t**ts 🙄

[midlifecrisisrd]

Ordered some parts from USA

Despatched on 26/1

Notices parcel guy coming to the door, unsigned white van

"Got a parcel for you"

I see the parcel tape is from the sister company of who I ordered through

"Oh, I've just noticed there is £86 duty to pay" he says

That will be right as I'd spent £430 so 20% is £86 I thought

"I can't leave it till the duty is paid" he says so I ask how I'm supposed to do that as they usually send a card out

I ask who he works for and he says he's subcontracted to UPS

I ask how I'm supposed to pay the duty

He comes back saying some people are giving him cash 😱

I tell him to take it away, I'll pay the duty when UPS contact me properly

If it was a UPS guy in a UPS uniform in UPS van I'd have considered it

Not some random in a hi viz vest waving a PDA at me that I can't read asking for cash 🙄

Steve

[roblc350]

Too Right mate
you done the right thing

[midlifecrisisrd]

I just couldn't trust handing a stranger £86 then getting a demand from HMRC

Steve

[veg]

Feb 2, 2021 19:21:09 GMT 1 midlifecrisisrd said:

I just couldn't trust handing a stranger £86 then getting a demand from HMRC

Steve

Erm don’t you know anyone to help with hmrc? 😁

[midlifecrisisrd]

Feb 2, 2021 19:22:41 GMT 1 veg said:

Feb 2, 2021 19:21:09 GMT 1 midlifecrisisrd said:

I just couldn't trust handing a stranger £86 then getting a demand from HMRC

Steve

Erm don’t you know anyone to help with hmrc? 😁

Even more reason to stay on the right side of them 🤣

Steve

[3tj6]

Genuine crank from usa?

[rigga]

Dodgy handing cash over, you did the right thing, wait for official demand.

[midlifecrisisrd]

Feb 2, 2021 21:03:56 GMT 1 3tj6 said:

Genuine crank from usa?

Not this time lol

Just some other bits and bobs 😁

Steve

[kirkhd]

It's the same when buying from Europe now and it can vary so much depending on how the seller describes the item. Got a phone from China and the seller put an invoice in for more than i paid!!! had to put a claim in with HMRC to get access charges back.

[midlifecrisisrd]

An actual UPS man came today

Called his office and duty payment payed by card so happy days 😀

A bit of the booty 😏

Steve

[veg]

Nos? Nice

[midlifecrisisrd]

Feb 3, 2021 16:24:48 GMT 1 veg said:

Nos? Nice

Not exactly. They are still available as used on the Banshee

Just not at the £197 Fowlers want for them 😁

I bought 3 🤣

Steve

[st66]

Well I'd of pulled the ak out and said you will leave it pal won't you,, issue solved lol, 🤓🤓 but no you did the right thing Steve I wouldn't of given him cash or card to some random hi viz,,, glad it's sorted tho 👍

[JonW]

Nice. Many of us in Aus used to buy these from Partzilla all the time a few years back as they were much cheaper than refurbishing an old one really. Then i discovered powdercoating and i restored all my old ones as id not chucked em out lol Theyve gone up a little now, but still much cheaper than the UK/EU prices when bought from the USA.

One thing... always check and clean out the flashing from the mould in the pump waterway if you didnt know about it, the new ones are often restricted in this area.

What does amuse me is that the oil pump gasket face and the water inlet are both painted, on the old back the day units these were left in alloy as they work better for sealing etc. I guess the oil pump isnt a biggie on a banshee as its just gasketed to blanking plate of course.

[bare]

Crikey! My OEM Yama, exact same one, cost me a whopping 60$
New and improved pricings then?

[Norbo]

well my ones ar a little cheaper then fowlers £175