Anyone used DigitalRev?
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haven't used them but depends what you intend buying whether it's worth getting it from them though. Just checked on the Canon 350D with 18-55 lens and, despite them promising to refund any customs duty etc not only are they no cheaper than Amazon but you then have £39 postage and no worldwide warranty. I don't think the 'freebies' that come with it justify the additional costs/risks.
Just my 2p worth.
What were you tempted by?
Just my 2p worth.
What were you tempted by?
Used them recently on a 24-70mm L2.8. Cheaper than I could find elsewhere at the time.
No problems - Importation tax was paid through the courier (UPS) by phoning up their office to pay on credit card - ask for a receipt for the importation tax and then scan and send back to Digital Rev.
They'll credit your card / bank with the amount you had to pay.
I found the ability to pay to a UK bank account nice and easy (and also made the refund much easier).
I got a included UV filter for the lens included if I used the UK bank account.
That's my tuppence worth - I'ld use them again.
No problems - Importation tax was paid through the courier (UPS) by phoning up their office to pay on credit card - ask for a receipt for the importation tax and then scan and send back to Digital Rev.
They'll credit your card / bank with the amount you had to pay.
I found the ability to pay to a UK bank account nice and easy (and also made the refund much easier).
I got a included UV filter for the lens included if I used the UK bank account.
That's my tuppence worth - I'ld use them again.
Fair enough...!
The 18-50 can be bought for £300+£8 postage in the UK (according to Kelkoo) and from HK it is £232. Add shipping @ £26 plus insurance @ £7 comes to £265. Pretty reasonable saving depending on how much vat and customs clearance charges etc you get stung for. If it's 17.5% (I don't know what gets charged) then the final cost will be almost exactly the same as buying in the UK.
The 18-50 can be bought for £300+£8 postage in the UK (according to Kelkoo) and from HK it is £232. Add shipping @ £26 plus insurance @ £7 comes to £265. Pretty reasonable saving depending on how much vat and customs clearance charges etc you get stung for. If it's 17.5% (I don't know what gets charged) then the final cost will be almost exactly the same as buying in the UK.
cirks said:
Fair enough...!
The 18-50 can be bought for £300+£8 postage in the UK (according to Kelkoo) and from HK it is £232. Add shipping @ £26 plus insurance @ £7 comes to £265. Pretty reasonable saving depending on how much vat and customs clearance charges etc you get stung for. If it's 17.5% (I don't know what gets charged) then the final cost will be almost exactly the same as buying in the UK.
It's 17.5% VAT, import duty (10%?) and usually the courier's handling fee.
stevo6 said:
Anyone used DigitalRev - Hong Kong based seller on ebay. Any views - good or bad?
Also, will I definitely have to pay VAT on items bought from here - and what's the mechanism for doing this?
TIA
I used them... the service was poor and the item arrived a week late despite paying a premium for fast delivery. It was cheap though.
From my experience it depends whether HMCE at this end wave it through or decide to charge you. This seems mainly done on the declared value on the Customs declaration (saves them opening the box). IE if something has a declared value of £100 they just do the sums and add the VAT on, plus import duty and the courier may charge a bit for handling fees as well.
However they may also open some large heavy boxes regardless of declared value just to see...
However they may also open some large heavy boxes regardless of declared value just to see...
I got charged £60 duty or so on a £1k camera and bits...
Copied the reciept from DHL, emailed it to DigitalRev and got the money back in a few days. It has to be a "no vat/ duty" sale for this to work.
However you definitely need to compare prices with other suppliers as they are not always the cheapest.
Although i would use them again, i went to Warehouse Express for my 100-400L. Yes i paid a bit more but lenses are more of a long-term purchase than bodies.
Copied the reciept from DHL, emailed it to DigitalRev and got the money back in a few days. It has to be a "no vat/ duty" sale for this to work.
However you definitely need to compare prices with other suppliers as they are not always the cheapest.
Although i would use them again, i went to Warehouse Express for my 100-400L. Yes i paid a bit more but lenses are more of a long-term purchase than bodies.
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