wanted garmin gps

ollie · 07 January 2004, 19:13

wanted garmin gps handheld must be 12 channel anything if it is at the right price

Suzuki416 · 09 January 2004, 21:23

Have a look on EBAY!
There are 17 pages in this search (GPS) so you should be able to find something.

Pete

ollie · 10 January 2004, 12:09

thanks pete been keeping my eye on some for them but none of them come close to a new one that i can buy in the usa in walmart

Suzuki416 · 10 January 2004, 22:55

A NEW Garmin Etrex at the LDS was £79!!!

They don;t get really any cheaper than that here!

Good luck

ollie · 11 January 2004, 01:18

what dose lds stand for have a look at this link and you will see why i can't get one in the uk like this

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...A55315%3A55316 i am sure that someone i know is going over there soon of later

Hightower · 11 January 2004, 01:27

I was off to the States this month, I had a falling out with my boss and now I'm not!!

I too had lots of goodys lined up to bring back at bargain prices (Plotter, depth sounder). Looking at the bright side though, I'll be able to go to the LBS instead and get some last day bargains

Andy

bogib · 11 January 2004, 06:10

What a pitty, well I hope you make good bargains at the LBS.

Suzuki416 · 11 January 2004, 11:14

Op's, My mistake - not LDS - LBS.
The exact same unit was on sale at £79!
Wal Mart have NO mention of shipping oversea's on their site which usually means costs a lot more!
So $89.62 + Carriage + IMPORT DUTY ++17.5 % vat - take a look at this page & you may have a shock to the system"!!"

http://www.sloanefox.freeserve.co.uk/importukduty.htm

A quick line from it reads:

Import Duty is usually percentage based. It averages at between about 5% and 9% - but with extremes in some cases between nil and 85%.

If that doesn't wake you up ! then there is more :

Value Added Tax (VAT) is then added. The value for VAT purposes is therefore the declared value of the goods, PLUS the transport costs to the country of destination, PLUS the Import Duty

If that works out at less than £79 you will be lucky.

Pete

Hightower · 11 January 2004, 12:38

You might find that once you decide to go ahead with your purchase, some companys in the US won't deal with us Brits anyway.

jwalker · 11 January 2004, 15:24

Unless it's under 30 quid, if you change $ into £ that's about what it'll cost you by the time you've paid all the dues.

ollie · 02 February 2004, 22:04

still looking for garmin gps looked abroad but think i will have to pay tax and inport duty so if any body has one that want to get rid of please let us know

jwalker · 02 February 2004, 22:11

Yep, Garmin GPS12, as new, now surplus, 80 quid.