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Originally Posted by tellor

To give any correct anwer SKYE you will need to be financially aware of all the relevant countries VAT, TAX, NI, wages, inport export costs, GDP etc etc etc shall i go on

Lets just say it just as expensive over there as it is here, it's just that you don't live there, get paid by them and pay their bills.

If you want to buy overseas do it, take the risk, enjoying paying the postman COD and saving your tenner then regret it coz something is missing/broke and you have to send it back and it gets lost

Sometimes it's worth it, and the one time is isn't it's EXPENSIVE

You make many good points tellor. As I have previously said though, I was never actually looking to purchase from overseas. This whole thread came about by accident. I put ebay.com instead of ebay.co.uk and found myself looking at all these US postings I wasnt expecting.

Originally Posted by MarcKnight

The larger shops in the US by direct, the UK shops have to by from a distributor, that distributor has to make a profit plus cover shipping costs & import duty, then UK shops have to add a magin & 20% vat, most US shop prices don't include sales tax as can be differant state to state.......

Most shops in the UK discount the kits by 5-10% from list & offer free delivery, you would be shocked how little profit there is in kits....

This is all I need to know really, I work in B2B sales so know all about the middle man and everyone having to add their margin to make it pay. I have to admit to not thinking about the fact that you guys are buying your kits through distributors, but in light of this then there are no further questions your honour....

Originally Posted by peetbee

They may have the same costs but they may not be at the same level as that imposed by the UK government
Also, are you comparing a 'bricks and mortar' store against an internet store price?

Another valid point, and one I dont know the answer to.....

I think its fair to say we have this nailed down now and I get it. Thanks for all the replies!