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Title: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: pickle on July 03, 2007, 04:26 PM
Just wondering how much they normally charge for shipping?  as the black tuffs work out at only £42!

anyone else bought some and could tell me roughly what they charged?  and would be hit with any import duty??
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: OrgasmDonor on July 03, 2007, 04:53 PM
i got two pairs a long time ago, got stung with duty (luck of the draw i suppose) in all they ended up costin me £130, so if ya lucky and avoid the cunstoms charges they is deffo cheaper
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: Goose1 on July 03, 2007, 05:46 PM
$56.............
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: Haley on July 03, 2007, 06:00 PM
He charged me $85 delivery on two sets costing $90 each. There was an extra charge of $100 but I cant remember what it was for. Maybe import duty upfront because I didn't get charged. Still £180 for two sets delivered.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: Dark Diggler on July 03, 2007, 08:57 PM
my experience is a duty free delivery of some ez bars, Ed knows how to sort the paperwork. PM him he will tell you :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: highrisedrifter on July 04, 2007, 07:47 AM
my experience is a duty free delivery of some ez bars, Ed knows how to sort the paperwork. PM him he will tell you :daumenhoch:

Every time i've bought from the USA, no matter who from, even using the shipping code that was posted here ages ago somewhere (I forget where), i've ended up paying a fortune in tax.  :'(

Saying that though, I still managed to get some Tuffs and brake pads from Ed on many occasions for less than it would cost to buy them here.

Oh, Ed, if you read this - WHERE'S OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY T/A FRAMES AND FORKS?  >:D   I need another T/A, damnit!  ;D

HRD
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: egghead on July 04, 2007, 09:05 PM
my m8 lives in fort lauderdale and when he sends stuff back to his bro he just writes sample on the packet or parcel. he says it gets through much cheaper, i dont know if thats true or not?
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: Haley on July 05, 2007, 06:42 PM
Also had some Redline cranks from Ed, No tax.
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: pickle on July 06, 2007, 08:43 AM
Thanks Guys but bought a set off Grinnys for £66 posted!  and she assures me that she knows how to get round the duty.............so i'll be expecting a Duty tax bill of around £500 then  ;)
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: highrisedrifter on July 06, 2007, 08:55 AM
Thanks Guys but bought a set off Grinnys for £66 posted!  and she assures me that she knows how to get round the duty.............so i'll be expecting a Duty tax bill of around £500 then  ;)

Ginny has assured me every time too. It hasn't happened yet. Five sales, five lots of tax.
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: pickle on July 06, 2007, 08:58 AM
Bummer!  >:(  so what should i expect to be hit for then?  about another £30?  :-\
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: highrisedrifter on July 06, 2007, 09:02 AM
I seemed to get hit for anywhere between £17 and £32 depending on what I have bought.

Two sets of wheels cost me the £32, £24 tax and £8 from Parcefarce 'handling charge' b@stards.  :2gunsfiring_v1: :2gunsfiring_v1:

HRD
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: pickle on July 06, 2007, 09:09 AM
well if i get hit.... i get hit i guess  :(  but i'll let her know if i do as she insisted she knows how to get round it and that as far as she knew, no one had had to pay it.  bloody sales pitch!!  still they are only £60 odd quid! which i thought was well cheap!  :daumenhoch:  after chatting with her via email.....she's even chucking in a Shimano freewheel for $10!  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: highrisedrifter on July 06, 2007, 09:13 AM
Ginny is a good lass. Waaaaay more prompt in delivering than Ed is too, from my experience. All my stuff from her has arrived within ten days at the latest.  :daumenhoch:

HRD
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: pickle on July 06, 2007, 09:18 AM
yeah i've had a few bits off her (and thinking of it never hit with Duty) and they've all arrived within a week  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: matt on July 06, 2007, 01:58 PM
oops ive just bought some graphites from ed, how long am i looking at for shipping??
Title: Re: Anyone bought tuffs off Colouredtuffs?
Post by: highrisedrifter on July 06, 2007, 03:19 PM
It depends on how busy Ed is, to be honest. Normally you're looking at two weeks minimum (from experience). A set of Tuffs took a month last time I bought from him.

But this is only my experience of course. Others may have had a better response.

HRD
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