eBay help please

Ken · 6th January 2011, 08:33

Hi

I have only ever bought things from the uk eBay site so I would like help for this. My wife has found some crafting bits and pieces on the eBay international site. It comes from Turkey but is priced in US dollars. It has to be paid by paypal so does paypal change it into £ before I pay also do I get charged import fees or whatever it's called?

Probably a basic question for those who do it all the time but I am in the dark about these things

Thanks for any help

Ken

Ps its my fault for giving her my laptop password

Banjo · 6th January 2011, 09:12

PayPal automatically converts Sterling to $US for you. I think that Customs duty is a bit hit and miss. If Customs do stop the item and decide to charge duty I understand that they contact you to pay the duty before the item is sent on. I have only purchased items from within the EU so perhaps others can clarify the Customs issue.

actros · 6th January 2011, 10:29

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Originally Posted by Ken

Hi

I have only ever bought things from the uk eBay site so I would like help for this. My wife has found some crafting bits and pieces on the eBay international site. It comes from Turkey but is priced in US dollars. It has to be paid by paypal so does paypal change it into £ before I pay also do I get charged import fees or whatever it's called?

Probably a basic question for those who do it all the time but I am in the dark about these things

Thanks for any help

Ken

Ps its my fault for giving her my laptop password

Hi Ken i have had stuff from hong kong and far east and Aussy and have had no probs with no no import duty to pay i think its for the large items that you get charged for.

Ken · 6th January 2011, 14:55

Thanks to both of you for the help

carl · 6th January 2011, 17:05

we bought the wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses form China and never got done for import tax

Ken · 6th January 2011, 17:14

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Originally Posted by carl

we bought the wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses form China and never got done for import tax

Thanks for the info

Ken

carl · 6th January 2011, 17:27

whats the value of the good - as a rule of thumb if its under £100 they aint too bothered unless its technology stuff

Ken · 6th January 2011, 17:39

Not sure to be honest but it looks like it may be a bit more than that. Just to be on the safe side I have found a place in Germany which does the same things as she wants so I will order from there. The prices are around the same so it seems easier than going to Turkey.

I have just ordered some stuff from China and the $ did change to £ on paypal automatically. It feels like I got a bargain as the $44 went down to £29! but I know I didn't

It amused me that the wedding dress came from China as my niece got hers from somewhere in Ashby

Ken

FredSpencer · 6th January 2011, 17:57

I paid duty on a camera lens I bought from the USA on ebay which I paid at the couriers office (they left a card saying the duty had to be paid before they could release the package) so there was no real delay getting the item.

Having said that I have bought four lenses from over there and they didn't ask for any duty to be paid on the other three so I think I did quite well. It all seems a bit hit and miss whether you have to pay or not. I was aware when I ordered them that it could be necessary to pay so it didn't come as a shock when they asked for the money.

carl · 6th January 2011, 21:14

The wedding dress in Kent was £400+ the same dress from China was £93 , made to mesure

Ypu probably got charged duty Fred as you got 4 at once - they enter the adress into a computer and if it recives more than a certain amount of foriegn parcels in a period they check you ourt so ive been told

6th January 2011, 08:33	#1
Ken Busy doing nothing! . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6,373 Thanks: 33 Thanked 44 Times in 16 Posts	eBay help please Hi I have only ever bought things from the uk eBay site so I would like help for this. My wife has found some crafting bits and pieces on the eBay international site. It comes from Turkey but is priced in US dollars. It has to be paid by paypal so does paypal change it into £ before I pay also do I get charged import fees or whatever it's called? Probably a basic question for those who do it all the time but I am in the dark about these things Thanks for any help Ken Ps its my fault for giving her my laptop password

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carl Posted a thing or two MG ZS 180, MGF 75th Aniversary and Kirsts ZT CDTi 135+, MG ZT-T CDTi Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	whats the value of the good - as a rule of thumb if its under £100 they aint too bothered unless its technology stuff __________________ Is attempting a bit of refurbishment

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carl Posted a thing or two MG ZS 180, MGF 75th Aniversary and Kirsts ZT CDTi 135+, MG ZT-T CDTi Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Scunthorpe Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 14 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	The wedding dress in Kent was £400+ the same dress from China was £93 , made to mesure Ypu probably got charged duty Fred as you got 4 at once - they enter the adress into a computer and if it recives more than a certain amount of foriegn parcels in a period they check you ourt so ive been told __________________ Is attempting a bit of refurbishment

6th January 2011, 09:12	#2
Banjo Posted a thing or two MG6 Magnette 1.8 Tci SE Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Shrewsbury Posts: 1,300 Thanks: 19 Thanked 27 Times in 27 Posts	PayPal automatically converts Sterling to $US for you. I think that Customs duty is a bit hit and miss. If Customs do stop the item and decide to charge duty I understand that they contact you to pay the duty before the item is sent on. I have only purchased items from within the EU so perhaps others can clarify the Customs issue.

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Ken Busy doing nothing! . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6,373 Thanks: 33 Thanked 44 Times in 16 Posts	Thanks to both of you for the help

6th January 2011, 17:39	#8
Ken Busy doing nothing! . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hampshire Posts: 6,373 Thanks: 33 Thanked 44 Times in 16 Posts	Not sure to be honest but it looks like it may be a bit more than that. Just to be on the safe side I have found a place in Germany which does the same things as she wants so I will order from there. The prices are around the same so it seems easier than going to Turkey. I have just ordered some stuff from China and the $ did change to £ on paypal automatically. It feels like I got a bargain as the $44 went down to £29! but I know I didn't It amused me that the wedding dress came from China as my niece got hers from somewhere in Ashby Ken

6th January 2011, 17:57	#9
FredSpencer Passed Away Typhoon ZT 190+ Saloon Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 6,833 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 10 Posts	I paid duty on a camera lens I bought from the USA on ebay which I paid at the couriers office (they left a card saying the duty had to be paid before they could release the package) so there was no real delay getting the item. Having said that I have bought four lenses from over there and they didn't ask for any duty to be paid on the other three so I think I did quite well. It all seems a bit hit and miss whether you have to pay or not. I was aware when I ordered them that it could be necessary to pay so it didn't come as a shock when they asked for the money.