From tande.adamson@btinternet.com Mon Apr 08 14:42:40 2002
Subject:Re: Speakeasy Pre Amps in the UK


Hi Cornelia,

I have purchased several ( clone related, ) items off the German ebay
site and had no problems with duty. The postal charges from Germany
are very reasonable and very fast. A great source for used Dynacord
products.

Regards, Thomas.

--- In CloneWheel@y..., Cornelia Schneider wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
>
>> Yes, that's well-known in both ways (I once bought software from
Sun
> that was delivered from their US central, and had to pay a hefty
customs
> fee, whereas when I bought software from SCO, it came from their UK
> subsidiary and was considered EU internal commerce, so no fees at
all).
>
> You're absolutely right, everybody obviously tries to protect their
home
> markets. That's what I also stated last year when looking into
buying a
> Rickenbacker guitar from the US : the fees double its price. So if
you
> want gear that's not available through a European subsidiary, you're
> basically set to pay or to abandon. OTOH I recently bought a
keyboard in
> Germany : no fees, no trouble.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cornelia