Gaming laptop for 550 euro.

captainscarlet

[url] http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140340809596&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_4136wt_695 [/url]

I paid for this laptop on saturday, got it yesterday morning.
With the exchange rates the way they are, the laptop and express delivery comes to 548 euro. Many of the reviews very pretty good and its designed towards gaming. Its refurbished so its cheaper than a brand new laptop. Saw it in pc world for 1199 euro, so a bargain no matter what way you look at it!!

Alanstrainor

You do risk getting stung with tax though.

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.

Placebo

refurbished !

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

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.

The Freeman

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

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.

donmeister

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

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.

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.

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.