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Originally Posted by Jon_Boston_83
I saw a load of stuff is back in stock or soon will be on their website, and I'm tempted by the explorer or even Set A if it comes back in stock. From a U.K. Distributor, Set A would have cost £1500 including shipping and tax, and from IS it is just under £1000 shipped, but obviously not including tax, which I can't imagine is £500? Retailers surely price it higher to make a profit, unless they get a distributor discount.
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I’m not quite sure where you’ve seen Set A is under £1000 shipped? It’s $1500, which is around £1150, you then have shipping on top of that (bear in mind I paid £154 for the Jungle Explorer alone) then you have customs/duty at 20% of the total price you paid (including the shipping which is a b*tch).
I’m thinking in the long run I’ve paid more than if I had bought in the U.K, however I’ll get it much sooner I guess. It arrives next Tuesday. I had preordered the Explorer well before it started showing up on U.K. websites, and at the time the price difference was astronomical looking.
Edit; after a bit of calculating, looks like I’m around £30 worse off importing than if i’d bought from the U.K, and that’s assuming there’s no postage charges in the U.K. (which is unlikely). Not a massive amount. I’m hoping that importing means less likelihood of damage.
