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Originally Posted by ian h
Totally agree. Without the local shops the sport would suffer. I would only source outside EU if I couldn't get what I wanted locally. So far hasn't happened to me. The wait times would also do my head in.
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Pretty much I do the same, with one notable exception just recently where I couldn't source the parts despite them usually being available in the UK. All other items I buy from the UK.
The duty/handling thing is a lottery. I've paid duty on the full price of an item despite it being sent to me as a commercial sample for a magazine review, and I've paid absolutely nothing on other items despite them being fully marked, priced and delivered through the door.
Wait times are also a lottery. Again, I've received large packets in days, and small packets have taken longer. There is no guaranteed way to minimise shipping and duty costs, not shipping time. Most importantly, you get no warranty at all in the UK if you source parts from overseas, and anything from the Far East is pot luck whether it is genuine or a copy. HTH
