The_Zizzler
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So, I did it! - I've bought myself a 65" VT50 from Elektronik Shop - Computer, Haushalt, Multimedia - gnstig bei comtech.de for £2607.39 including all taxes and delivery.
Some bulletpoints for anyone thinking of the same:
a) Panasonic UK and IRL have confirmed (after a telephone call to them twice) that a unit purchased in Germany is eligible for support and warranty claim in the UK. Just make sure you keep hold of the paperwork.
b) The unit purchased offers an out of the box 2 year warranty under an EU directiv
c) The following steps were taken for purchasing via Bank Transfer:
1. Opened an account with XE Trade via XE.COM - £0.00
2. Transferred funds via EFT from my current account to my XE Trade account - £0.00
3. Transferred funds from my XE Trade account to the DE Bank account for Comtech - £0.00
**I had the choice of paying via Paypal but I opted for BT.
d) The order was facilitated by the Comtech account management team. The account manager assigned to me/my order could speak very good English and added me on MSN, making communication even easier
e) I was able to receive an additional discount for 5 euro by liking the Comtech Facebook page
f) Comtech will accept returns and will offer the consumer a 14 days cool off period (EU Law).
g) Any issues that may occur will be dealt by Comtech but I am likely to redirect my queries to Panasonic UK.
h) Current lowest price for the VT50 = £3349.97. I have made a saving of £742.58
i) There will be NO additional charges incurred (for e.g. import tax/duty etc.)
j) Comtech is a reliable online German retailer. Research will reveal 100's of positive reviews from consumers via sites like Qype. They also have an eBay shop with exceptional feedback. Comtech frequently cater toward many EU countries - check their shipping page (use Google Translate via Chrome)
The funds are currently being transferred to the DE bank account through Barclays who is the prefered UK bank used by XE. This process will take 3-5 days.
The waiting game begins.....
I will provide further updates as and when I have them.
Good luck to me and anyone else thinking of importing.
P.S. EXTRA BONUS - Your German language skills will improve. Guten Ahend!
Some bulletpoints for anyone thinking of the same:
a) Panasonic UK and IRL have confirmed (after a telephone call to them twice) that a unit purchased in Germany is eligible for support and warranty claim in the UK. Just make sure you keep hold of the paperwork.
b) The unit purchased offers an out of the box 2 year warranty under an EU directiv
c) The following steps were taken for purchasing via Bank Transfer:
1. Opened an account with XE Trade via XE.COM - £0.00
2. Transferred funds via EFT from my current account to my XE Trade account - £0.00
3. Transferred funds from my XE Trade account to the DE Bank account for Comtech - £0.00
**I had the choice of paying via Paypal but I opted for BT.
d) The order was facilitated by the Comtech account management team. The account manager assigned to me/my order could speak very good English and added me on MSN, making communication even easier
e) I was able to receive an additional discount for 5 euro by liking the Comtech Facebook page
f) Comtech will accept returns and will offer the consumer a 14 days cool off period (EU Law).
g) Any issues that may occur will be dealt by Comtech but I am likely to redirect my queries to Panasonic UK.
h) Current lowest price for the VT50 = £3349.97. I have made a saving of £742.58
i) There will be NO additional charges incurred (for e.g. import tax/duty etc.)
j) Comtech is a reliable online German retailer. Research will reveal 100's of positive reviews from consumers via sites like Qype. They also have an eBay shop with exceptional feedback. Comtech frequently cater toward many EU countries - check their shipping page (use Google Translate via Chrome)
The funds are currently being transferred to the DE bank account through Barclays who is the prefered UK bank used by XE. This process will take 3-5 days.
The waiting game begins.....
I will provide further updates as and when I have them.
Good luck to me and anyone else thinking of importing.
P.S. EXTRA BONUS - Your German language skills will improve. Guten Ahend!
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