Who would help me to get my Reader?

tapf! · 04-23-2007, 06:25 AM

Hello,

is there anyone in the USA who would do me this favor?

- I send him the money for the Reader, Shipping to him and to Germany by PayPal or CC.
- He buys an Sony Reader and lets it beeing shiped to him
- He sells the Sony Reader to me for an symbolic price of 10 US$ and sends it to Germany.
- The German customs will then only charge 2 US$ instead of 75 US$ to me.

In Germany customs are measured by the purchase price when selling from privte to private. And it's legal, I asked a Customs Officer. If the packet contains a copy of the sale contract, the value mentioned in the contract will be used.

If anyone would provide me this help, or has questions, please contact me via PM or Mail.

Best Regards

Fabian

HarryT · 04-23-2007, 07:41 AM

What are you going to do if it gets damaged in the mail, and all you can claim back on the insurance is $10, because that's all you're claiming it's worth?

We all have to pay our taxes. Don't try to cheat the system - pay up, like everyone else!

Leaping Gnome · 04-23-2007, 08:09 AM

Yeah, that is the thing with claiming a low value, if it gets messed up in the mail you are out of luck. Speaking as someone who has shipped a Reader internationally for a member here I wouldn't feel comfortable with that risk.

diabloNL · 04-23-2007, 01:12 PM

My friend send it to me without invoice and I didn't have to pay import tax. They probably didn't know what it was and didn't want to spend time figuring it out. The whole package was wrapped with tape saying: Opened by Dutch customs for investigation.

I was lucky my friend forgot to add the invoice.

tapf! · 04-24-2007, 01:08 AM

As far as I know the German customs are goven on the expected value if no invoice is included. It seems like the duttch customs are a bit lazy, so they don't do that

I think i'll pay the 73 US$ taxes, because of shipping insurance.

Fabian

phigdon · 04-24-2007, 01:43 PM

I ran into something like this when I was trying to sell my bagpipes. I had a guy in the UK send me traveler’s checks and he wanted me to arrange shipping with his shipper. He was supposed to send me the price of the pipes and the shipping costs. I later found out that the checks were counterfeit and that this was the newest internet scam. I am not saying that you have a scam in mind, but it sounds a lot like the same situation, and if anyone is interested in bagpipes I still have them for sale.

Leaping Gnome · 04-24-2007, 03:47 PM

Yeah, that can happen with checks, at least paypal gives you a thin layer of protection.

04-23-2007, 06:25 AM	#1
tapf! Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Germany / Stuttgart Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Who would help me to get my Reader? Hello, is there anyone in the USA who would do me this favor? - I send him the money for the Reader, Shipping to him and to Germany by PayPal or CC. - He buys an Sony Reader and lets it beeing shiped to him - He sells the Sony Reader to me for an symbolic price of 10 US$ and sends it to Germany. - The German customs will then only charge 2 US$ instead of 75 US$ to me. In Germany customs are measured by the purchase price when selling from privte to private. And it's legal, I asked a Customs Officer. If the packet contains a copy of the sale contract, the value mentioned in the contract will be used. If anyone would provide me this help, or has questions, please contact me via PM or Mail. Best Regards Fabian

04-23-2007, 08:09 AM	#3
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Yeah, that is the thing with claiming a low value, if it gets messed up in the mail you are out of luck. Speaking as someone who has shipped a Reader internationally for a member here I wouldn't feel comfortable with that risk. Last edited by Leaping Gnome; 04-24-2007 at 09:51 AM.

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04-23-2007, 07:41 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	What are you going to do if it gets damaged in the mail, and all you can claim back on the insurance is $10, because that's all you're claiming it's worth? We all have to pay our taxes. Don't try to cheat the system - pay up, like everyone else!

04-23-2007, 01:12 PM	#4
diabloNL Gadget Force® Posts: 705 Karma: 2733 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-300 + Cybook with funny screen :P	My friend send it to me without invoice and I didn't have to pay import tax. They probably didn't know what it was and didn't want to spend time figuring it out. The whole package was wrapped with tape saying: Opened by Dutch customs for investigation. I was lucky my friend forgot to add the invoice.

04-24-2007, 01:08 AM	#5
tapf! Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Germany / Stuttgart Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	As far as I know the German customs are goven on the expected value if no invoice is included. It seems like the duttch customs are a bit lazy, so they don't do that I think i'll pay the 73 US$ taxes, because of shipping insurance. Fabian

04-24-2007, 01:43 PM	#6
phigdon Member Posts: 19 Karma: 25 Join Date: Apr 2007 Device: PRS-505	I ran into something like this when I was trying to sell my bagpipes. I had a guy in the UK send me traveler’s checks and he wanted me to arrange shipping with his shipper. He was supposed to send me the price of the pipes and the shipping costs. I later found out that the checks were counterfeit and that this was the newest internet scam. I am not saying that you have a scam in mind, but it sounds a lot like the same situation, and if anyone is interested in bagpipes I still have them for sale.

04-24-2007, 03:47 PM	#7
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Yeah, that can happen with checks, at least paypal gives you a thin layer of protection.

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