Sending guitars “abroad” to NI 🤦🏻‍♂️

[oldslapper]

Sold an acoustic guitar on eBay £95. Bought by bloke in NI. 

Now lumbered with Export forms that appear to think I’m a commercial business, asking questions I have no idea how to answer. Thinking of putting the guitar, case, box and forms on a bonfire next Saturday night.
Why is everything just shight. 
😡

[cetera]

#SoMuchWinning
#WeLostWillNeverGetOverIt
#SunlitUplandsAndUnicorns
IBTL

[Rich]

#pleasedon'tmentiontheBword

 

[neepheid]

Yeah, because it never happened, we've always been at war with Eastasia etc.

[oldslapper]

Seriously, #thiswasneveronthesideofthebus

#messyblondehairwasonlymeantfordebbieharry

#nigelneverhadtosellaguitar

[MacDaddy]

2 hours ago, Rich said:

#pleasedon'tmentiontheBword

 

 

Why not? #thehandlesdontfalloffanymore

 

[Lozz196]

I wonder if the Swiss face similar issues

[oldslapper]

23 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

I wonder if the Swiss face similar issues

They have cheese and chocolate so they don’t count  

[James Nada]

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

I wonder if the Swiss face similar issues

They would if they'd left the EU after being in it for 30 years

[warwickhunt]

TBH a bloke bought a bass off me and he was from NI.  He booked the courier and sent me the papers to print off (multiple copies of 3 docs), UPS collected and the courier guy was quite helpful.    

[Steve Browning]

36 minutes ago, James Nada said:

They would if they'd left the EU after being in it for 30 years

And Geneva was deemed to be still be part of the EU.

[Nicko]

2 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

And Geneva was deemed to be still be part of the EU.

The Swiss rejected membership of the EU narrowly.  I wonder if they are still whingeing about it.

[uk_lefty]

9 hours ago, Nicko said:

The Swiss rejected membership of the EU narrowly.  I wonder if they are still whingeing about it.

No because they pay into the club and have to follow a lot of not all of it's rules but aren't full members so don't have a say in making those rules. They also have a cultural and political history of not getting too involved in major things happening in Europe so I'm sure they're happy with their lot.

[Velarian]

I don’t know if the same applies to goods coming in the other direction but I bought a bass from @briansbrew without any problem. He might have some insight on this?

[thebrig]

I've sold a few things recently to fellow BC'ers who live in NI and never had any problems whatsoever, I booked the couriers in the normal way through InterParcel, and it was no different than sending something to mainland UK, no paperwork or forms to fill in.

[fretmeister]

NI shouldn’t need any forms, it’s part of UK!

 

I had a cretin at a PO who didn’t know the difference between NI and ROI. That was exhausting to sort out.

[acidbass]

Bought quite a few guitars from mainland UK and had them sent here with absolutely no issues.  Courier booked in the normal way with no additional forms or paperwork at all.

[CookPassBabtridge]

Likewise…I’ve sold stuff to NI recently and had no additional forms to fill in, sounds like an odd situation here.

[Grimalkin]

Frankly, I think the whole economy is going down the pan... 

[neepheid]

29 minutes ago, Grimalkin said:

Frankly, I think the whole economy is going down the pan... 

 

Careful what you blame for that, now.

[Grimalkin]

18 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Careful what you blame for that, now.

 

I'm past caring...

 

 

 

[oldslapper]

Well I’ve been informed that it’s been delivered so all that documentation I was instructed to include was a waste of time.

[oldslapper]

Took 3 days, so probably quicker than if I’d sent it to Bristol!