could all save.
Last year I wanted a particular set of wheels for my 1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ.
Nowhere in UK or EU could supply them so i went on the hunt on the internet.
I found various places in the US that could sell me the wheels at a good price, however as soon as the shipping quote of $1000 to ship 5 wheels was added then i thought that plus the price of the wheels $600 plus 10% duty then 20% vat it became a non starter. I even thought of bringing a few back in my luggage when i next visit US.
So i continued my pursuit and looked on ebay USA and found that some venders would ship thro the ebay global shipping plan which they also work out the duties as well.
I managed to get my wheels for around $1100 all in at the time.
So my first question is has anyone got any clout with any of the big US suppliers in that they can use ebay global shipping because it would be one hell of a saving on shipping costs etc.
And for the record i was a bit apprehensive at first , five wheels what could go wrong !!!! but i didnt need to be as they arrived a month later without even a mark on any of the boxes.
I know it would take a bit of work but look what we could all save.