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12/06/2006 10:49:08 AM · #1 |
This is probably a stupid question, but...
I've been traveling around Europe for the past 3 months. I live in the US, and when someone asks me how much I paid for my camera and lenses, their jaw drops, and asks me if I could buy them one and mail it over and they would pay me for it, plus a bit more for the trouble.
I'm just wondering if there's anything illegal about this, haha. It just seems to me someone could make a lot of money doing this and not paying taxes, so I'm guessing there are laws against it, but I'm not sure.
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12/06/2006 10:53:11 AM · #2 |
| Declare it as a gift and include a faux gift card and even wrap it to make it look good. I have done this for a friend who lives in Ireland a few times with stuff - computer parts/software/camera lenses - and never had a problem and neither has he. Illegal? Not sure. Giving someone a gift? legal no matter what country you live in and where the recipient lives. |
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12/06/2006 10:55:48 AM · #3 |
| that is a very good idea...thanks for the info. |
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12/06/2006 11:00:55 AM · #4 |
It's like that. Capitalism is a weird thing. You have enormously big market in the USA. Let's take your 350D as an example. When they(sellers) buy it from the manufaturer they buy thousands of items. And get it really cheap. When they buy it from Europe(Serbia in my case) they buy dozens of them. Get the idea?
That's why you can buy a Rebel for 600$ in USA and overhere it's nearly 800euros which is around 1000$.
Plus, compare salaries in the USA and in Eastern Europe... |
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12/06/2006 11:05:09 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Alienyst:
Illegal? Not sure. Giving someone a gift? legal no matter what country you live in and where the recipient lives. |
Not illegal BUT:
1. you have to pay the customs for sure(which is around 10-15% of the total price)
2. you cannot use your warranty anymore
At least in my part of the world
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