buying an etx-125 from abroard?

Err - ChrisB mumbled something like:
I bought a mint condition ETX-125 in a Meade hard case with some
Meade 4000 SPs and a few other bits and bobs from a chap in the
States through eBay for the princely sum of £410. The £120 p&p was a
shock, but all in all not bad, especially as there doesn't appear to
be VAT or import tax on second hand goods (or maybe I just got lucky).

Trust me - you got lucky :O) I just had a £170 VAT/Excise bill for a 10"
SCT OTA :O(


Obviously normal eBay common sense applies, but I'd do it again. I
keep seeing LX200s on the US eBay, but don't want to imagine the p&p
on one of those...

Not to mention the fact that you pay VAT on the postage as well!

Arthur

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