ear muffs & crazy world!

[knonist]

Just got some 180'S storm ear muff off ebay.us
It only cost £12.15 inc P&P, whilst if I buy it from a UK shop / UK seller, it will cost me around £23!

What kind of a world is it?
It is cheaper to buy things on the other side of the world and ship it over buy air than buying from a local shop?

PS there are some cheap 180S ear muff on ebay, so are as cheap as $5-6 + $5 P&P, less then a tenner in total if you dont need them waterproof.

 

[numbnuts]

Don’t forget, handling charge, import duty and VAT it all adds up

 

[knonist]

Don’t forget, handling charge, import duty and VAT it all adds up

But by buying from the US, I'm paying US version of VAT, ebay+paypal handleing fee, seller's margin, and postage by air. And it is still half the price than buying in the UK. That's wrong

 

[bryce]

That's called an arbitrage. Why don't you buy 100 of them and flog them on eBay?

 

[I am Spartacus]

I am not particularly entrepreneurial, but sell on Ebay from time to time.
If I was money money money orientated I know I could rack up a good profit by buying in bulk and selling on.. it is a very simple equation and has been used for a long time .. but I am sure an MBA will confirm this
I know you dont even have to buy in from 'abroad' either.... I sold a set of still boxed ALDI spd shoes .. 12 months old but brand new... I made 60% net margin on them...

Of course buy from China cheap wholesale and you will get counterfeit... so dont moan when stuff falls apart after 1 ride.