Buying gear from other countries

[Steve Goldstein]

In both my cases the selling prices were the same regardless of location. The only difference on the second item was a $5 higher shipping cost to the US. This was less than 5% of the item cost, which I believe to be less than the tariff percentage for the UK.

I don’t know what to make about the appparent lack of tariff in the purchases, but I’m not going to waste any effort trying to understand it. I’m just reporting my recent experiences.

 

[gbroadbridge]

In both my cases the selling prices were the same regardless of location. The only difference on the second item was a $5 higher shipping cost to the US. This was less than 5% of the item cost, which I believe to be less than the tariff percentage for the UK.

I don’t know what to make about the appparent lack of tariff in the purchases, but I’m not going to waste any effort trying to understand it. I’m just reporting my recent experiences.

Did you buy it pretending to be somewhere else as well? If not, how do you know what adjustment would have been made after the purchase?

Sellers I know on various platforms are providing discount at checkout after the sale for buyers outside the US.

 

[Steve Goldstein]

Did you buy it pretending to be somewhere else as well? If not, how do you know what adjustment would have been made after the purchase?

Nope, no tricks, bought as me from actual companies and shipped to my US address. The amounts billed to my credit card matched those shown at checkout.

I'd need a VPN to know if my US location was detected and the price displayed to me adjusted.

 

[loccdor]

I have a VPN that can be set to just about any country. If someone wants me to test a site let me know.