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clairetoo - 17/8/08 at 07:03 AM

I occasionally use this site to find ebay bargains , and thought I'd found one here - as far as I can see the listing say's he ship's worldwide

Macbeast - 17/8/08 at 07:20 AM

He probably thinks worldwide means anywhere in the States - it's a common american misconception

Peteff - 17/8/08 at 08:19 AM

It's like their World Series, some are in a world of their own.

geoff shep - 17/8/08 at 09:02 AM

Report the item to ebay

loggyboy - 17/8/08 at 09:41 AM

Do you not have any relations/freinds out there? bid, get them posted to them and then arrange 'worldwide' delivery.

miikae - 17/8/08 at 10:25 AM

There maybe a State side Locost builder who could help you out here .

Mike

clairetoo - 17/8/08 at 10:27 AM

quote:
Originally posted by geoff shep
Report the item to ebay

I thought about that - but there is nothing in the `report an item` bit that covers this as far as I can see .

clairetoo - 17/8/08 at 10:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by miikae
There maybe a State side Locost builder who could help you out here .

Mike

But that would mean paying two lots of postage , so not quite a bargain then .

RK - 17/8/08 at 03:23 PM

If it looks like a price too good to be true, it probably is. I've had a few of those (not throttle bodies!), but thankfully was refunded.

Macbeast - 17/8/08 at 04:25 PM

I queried sending worldwide -
answer is

"Dear macbeast, 210 to UK"

Whatever that means

stevebubs - 17/8/08 at 04:38 PM

I bought mine from the US site a few years ago. Think they were about $100 including shipping to the UK...

clairetoo - 17/8/08 at 06:34 PM

I asked him why the listing states he ships worldwide............I just got the same `210 to UK` answer.............wot a plonker
They are at a massive $37 with 5 mins to go !

scootz - 17/8/08 at 07:09 PM

I just bought an alloy engine mount from Germany.

Guys just sent me an invoice... €29 for the part, but €49 for delivery!

I just checked the weight / size against the Deutsche Post website, and see that they charge €14!

I've asked him to look into it

Simon - 19/8/08 at 11:28 PM

I had a diff sent from Germany and I'm sure the postage was only about £35 (but deffo no more than £45).

Slightly heavier than some bike bits1

ATB

Simon