Long shot: HiFi suppliers in Istanbul?

[Paul Drawmer]

My son lives in Istanbul. He loves his music, and when he's here, he enjoys my entry level AV receiver, bookshelf speakers and quake sub.

We thought he'd like to have a similar system for his new flat, so I've got his partner to do some research. OUCH!!!
An amp from Richer Sounds here in the UK at £500 is £1500 in Turkey!

That's putting a serious problem in the way.

Does anyone have any good advice about sourcing an AV receiver and a pair of decent floor standers in Istanbul please?
Something like Denon AVR-S760HGB and Denon AVR-S760HGB

[NDA]

Could you ship a system to him?

[Paul Drawmer]

It's beginning to look like that's the best way.

Trying to get a handle on actual CIF and duty/taxes in Turkey.
And it looks as if I'll need to get a used amp and speakers to avoid most of the taxes

[tonyg58]

Would you buying them and then selling to him count as used?

[Tony1963]

tonyg58 said:

Would you buying them and then selling to him count as used?

I don t know about Istanbul customs, but these guys aren t stupid, they know all the tricks, have seen it all before. It s at times like this that people stop saying silly things like “Rip off Britain”.

Edited by Tony1963 on Wednesday 5th November 09:22

Edited by Tony1963 on Wednesday 5th November 09:28

[shirt]

If he is both the sender and receiver on the shipping docs then he should be able to avoid duties.

I can give you the details of the guy I use to ship used car parts to myself, he sends airfreight door to door via dhl but is cheaper than using dhl direct.

For comparison, I sent myself a used Ducati engine (dismantled) inside a 110l crate from b&q. Airfreight door to door from uk to Dubai for under £300, all fees paid.