burnthebox Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Hi guys, & for any of you that might be interested,. this item is on EBay USA. now,. Regards BTB https://www.ebay.ie/itm/HO-OO-Bachmann-00651-Irish-Railway-Complete-Train-Set-Factory-Sealed-SU-7A/382918596448?hash=item5927ba1760:g:o-kAAOSwQXpct6LJ Quote
jhb171achill Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 $199 is at this point €178. Good value, though it will inevitably climb, and gawd knows what the P & P might be! For anyone modelling the NCC or UTA in the 1960s, those carriages are spot on (though nothing remotely like them ever ran on CIE). Quote
Ironroad Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Here's another set for USD 175.00, also sealed https://www.ebay.ie/itm/HO-Bachmann-Irish-Railway-Train-Set-NEW-SEALED/312584755980 Quote
DiveController Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) The first will probably set you back EUR40 for postage and the clever dicks in Irish customs will want a percentage as there is no free import allowance like in the US. There they won't even bother with anything less than $200. Be aware the item is likely the US version with a 120V AC adapter and plug unless it's going to share with an existing layout with three pin plug on 240v AC in. The second doesn't post to UK and likely not Ireland but you could enquire. Edited April 27, 2019 by DiveController Quote
Ironroad Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 My understanding is that similar to the USA there is no import duty in the EU on model trains. However, in the EU VAT at the prevailing rate may be applied in the country of importation. The figure on which VAT is calculated is inclusive of the cost of the goods, shipping and insurance. Cost of postage to Europe from the US is expensive, EG I returned a J15 to OO Works and postage was almost USD 60.00 Postage the other way was GBP 15.00. I would also note that Irish postal rates are quite expensive. Quote
Mayner Posted April 26, 2019 Posted April 26, 2019 An item this size is more likely to be detected by customs than a small package sent by Airmail. I sometimes use the E-Bay Global Shipping programme for items from the States this avoids the cost and delay associated with customs clearance. Quote
Ironroad Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 Also on E-BAY at this time https://www.ebay.com/itm/JM-Design-CIE-Irish-Bredin-Coach-Overlays-For-3-Coaches-For-Murphy-Models/123747983049?hash Quote
DJ Dangerous Posted September 29, 2019 Posted September 29, 2019 Another set for sale on eBay. Doesn't specify shipping outside the US, though. Quote
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