New ELEKTRA Premium Format (2018)

[Gekon]

Originally Posted by ukshaun

Placed an order for Elektra (Black Costume Variant)


Fact is, the 'hobby' has become too expensive
For some reason, UK Import Duty/Tax appears to have increased from 20% to way beyond that?

$585.00 - Elektra
$98.16 - Shipping DHL
$193.57 - Duty/Tax
-$19.20 - SSC Rewards
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$857.53 - Total

The good news is, rather than using my hard earned cash, i got lucky trading ADA Cardano and pulled in $1495.00 in less than a week

ADA Cardano
http://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=169585

Duty Tax is taken by Ssc or Your local customs?

[Lonewolf65]

by local customs, normally through the shipping agent.

[ukshaun]

Originally Posted by Gekon

Duty Tax is taken by Ssc or Your local customs?

Paid to the shipper. In this case, DHL (who presumably pass it on).

[bdlovelace]

Originally Posted by ukshaun

Placed an order for Elektra (Black Costume Variant)


Fact is, the 'hobby' has become too expensive
For some reason, UK Import Duty/Tax appears to have increased from 20% to way beyond that?

$585.00 - Elektra
$98.16 - Shipping DHL
$193.57 - Duty/Tax
-$19.20 - SSC Rewards
------------------------------
$857.53 - Total

The good news is, rather than using my hard earned cash, i got lucky trading ADA Cardano and pulled in $1495.00 in less than a week

ADA Cardano
http://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=169585

Good gravy, over $850 for a quarter scale statue. Something is going to give (or burst) sooner or later.

[ukshaun]

Originally Posted by bdlovelace

Good gravy, over $850 for a quarter scale statue. Something is going to give (or burst) sooner or later.

That'll be me
I said the same last year, 2021 seems worse. Other than finding an acceptable deal on ebay, i'm nearly done. If Cardano goes Bitcoin level crazy, then i'll be racking up them statues

[nearmint]

Arriving today. Now to decide whether to sell the red one or keep both.

[ukshaun]

Originally Posted by nearmint

Arriving today. Now to decide whether to sell the red one or keep both.

The red one looks better. The black looks very good.
My plan is to display both with different weapon set up's.

[marvelboi77]

Originally Posted by ukshaun

Placed an order for Elektra (Black Costume Variant)


Fact is, the 'hobby' has become too expensive
For some reason, UK Import Duty/Tax appears to have increased from 20% to way beyond that?

$585.00 - Elektra
$98.16 - Shipping DHL
$193.57 - Duty/Tax
-$19.20 - SSC Rewards
------------------------------
$857.53 - Total

The good news is, rather than using my hard earned cash, i got lucky trading ADA Cardano and pulled in $1495.00 in less than a week

ADA Cardano
http://www.statueforum.com/showthread.php?t=169585

But 617 in pounds. Its not nearly as a hard lift when your money is worth more. Check out the Canadian version of $1073. The British are used to a good conversion rate, thats why on vacation here they buy a ton of stuff.

[ukshaun]

Originally Posted by marvelboi77

But 617 in pounds. Its not nearly as a hard lift when your money is worth more. Check out the Canadian version of $1073. The British are used to a good conversion rate, thats why on vacation here they buy a ton of stuff.

When shipping + import = half the cost of the item, it fails to sit well. 20% is bad, but now it feels like a 30% charge to import. The same thing happened with Cammy 1/3 who arrived via FedEx. Something appears to have altered with regards to Sideshow's shipping to the UK. A rule somewhere appears to have changed. It is probably UK side.

[Gekon]

Originally Posted by ukshaun

When shipping + import = half the cost of the item, it fails to sit well. 20% is bad, but now it feels like a 30% charge to import. The same thing happened with Cammy 1/3 who arrived via FedEx. Something appears to have altered with regards to Sideshow's shipping to the UK. A rule somewhere appears to have changed. It is probably UK side.

UK leaving EU could be a reason?