Hi Jay, I have never really had any issues either buying small items from the USA or selling via ebay.paypal. For imports (to Australia where I live) there is no tax or duty on bicycle parts as long as the cost is less than Au$1000, no matter whether the item is new or used. The only hassles I have ever experienced were problems a customer ran in to when I sold a nice Jack Taylor SS from a friend's collection. I neglected to mark it 2nd-hand or used - or didn't do so explicitly enough - and he was asked to pay extra in customs duties in the USA on the basis that it was 'new'. I sent receipts and evidence etc but I'm not sure how it was resolved. The only other issue is the apparent cost of freight from the USA, It seems remarkably expensive once a certain weight/bulk is exceeded. I have for instance received a large box from Bike24 in Germany - standard post cost of $20 - that would have cost several times that amount from the USA. In fact I have been quoted $30 postage from the USA on the smallest items and even $120 on a handlebar (both from retail stores)! I have found people in the USA (and certainly on this list) friendly and straightforward to deal with. I think we all struggle from time to time with the complexities of international transactions though - part of the challenge I guess. Savvas.
On Monday, November 5, 2012 7:46:54 AM UTC+10:30, Jay in Tel Aviv wrote: > > I have been fairly active on this list since I got my Sam last summer. > I have participated in discussions, bought and sold a few things > (including my Sam, thanks Forrest) and generally tried to be helpful > when I have something to add. I find the people here generally quite > knowledgable and friendly. It is a good groupvand I'm happy to be part > of it. > > Once in a while, though, I have experienced something which to be > seems very strange and a bit insulting. A few times people have > refused to complete a transaction with me when they find out I live > overseas. Shipping costs have not been the issue, it seems more loke a > lack of willingness to trust a random foriegner on the internet. > > I just lost a sale on another group in circumstances like those. The > buyer got the answeres he was looking for to his questions and then > balked when he saw thay my email wasn't from the US. > > I feel like I'm missing something here. > > Jay > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/qaLnc-dvh_sJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
