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2stripes

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Surely you could query that...as long as they don't ask any questions...

That sucks tho.
 

jayjedi

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just read the label , still get charged if the gift is over Ã'£36 :roll:

no complaints about the items, will post some pics at the weekend as i am working nights this week as well as days
 

2stripes

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So if you want to send a Xmas present from the states over 36 quid they have to pay for your present...not very festive!

Of course a few hundred years ago you used to get tax on windows and even having a beard so be thankful I guess :?
 

lee gray

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Why dont people listen.. just recived a custom fee from UPS for near on 110 pounds which has truly pissed me off

I asked the seller to put a 20 dollar gift on package at my risk to avoid customs and obviously they didnt and now i been stung, sold a lot of stuff recently to cover the initial outlay and now i got nothing to show for it, it has to now be the last time that i will buy anything thats over 100 quid from america

just checked ups website for tracking and its amazing the amount of stops for scans it took, no wonder it never escpaded customs

heres the long list
ABINGDON,
GB 23/02/2007 12:18 THE RECEIVER WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SIGN ON THE 1ST DELIVERY ATTEMPT. A 2ND DELIVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE
23/02/2007 4:59 OUT FOR DELIVERY
23/02/2007 4:58 IMPORT SCAN
23/02/2007 4:53 IMPORT SCAN
23/02/2007 4:52 DESTINATION SCAN
EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR,
GB 23/02/2007 1:06 IMPORT SCAN
23/02/2007 0:09 IMPORT SCAN
EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR,
GB 22/02/2007 17:15 REGISTERED WITH CLEARING AGENCY;SHIPMENT SUBMITTED TO CLEARING AGENCY
22/02/2007 17:15 REGISTERED WITH CLEARING AGENCY;RELEASED BY CLR AGENCY. NOW IN-TRANSIT
STANSTED AIRPORT,
GB 21/02/2007 21:11 ARRIVAL SCAN
NEWARK,
NJ, US 21/02/2007 8:55 DEPARTURE SCAN
NEWARK,
NJ, US 20/02/2007 18:28 ARRIVAL SCAN
LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 20/02/2007 16:32 DEPARTURE SCAN
20/02/2007 15:40 DEPARTURE SCAN
20/02/2007 9:12 ARRIVAL SCAN
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN, US 20/02/2007 6:42 DEPARTURE SCAN
20/02/2007 2:15 ARRIVAL SCAN
EAGAN,
MN, US 20/02/2007 1:45 DEPARTURE SCAN
EAGAN,
MN, US 19/02/2007 23:35 ARRIVAL SCAN
LA CROSSE,
WI, US 19/02/2007 21:15 DEPARTURE SCAN
19/02/2007 18:50 ORIGIN SCAN
US 19/02/2007 17:49 BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
 

Jukesy

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Geez, have you got a history of drug smuggling or what? That is one long list of stop checks, for your sake i hope that they haven't inspected the contents along the way!!

Heres my latest USPS list from America:

Detailed Results:

Out of Foreign Customs, February 23, 2007, 10:41 am, GREAT BRITAIN
Arrived Abroad, February 23, 2007, 10:39 am, GREAT BRITAIN
International Dispatch, February 20, 2007, 8:58 am, N. J. BULK
Acceptance, February 17, 2007, 10:18 am, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23188

Not one check, what the hell did you buy????
 

lee gray

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Nope clean as a whistle, hope they havent opened it up, it was from brian toys though so maybe thats why it got so many checks as im sure those custom bastards look forward to out of country parcels from them,

i should have paid just normal air mail and might have got away with it,

it was an afa cased figure
 

Jukesy

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Ive bought AFA cased figures from Brians Toys before but cannot remember that many checks, hopefully next time you will be in for delivery tho :lol:
 

lee gray

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How can I say this without sounding like a twat, a final afa 90 light blue fett

yes i know i am a fool when had perfecly good decent ungraded ones and I cant explain my twatish actions and I am ashamed, thats why I was sort of avoiding the question lol

a moment of madness I think it was but rest assured It is the only light blue fett I will own as the ROTJ fett other is the regular version
 

spoons

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lee gray said:
Why dont people listen.. just recived a custom fee from UPS for near on 110 pounds which has truly pissed me off

I asked the seller to put a 20 dollar gift on package at my risk to avoid customs and obviously they didnt and now i been stung, sold a lot of stuff recently to cover the initial outlay and now i got nothing to show for it, it has to now be the last time that i will buy anything thats over 100 quid from america

just checked ups website for tracking and its amazing the amount of stops for scans it took, no wonder it never escpaded customs

heres the long list
ABINGDON,
GB 23/02/2007 12:18 THE RECEIVER WAS UNAVAILABLE TO SIGN ON THE 1ST DELIVERY ATTEMPT. A 2ND DELIVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE
23/02/2007 4:59 OUT FOR DELIVERY
23/02/2007 4:58 IMPORT SCAN
23/02/2007 4:53 IMPORT SCAN
23/02/2007 4:52 DESTINATION SCAN
EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR,
GB 23/02/2007 1:06 IMPORT SCAN
23/02/2007 0:09 IMPORT SCAN
EAST MIDLANDS AIRPOR,
GB 22/02/2007 17:15 REGISTERED WITH CLEARING AGENCY;SHIPMENT SUBMITTED TO CLEARING AGENCY
22/02/2007 17:15 REGISTERED WITH CLEARING AGENCY;RELEASED BY CLR AGENCY. NOW IN-TRANSIT
STANSTED AIRPORT,
GB 21/02/2007 21:11 ARRIVAL SCAN
NEWARK,
NJ, US 21/02/2007 8:55 DEPARTURE SCAN
NEWARK,
NJ, US 20/02/2007 18:28 ARRIVAL SCAN
LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 20/02/2007 16:32 DEPARTURE SCAN
20/02/2007 15:40 DEPARTURE SCAN
20/02/2007 9:12 ARRIVAL SCAN
MINNEAPOLIS,
MN, US 20/02/2007 6:42 DEPARTURE SCAN
20/02/2007 2:15 ARRIVAL SCAN
EAGAN,
MN, US 20/02/2007 1:45 DEPARTURE SCAN
EAGAN,
MN, US 19/02/2007 23:35 ARRIVAL SCAN
LA CROSSE,
WI, US 19/02/2007 21:15 DEPARTURE SCAN
19/02/2007 18:50 ORIGIN SCAN
US 19/02/2007 17:49 BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

are you in Abingdon then Lee?
 

craignwo4life

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lee gray said:
Why dont people listen.. just recived a custom fee from UPS for near on 110 pounds which has truly pissed me off
There is no way a customs fee should be that high regardless of the value. I have never paid more than Ã'£35 in customs fees and that includes a parcel from the states with 2 AFA graded 12 back figures valued at a total of Ã'£500 :?
 

lee gray

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No spoons i am in slough, dont know where abington is, maybe its a depot branch of ups or something ?
 

Jukesy

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If i was you Lee i would take a copy of the USPS valuation fee on the front of the parcel, print of your paypal/ebay invoice and send it off to HMS customs and excise to get the value re-calculated!!

I did this on one item of mine which was valued at $899 US Dollars (Ã'£450 ish GBP) and i only paid Ã'£300 for it so i sent the relevant paperwork off to their office, customs re-calculated the VAT and import duty and i received a cheque in the post from them for Ã'£45!!!

Its worth a shot...
 

lee gray

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Cheers, I will have to see on monday what price was marked on the package

EDIT... got the invoice today
ups.jpg
 
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