Customs Friendly R1 sellers, any left ?!?!?

[Ian Edwards]

send me a priavte msg, if you know one, i will return the favour with a .au one

TIA

[hornydragon]

have you got PM enabled?
Do you work for the Customs and Excise???

[Ian Edwards]

YES and NO, thanks for pointing that out !

[Fordy]

Someone wanna share this info please?

[Simon6776]

Yes, I'm sure we'd all love to know, but so would HMC&E! If anyone knows of one, best keep it quiet, although I have PM's enabled too. I know one for CDs, if you like Heavy Metal, and they also do music DVDs. ;)

[Fordy]

Yes I have PM's enabled also, Thats what I was implying

[hornydragon]

i tried to send a PM and it didnt appear in the drop down list so thats why i asked also wonder if it was a sting, but too sensible for a government department! at least a record that the user known as Ian Edwards is not HMC&E now exists.

[Lex]

I can't really see why this needs to be kept so secret... There is no such thing as a "customs friendly" retailer - if a retailer posts a DVD from outside the EU then it is pot luck as to whether it gets picked up by customs. The only certain way to avoid customs is to use a retailer which posts from within the EU, in which case there is surely no need to keep it secret...

[Simon6776]

OK, well what about this lot (http://www.axelmusic.com/)? Someone else mentioned them, and I've been waiting to see if anyone's ordered from them.

[Marc]

I can't really see why this needs to be kept so secret... There is no such thing as a "customs friendly" retailer - if a retailer posts a DVD from outside the EU then it is pot luck as to whether it gets picked up by customs. The only certain way to avoid customs is to use a retailer which posts from within the EU, in which case there is surely no need to keep it secret...

aren't they classed as customs friendly if they write £17.99 on the envelope even if you paid £50 for the DVD? That's probably the reason for secrecy.. am i right?

I had a great idea to avoid customs, wonder if it'd work.. DVD sellers have an offer where you can buy a voucher to get a DVD boxset for $40 less than its value, but the voucher costs $40. Surely nothing illegal in that?

[Simon6776]

OK, well what about this lot (http://www.axelmusic.com/)? Someone else mentioned them, and I've been waiting to see if anyone's ordered from them.
I asked Axel Music about customs charges, and this was the reply:

Hi Simon,

Thanks for your email. You should not encounter any additional charges as 1) we ship from Germany and 2) therefore we do not mark the packages with value-indication when they're shipping to another EC country.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any additional questions.

:o)
Rasmus,
Axel Music / Team Club Raccoon

Got the R4 Band Of Brothers coming from them for £21.99, with free shipping. Prices generally seem similar to Play / Loaded, etc.

[Fordy]

why dont play do this? arent they in jersey.

[LV426]

Jersey isn't in the EU for tax purposes.

[Fordy]

Which kind of works against them in this case right?

Anyhoo, whoever is brave enough to order from them let us know how it goes. I still think customs will grab the goods though.