Does buying in Great Britain pay off? Certainly not. | Questions and answers among users

melstinks · 2024-06-16T09:58:44.250000Z

I lived in GB for 45 years and have been a member of eBay for almost 22 years, I usually buy, but sometimes I’ve also sold and I have to say that 99.9% of the transactions have gone well.For about 6 months now I’ve been living here in Italy and I’ve bought very little on eBay IT, because I find the selection very limited compared to GB and the shipping prices in many cases excessive.For example, I can buy a little bag with 10 stainless steel screws for 99 pence, about €1, delivered to my home in GB, here in Italy they cost at least 4 times as much and it’s not clear why, VAT in Italy é only 2% more than in GB. A roll of 200mm glass wool costs a good 5 times more here on eBay IT than in GB and the manufacturer é the same.So, even though I live in Italy I keep buying quite a lot on eBay GB, but I have an advantage that very few people have, I have an address in London and a current account in £ and I also go to London often, so I bring the purchases down in my suitcase.I don’t want to give advice to anyone but do your sums carefully. Strangely enough, you can import up to £135 or €160 worth of goods from Italy to GB without paying taxes, but not vice versa.

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