Any American place that ships to UK?

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#1 kier1992
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Hi there people is there any American place that shops to UK? apart from Ebay.

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#2 chrissp26
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Only ebay. Or if you know someone over there who you trust.
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#3 skinnypete91
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Yup.. I hate UK prices :(

BTW Chris.. nice sig! :)

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#4 hteragareth
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If you're thinking of importing, you'll have to watch out for customs. Not only will they open the package, they'll mess with it then look up how much it'd be to buy in the UK and charge you that plus extra for the effort.

A friend of mine ordered an airsoft weapon(BBgun) from the states, when it came he had to pay £60 at the door, even though it initially cost £40, and if he'd bought it in the UK it would have cost £70 total, on top of that, it was gassed and had clearly been used.

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Yeah import charges suck.. but I think you can get around them by marking the package as a gift?
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#7 adam0926
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yeah you have to be careful about customs they will somtimes charge on top of what you paid but not always
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I believe I've looked up overseas shipping options at Directron in Houston, Texas, and they will ship some stuff outside of the US.

http://www.directron.com

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why american site when u've got www.overclockers.co.uk
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why american site when u've got www.overclockers.co.ukr3351925

Because English prices are so much higher than US prices.

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[QUOTE="r3351925"]why american site when u've got www.overclockers.co.ukskinnypete91

Because English prices are so much higher than US prices.

Really? am living in the United Arab Emirates and we have the exact prices of newegg, how come ur higher?, 1 more thing processor prices are specified by intel,they cant tamper with the prices by making it higher, right?

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#12 skinnypete91
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[QUOTE="skinnypete91"]

[QUOTE="r3351925"]why american site when u've got www.overclockers.co.ukr3351925

Because English prices are so much higher than US prices.

Really? am living in the United Arab Emirates and we have the exact prices of newegg, how come ur higher?, 1 more thing processor prices are specified by intel,they cant tamper with the prices by making it higher, right?

Eh.. Its to do with high taxes and such in this country..

A good example of a price difference would be the Q6600. In America its availalbe for around $280-$300, which is around £140-£150. In England, it would be closer to £180. This is about $360!

Thats only one example, the price differences seem to vary quite a lot, although from what I have seen, there has not been a single item that has been cheaper in England than the US. Some parts are also not even available in England!