US postage can anyone help

[bigred5765]

Originally Posted by DCM

You forget that there is an import duty of 8% then you add that to the invoice total (including shipping) and then calculate the VAT.

$219 + 8% ($17.52)= $236.52

$236.52 + 17.5% (41.39) = $277.91 (£142)

This is not including shipping costs

PS
import duty isn't paid on personnel imports
and its only 2%

[Darren Boyle]

£300 is def a nice big saving but not everyone I suppose can affors to buy three cars and a load of spares a year in advance. If you dont mind me asking, how much was the total purchase on the three cars and spares for you to save the £300?

[bigred5765]

and £200 worth of spares from uk
cost less than £130 from the states all in

[Darren Boyle]

and £200 worth of spares from uk
cost less than £130 from the states all in

Like what, could we have examples?

[losixxx]

yes darren there is usually a LHS trackside but over the last few season there's such a choice of chassis's running its impossible to carry enough back up spare's for every chassis...and the worst thing in the world is to be racing break something and can't get the part. it happened to me a few years back but never again...

my last order to USA total $380 @ $2.03 to the £ via paypal

uk RRP £332 enough said

[losixxx]

Originally Posted by DMS Racing

Like what, could we have examples?

Darren your intelegent you know were people buy them from so why ask!

[Darren Boyle]

Yeah but what parts though? I dont mean were from (of course I know the usual outlets) I mean what parts and at what individual prices, only if its not too much trouble that is.

[losixxx]

near enough everything on his vast site!

[Darren Boyle]

Not the answer I hoped for, I was looking to see comparisions, try comparing some of the new stuff like I mentioned earlier in the thread, the prices are not thta much cheaper now!!!

[losixxx]

you do it then m8 and publish a list, think you will find they are.

[bigred5765]

Originally Posted by DMS Racing

£300 is def a nice big saving but not everyone I suppose can affors to buy three cars and a load of spares a year in advance. If you dont mind me asking, how much was the total purchase on the three cars and spares for you to save the £300?

2x xx4we
1 xxxcr
enough spares for a year wheels wishbones etc
total was $1200
inc postage vat etc
just a quick note
xx4we front wishbones graphite $10.37 = £5.29
uk prices from ur site Losi A9735 Graphite front wishbones (XX4) £15.75
£10 quid saving wow

[bigred5765]

Originally Posted by DMS Racing

Like what, could we have examples?

taken from ur own site ]
Losi A9740 Graphite front shock tower (XX4 WE) £14.75
LOSA9740 FR Shock Tower Graph:XX4
[ 11 in stock]
PRICE: $9.54
10quid cheaper

Losi A9735 Graphite front wishbones (XX4) £15.75
LOSA9735 FR A-Arms,Graph/Comp:XX4
[ 9 in stock]
PRICE: $10.37
10 quid saving again

Losi A9802 Graphite rear wishbones (XX, XXX, XX4 or XXX4) £11.99

LOSA9802 R Arms,Graphite:XXCR,XX4,XXX
[ 9 in stock]
PRICE: $9.54
so buy 4 front wish bones two rears
saves me £60 not hard to see how to save 200 quid is it

[ashleyb4]

I didnt really think about dms until after ide bought it off ebay and i wasnt exspecting to encounter customs charges as ive spent alot more than this before and i never did.

A

[bigred5765]

depends were u get it from
japan usually no worries
small packets some times get through but hey so what u got it cheaper than u would usually anyway

[Darren Boyle]

Sorry I have not replied for an hour or so, had to pop out to footie!

Thanks for taking the time to show me those, you are quite correct "they" are all a LOT cheaper, but I did mention earlier in the thread that all the XX4 parts were going to be higher for the reasons I outlined, also I forget to mention when I explained earlier that dont forget all the XX4 parts were also priced when the exchange rate was far more in the favour of the US (1999/2000 - 1.5$ to a pound). The UK public screamed for the re-release of the XX4 when the yanks did not want it (they all still ran the XXX4 and prefeered it, look at Truhe at the last worlds) so we got that last batch of the car again but the spares all came back too at 1998 prices as well.

With the three spares you chose (A9735, A9740 and A9802, which are all for the XX4 - a discontinued car now) they are all cheap, all agreed. But the prices you quote (probably Losi Parts House or similiar) are not the RRp prices for those parts. A9735 @$10.37 is actually $12.50, A9740 @$9.54 is $11.50 and A9802 @9.54 is also $12.50. With the discounts we give on many of OUR lines the prices are chaeper then RRP too. All our spares are at RRP (as are most shops, nothing special there to be honest). BUT as I did mention earlier have a little compare on the new (current and not out of date) stuff, here are some comparisons (all from Horizon Hobby US site)

A1112 - front arms XXX CR - US $6.50 - UK £4.09
A2100 - Rear tower XXX CR - US $7.00 - UK £4.09
A2132 - Rear arms XXX CR - US $7.00 - UK £5.89
A4104 - Chassis XXX CR - US $24.99 - UK £13.25

Now as you can see and I hope you agree they are all a lot more appealing!!!!

The XXXCR at the momnet is $225 (US RRP $370 so approx £115 + VAT/Duty and shipping etc) but here in the UK it is £199.95 (RRP £225) which with the additions (VAT, Duty and Shipping) only works out about £25/35 cheaper, is that really worth it and that bad over here??

Dont forget also that the prices you showed earlier they still would need the duty and VAT adding to them, so they would not be quite so cheap as saving a tenner a packet! Probably closer to £6/7 (which is still a LOT) but not quite as fairytale as pherhaps you first thought

Add into it you parted with a LARGE wedge of money for a years worth up front, then again it does not look "quite" as good.

It is easy for people to get carried away and think they are saving a bundle when in fact when worked out it is not as big as some poeple think!!

[Darren Boyle]

but hey so what u got it cheaper than u would usually anyway

Did he? Ash hasnt posted the price he paid yet and I think we are all under the impression that he did not save money but actually spent more (which was what started the debate off, is it actually cheaper from the US)

[strobe]

Will DMS be doing any deals on 2008 spec batteries that we can use at This years nationals. These were released last week by the BRCA Electric Board.

[bigred5765]

The XXXCR at the momnet is $225 (US RRP $370 so approx £115 + VAT/Duty and shipping etc) but here in the UK it is £199.95 (RRP £225) which with the additions (VAT, Duty and Shipping) only works out about £25/35 cheaper, is that really worth it and that bad over here??

25 30 quid yeh it is, i would walk there and back for 30 quid

Dont forget also that the prices you showed earlier they still would need the duty and VAT adding to them, so they would not be quite so cheap as saving a tenner a packet! Probably closer to £6/7 (which is still a LOT) but not quite as fairytale as pherhaps you first thought

still have to pay postage if i bought from you in the uk
so forget that
and 7 times £7 £49 god sounds good to me
i mean come on you know we all would love to support uk shops
and its not the shops that need there asses chewing is it
i mean who is making the realy money here

[ashleyb4]

play nicly boys we dont want mr oOple slapping you all.

A

[Darren Boyle]

Thats Spooky!! I was just about to add all the discount price bundles for the Orion EU 2008 4200 sho cells on to our website as you typed that!!!

Yes we will be, there will be deals ranging from 3 packs to 5 packs on these cells. RRP on them is £60, we will be £54.95 each and as low as £47.50 for bulk (this will be the 5 pack price each)