[quote name='coasterbass' post='500583' date='May 29 2009, 08:49 AM']Mmmm - would tend to agree. I think you need to be seeing a much greater saving for it to be truly worthwhile.
If they ship in a hardcase (pretty much essential) then you'd be talking around £100 for shipping, then you have import duty which would be circa 20% of total value.
So... back of envelope calculation:
Bass = $275, which when paid for by credit card with crappy fx rate = £200.
Shipping = £100
Customs = 20% of insurance value, which should include shipping cost, = £60
Total = £360 give or take for a factory blemished Schecter.
UK New Price = £400, with room to haggle.
I think there's better deals to be had on ebay.com[/quote]
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£200 atm, 1 day left. He's been trying to sell this for ages