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dga749dga749 Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
edited February 2011 in General Discussion
has anyone experienced buying from or shipping to the UK
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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dga749
    has anyone experienced buying from or shipping to the UK


    I do quite a bit of it on another auction site. {non-gun related}. No problems.
    BUT I would worry about anything gun-related, even something as something "simple" as a scope or firearm hardware pieces. What things are you looking to send/receive?
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  • storm6490storm6490 Member Posts: 8,010
    edited November -1
    I sold a WW2 bomber jacket to a guy in England. I was certain that the buyer had a good track record and even did some research on the address and asked questions only a legit citizen would know about the area. This jacket was worth a few grand and it all went well. I insured it and shipped it UPS. It was signed for by the buyer and things went really well.

    I think you really have to do your research if you are selling something of considerable value.

    Never purchased from them.

    Good luck!
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  • Locust ForkLocust Fork Member Posts: 32,053 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Don't ship a Swarovski scope to New Zeland.....
    LOCUST FORK CURRENT AUCTIONS: https://www.gunbroker.com/All/search?Sort=13&IncludeSellers=618902&PageSize=48 Listings added every Thursday! We do consignments, contact us at mckaygunsales@gmail.com
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I shipped a bullet luber-sizer to England last month. Used the flat rate box filled out the customs forms and paid the 43 bucks for it to go. No problems.

    ADDED; I asked for an International money order in payment, he sent two fifties and two twenties wrapped in foil as payment. Pretty trusting feller!
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  • SpartacusSpartacus Member Posts: 14,415
    edited November -1
    i bought a swiss luger from a dealer in the UK. it cost just over 200 bucks US to get the paperwork done on that side and had to be transferred thru a licensed importer here, another $200 here.
    what seemed like a good buy ended up costing more than market value.
    bought a python from a guy in canada. they are able to privately ship to licensed importer her, but cost another $200 on this side.
    i've sent gun parts to the UK and france and australia and received parts from same w/o any issues.
    just my 2c
    tom
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