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Macks airsoft dreamers of the week thread

ImTriggerHappy said:
Shipping can be a pricey and should be mentioned. VAT depends on where you order from I have had several packages from a couple of places that always put them down as a gift so no VAT. Still can get most things cheaper.
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That's not what the law says though. Ticking gift doesn't mean much, you're only exempt import VAT if the value declared (for the items and shipping combined) is less than £15 and customs believe it. What matters is how much the store you buy from fudges the value on the paperwork; also how much the particular customs person checking your package that day actually cares to question it.

 
CKinnerley said:
That's not what the law says though. Ticking gift doesn't mean much, you're only exempt import VAT if the value declared (for the items and shipping combined) is less than £15 and customs believe it. What matters is how much the store you buy from fudges the value on the paperwork; also how much the particular customs person checking your package that day actually cares to question it.
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Very true all the stuff I have had usually has a £5 or £10 value on the paperwork.It is a bit of a lottery with customs, one day they will open something up and I will receive a bill but its worth it for the amount I have saved. To be honest its a shame to have to do it but a lot of decent spares can be hard to get hold of in the UK or are just ridiculously priced.

 
GingerBreadMan said:
Somebody on a Facebook group selling a two tone "dmr" cm16 for £300 not including postage!
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G&G gearbox in a G&G? Who would have thought... :rolleyes:

 
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Monty said:
Actually, his price is pretty fair. The stuff that he's including cost him well over £350. That's not including the internal upgrades.
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Except that his sales are usually made when there is something catastrophically wrong with the gun being sold. He tried to sell an M4 on one of my groups a few years back, that was doing 330FPS with an M170 installed. So, no, I would hazard that the price isn't fair.

 
GiantKiwi said:
Except that his sales are usually made when there is something catastrophically wrong with the gun being sold. He tried to sell an M4 on one of my groups a few years back, that was doing 330FPS with an M170 installed. So, no, I would hazard that the price isn't fair.
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Yeah I was going to say that an LMG is pretty much the last gun type I would want messing about with by someone that doesn't know what they are doing. Aside from that you are paying for someone's taste in externals, i'm spending a lot on my latest project but don't consider it as adding value for resale.

 
GiantKiwi said:
Except that his sales are usually made when there is something catastrophically wrong with the gun being sold. He tried to sell an M4 on one of my groups a few years back, that was doing 330FPS with an M170 installed. So, no, I would hazard that the price isn't fair.
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...His feedback says otherwise, lol. Regardless, this thread is about the pricing, and his asking price of £400 is fair for what I calculated.

Bit unfair to say that he mainly sells faulty guns after trying to sell a damaged M4 years ago.

 
Monty said:
...His feedback says otherwise, lol. Regardless, this thread is about the pricing, and his asking price of £400 is fair for what I calculated.

Bit unfair to say that he mainly sells faulty guns after trying to sell a damaged M4 years ago.
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9 of his feedback is from when he was the buyer. And that was just one example of many, sorry but that guy is dodgy.

 
Monty said:
Actually, his price is pretty fair. The stuff that he's including cost him well over £350. That's not including the internal upgrades.
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Not sure how you've got £350 in extra's? I added it all up on got £175, including internal upgrades

 
cyrexx said:
Not sure how you've got £350 in extra's? I added it all up on got £175, including internal upgrades
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Google

£49.95: Smaller box mag
£30: Soundhog
£25: Fake bullets
£30: Tightbore
£50: Rail system
£80: Box magazine
£17.99: Lipo 1
£17.99: Lipo 2
£29.99: Sliding stock

Mostly from UK sites, but ofcourse, I don't know for sure.

And a slight update, some poor idiot bought the £100 Tercel 1911.. :rolleyes:
 
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Monty said:
Google

£49.95: Smaller box mag
£30: Soundhog
£25: Fake bullets
£30: Tightbore
£50: Rail system
£80: Box magazine
£17.99: Lipo 1
£17.99: Lipo 2
£29.99: Sliding stock

Mostly from UK sites, but ofcourse, I don't know for sure.

And a slight update, some poor idiot bought the £100 Tercel 1911.. :rolleyes:
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"Mostly from UK sites" That answer howyou got that price, I buy everything from abroad as it's a hell of a lot cheaper. I've not look at uk prices in ages as it always seem way over priced.

 
cyrexx said:
"Mostly from UK sites" That answer howyou got that price, I buy everything from abroad as it's a hell of a lot cheaper. I've not look at uk prices in ages as it always seem way over priced.
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A lot of people prefer to shop in the UK though, whether through distrust of shipping/customs/foreign websites or if they actually just want to support the UK economy. I've seen plenty of CYMA M14s second hand priced higher than they are new from TWG, BUT they are the right price for a gun originally bought in the UK. Just because you are happy to buy all the extras from the UK doesn't mean the seller has.

 
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