S1rst

Ive bought loads of stuff from US ebay before and sometimes i get stung for duty and vat and other times i dont. The times when i dont is when they mark the item/package as a low value, usually $25.

Im in the process of buying a few expensive bits at the value of around $750 and the seller says he is prepared to mark the package at $25 value after i asked him if this would be ok.

Now the question is, if this item gets lost/broken, would it be my responsibility to claim and would i only be entitled to $25, or would the seller have to claim and its his responsibility until i get the goods in good condition?

I suppose morally, i would be responsible as i requested that he marked it as $25.

has anyone ever had anything go missing between USA and the UK, or am i worrying about nothing?

Cheers.

percybigun

i've had alot of stuff from USA and they do always warn me when i get them to mark the value down, that that value is all it would be insured for.

its like when you go to a UK post office and pay extra for insurance cover if its worth more than £100, they ask you what its worth and it gets covered for that. you cant put 2 values on the package lol

i've not had any stuff go astray yet (touchwood) apart from a recent order from canada which is taking a while, but the bloke said it would take 4 - 6 weeks and this was about 3 weeks ago.

RANJ

you or the shipper can claim max 25 usd as this is the declared value

Drunken Master

What that man said.

It's the risk you take.

animalRS

ive had a few things and they have been marked as a gift and when it came there was no charge you could always try it that way and ask them to mark as a gift

reisskahn

Yeh but am pretty sure theres a Price imit on the Gift Scheme aswell or else there'll still sting you.

S1: Tbh with you mate its at your own risk. I reckon as long as you use someone reptuable to post like USPS EMS service which is like recorded with a tracking no. it should be ok but you never know.

Me cousin had a clucth sent over for his evo with a value of $400 and the shipping was like $200. We was gonna risk it with a low value but though fck it he got stung £50 which in a way aint bad but does kinda take the piss

S1rst

Thanks all, yes i think i might just chance it then and ask them to mark it as $25. As long as it has a tracking number i dont suppose there should be any problems.