Shopping around (the globe)

[tel]

Elsewhere in the forums it has been mentioned that a good deal was to be had by extending your shopping to the States - have many of you had experience of this? Does the shipping/tax sometimes cancel out the saving? Also does it only apply to the states, or are there other places that get a better deal than the UK?
I'd be interested in hearing past experiences from anyone who's tried it, along with any recommendations for sites to visit.

Cheers

[Dave]

tel - 5/10/2005 3:16 PM Elsewhere in the forums it has been mentioned that a good deal was to be had by extending your shopping to the States - have many of you had experience of this? Does the shipping/tax sometimes cancel out the saving? Also does it only apply to the states, or are there other places that get a better deal than the UK? I'd be interested in hearing past experiences from anyone who's tried it, along with any recommendations for sites to visit. Cheers

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I bought my limbs from Ten Ring Archery in the States for a lot less than they sell for in the UK. There was a slight delay in getting them due to European distributors clearing out Hoyt's stock but when they did come into stock they were with me in two days - far faster service than I've had from any UK retailer.</p>

The shipping wasn't too bad, I payed around £21.00 - but do be careful, anything you can save can be wiped out by some company's shipping price; always check first. When the limbs arrived I received a courier's bill for the VAT @ 17.5%.</p>

I can't remember the exact prices but it was around:</p>

Limbs: £215
Shipping £21.54
VAT: around £40.00</p>

Total = £276.54</p>

At the time I bought them the cheapest I could find them in this country was £350 so I made a saving of over £70.00 </p>

The only draw back I can think of is if there's a problem - it'd cost a fair bit to return them!</p>

[Little Miss Purple]

Guy found some G3 limbs in America for @£200 including shipping - but customs collared the parcel and charged almost £50!! Still a saving of £100 but no personal service or set up and as mentioned before - more awkward / expensive to return.

[Dave]

Little Miss Purple - 5/10/2005 5:07 PM Guy found some G3 limbs in America for @£200 including shipping - but customs collared the parcel and charged almost £50!! Still a saving of £100 but no personal service or set up and as mentioned before - more awkward / expensive to return.

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The customs charge would have been the VAT </p>

I think I'd rather save the £100 and set them up myself than let my local archery shop get their hands on them... have you ever tried removing a limb from your throat </p>

[Jerry Tee]

I have bought two bows from the States and each time I have had to pay VAT( make up your own name from the initials) on the item and the carriage.

[Little Miss Purple]

lol, Guy just tried to buy some clothing from Hoyt but they aren't accepting orders from outside the USA!!!!

[tel]

This is one of the things I was curious about LMP - how many of the dealers are actually prepared to ship to the UK? Can you remember where it was Guy got the limbs from?

Regards

Tel

[Dooky]

I don't see why suppiers wouldn't supply to the UK... Here in South Africa the average mark-up is between 50-100% above the UK/US retail prices and the suppy is very limited!
My bow is from retailers all over the world including UK, USA, Singapore and from Korea...
The only problem is the "try before you buy" and Warrenty issues which I have had none of.

[Dave]

Dooky - 10/10/2005 12:46 PM I don't see why suppiers wouldn't supply to the UK...

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They tend to have all kinds of wierd and wonderful distribution contracts that won't allow a manufacturer to sell directly to a country in which they have a distributor.</p>

[Dooky]

Ah... the penny drops, didn't think of that...