andyonbass Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Happy Christmas BC'ers! It looks promising that I might be selling my Acoustic Image combo to a buyer in Denmark I have no experience of selling abroad, but I have just obtained quotes for shipping averaging around £70 fully insured to the value of £800. Does any of our members have any experience of selling to Denmark or other EU countries? What would be the best method of payment? Any other advice welcome, particularly in respect to the insurance cover…... Thanks Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I've sold gear to Germany, France & Portugal with no problems whatsoever. I've received payment via PayPal & IBAN transfer also with no problems. £70 fully insured sounds like a reasonable price for sending an amp to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauBass Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) I have also sold and sent many items to European countries (Germany, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France...) and never had a problem. Payment has been always bank transfer, money being sent to me in pounds, not the equivalent in Euros as you might be hit by your bank with the exchange rate and end up not getting your sale price. Edited December 25, 2013 by PauBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted December 25, 2013 Author Share Posted December 25, 2013 Many thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 And a bank transfer may well take up to three days to clear with a European deal , so be aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Definitely try to get the money paid to you in £ and not €. In general terms it's cheaper for the buyer to use his bank to perform the conversion than for a receiving seller in the UK. Some UK banks have been known to charge as much as £25 just to perform the conversion. Also worth checking that any country you're selling to is definitely in the EU. Some Scandinavian countries aren't and this means your buyer would be hit by local sales tax which could be as much as 25% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBobTTD Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Denmark is in the EU and has the Danish crown as currency; it is highly unlikely that a buyer there would want to pay in Euros. As far as Scandinavian countries not in the EU, that would be Norway. If you wish to include Iceland as part of Scandinavia, then them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 [quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1388010643' post='2317902'] Denmark is in the EU and has the Danish crown as currency; it is highly unlikely that a buyer there would want to pay in Euros. [/quote] I have bought a bass from Denmark where the seller had priced it in EUR. Guess he was expecting to get a buyer from with the Euro zone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsTimm Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Hi all, I'm the buyer from Denmark :-) I have no problem paying directly in £. I can do is straight from my internet banking service so that must be the easiest solution. Can't wait to try the AI with my double bass :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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