Poster: A snowHead
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I have found a pair of skis that I really want at a retailer in the USA for a very cheap price.
The problem is that they normally only ship via USPS and say that there is a 150cm length maximum....too short .
Has anyone found a reasonable service from the US?
Given the time of year a slow service if OK with me.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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i have bought skis from the US and they have been sent by Fedex or UPS
not cheap ($100ish IIRC) and you usually end up paying the full import duty and brokerage fees
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I bought a snowboard and bindings from the US. The galling thing was not paying the import duties, but paying the courier firm about €40 for processing the import duties etc.
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I bought a board from the US and had to get them to send it. The manufacturer (Sean Martin @ Donek) paid all the fees (duty, VAT, courier) up front, so there was no mucking about at this end. If the retailer's savvy, that's more efficient than paying FedEx (or whoever) to colled the fees.
It's obviously cheaper to go and pick the stuff up directly if you can, but there are couriers who will ship boards over 1.5m (mine was 1.67).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Use Bongo US and been satisfied with the service. They provide a US address to ship to, and then forward the goods. They used DHL for delivery this end and you pay the duty through them.
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Arno wrote: |
i have bought skis from the US and they have been sent by Fedex or UPS
not cheap ($100ish IIRC) and you usually end up paying the full import duty and brokerage fees |
+1, but about $70
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