uk_lefty Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 There's a guy who is over in Japan who can source instruments for us over in the UK, I've seen him mentioned and participating in the forum but I can't remember his name... Can anybody put me in contact with him, please? Quote
fretmeister Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 Don't forget Ishibashi as well. I've had 2 from them. Good so far. Quote
bubinga5 Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 His name is Danny and it's Bass Japan Direct. 1 Quote
uk_lefty Posted July 23, 2018 Author Posted July 23, 2018 39 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Don't forget Ishibashi as well. I've had 2 from them. Good so far. Thanks, they don't have the colour I was looking for but I do check them regularly. Quote
Paul S Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 44 minutes ago, bubinga5 said: His name is Danny and it's Bass Japan Direct. http://dannymstewart.com/the-bass-hunter/bass-hunter-service I used him once and found him to be a very efficient guy to deal with. There are the extra charges to factor in. Danny charges a very reasonable 'finder's fee' if it isn't one he has 'in stock' at the time. Then there is VAT and import duty on the declared value, although Danny has a trick for this which, if all goes well, saves quite a bit. What happens if it goes wrong I am not sure. Then ParcelForce charge a handling fee. It is usually still worth doing, financially, and if it is a bass you can't get here so much the better. Edited July 23, 2018 by Paul S Quote
Bassassin Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 Be very, very careful with anything involving rosewood or any other species covered by CITES. The paperwork is expensive & complicated and unless done fully & correctly, the instrument will be confiscated and destroyed. And you won't get a refund. 1 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Be very, very careful with anything involving rosewood or any other species covered by CITES. The paperwork is expensive & complicated and unless done fully & correctly, the instrument will be confiscated and destroyed. And you won't get a refund. One would have thought if it is done through a Broker like Danny, they would be on top of the CITES issue? (Not saying you are wrong to mention CITES anyway)!🙂 Edited July 23, 2018 by yorks5stringer Quote
Bassassin Posted July 23, 2018 Posted July 23, 2018 6 hours ago, yorks5stringer said: One would have thought if it is done through a Broker like Danny, they would be on top of the CITES issue? (Not saying you are wrong to mention CITES anyway)!🙂 You'd hope so. There are separate fees/documentation for export & import, so anyone sourcing from Japan needs to be confident that the seller will sort out their end. Quote
Chris2112 Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 Sounds like a great service. I think that pink Lakland Skyline on his website is currently for sale at Bass Direct. There can't be many of those in the UK... I'd be very wary of any trick to lower the customs and import duty. The charges for a small item like a bass guitar are, bollocks, and it's a cheek that HMRC thinks they're entitled to compensation for you getting your hands on a nice bass. That said, I would imagine they'll hang you by your knackkas if they catch you in any sort of swindle or creative importation. Quote
uk_lefty Posted July 24, 2018 Author Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks, I'm now in touch with him and seeing whether he can find what I'm after 1 Quote
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