Chinese "bargain" ?
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LMC

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918 posts

243 months

Tuesday 13th January 2009
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A friend send me this link, what do you think ? Check out the Canon 450D and 2 Tamron lenses for £308.....

Would anyone on here risk it ?

edited to add the link d'oh ! www.wcnr.com

Edited by LMC on Tuesday 13th January 20:53

malc350

1,035 posts

276 months

Tuesday 13th January 2009
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Want to save a quid? Send £307 to me instead. You know the answer to that one. Even if you get a genuine "bargain" from overseas you could get hit with the tax and VAT here and you'll have a camera without a UK warranty.

BTW with the current £ exchange rate overseas sellers are struggling to even equal what we pay over here. You can have a good laugh by looking at Canon 5D Mark IIs and Sony Alpha900s (for example) advertised as "bargains" from HK from more than you pay from a proper dealer in the UK!

Malc

LMC

Original Poster:

918 posts

243 months

Tuesday 13th January 2009
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Yeah, good points there.

Bee_Jay

2,599 posts

278 months

Tuesday 13th January 2009
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Indeed, HK imports on eBay are now more than buying from a UK dealer - madness...