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Gaming laptop for 550 euro.

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    #2
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    You do risk getting stung with tax though.


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    captainscarlet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 59 ✭✭captainscarlet


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    You do risk getting stung with tax though.

    There was no tax to be paid. I emailed the seller and requested that he mark it as a gift. No hassle through customs.


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    Placebo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,070 ✭✭✭Placebo


    refurbished !


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    j4vier
    Registered Users Posts: 1,893 ✭✭✭j4vier


    did he ship by fedex as he says in the auction?
    because if he did , what fedex do is they pay the customs charges in advance and forward a letter to the receiver after about a month asking for the money..
    i read this many times on boards,so there is a risk that it can happen..
    an post seem to be more laid back than proper couriers ..
    also the gift policy , only applies upto a value of about 30 quid ( if i remember correctly),after that tax still applies


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    Nabber
    Registered Users Posts: 2,855 ✭✭✭Nabber


    Gifts are still come under duty. I bought a nintendo Wii from USA, was sent through FedX. It was stopped at customs, then released. 3 weeks later i got my bill from customs through fedX. Was charged €100, even tho I only paid €220 for the Wii

    It got through too fast to be honest. FedX paid the customs duty, no doubt you will get a bill.

    Anyways, enjoy the laptop.


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    The Freeman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,627 ✭✭✭The Freeman


    have one, you won't be disapointed, plays crysis on high in most areas


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    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    captainscarlet wrote: »
    There was no tax to be paid. I emailed the seller and requested that he mark it as a gift. No hassle through customs.

    The old gift trick doesn't very well anymore, you got lucky there chum. There is a risk on paying customs with anything outside of the EU.


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    donmeister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭donmeister


    Say if you where stung by taxes,how much would you stand to pay on the laptop?


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    HoPpiE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 492 ✭✭HoPpiE


    donmeister wrote: »
    Say if you where stung by taxes,how much would you stand to pay on the laptop?

    An arm and possibly even a leg.


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    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    donmeister wrote: »
    Say if you where stung by taxes,how much would you stand to pay on the laptop?

    You'll get stung for vat, 21.5%. Not sure if there is custom duty on laptops, probably not. And depending on how it gets delivered and cleared through customs, sometimes there might be another few quid on top, 'processing fee' or what have you.


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    Snake Plisken
    Registered Users Posts: 12,447 ✭✭✭✭Snake Plisken


    Depends what value the seller declared on the shipping docs what it was worth, I got a PS3 from Canada, the company put it down as a repaired console at a low value something like 50 dollars and got through fine.


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