The "They have it cheaper on Amazon.co.uk than Amazon Thread - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

ArrestedDevelopment · 05-04-2010, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by blurai

thanks i'll try it later...worst casoe scenario i can see a region free blu ray player for 200.00 on ebay....not "much" more than a regular blu ray player in terms of cost

You could try getting the OPPO 83 player on eBay or from an authorized retailer. You can search google for some region free modifications (which may require some physical handiwork).

DeadSonBread · 05-04-2010, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by blurai

some good news...and some bad news...

The bad news:
Silent Hill, Shaolin Soccer, Time Bandits, and Dugeons & Dragons Wrath of the dragon god are all Region B even though the site did not say so....

I ordered Shaolin Soccer last week from .uk too. The order is still on the way. Fortunately I can rip the blu-ray with AnyDvD, and play it on my TV via HDMI. It's still too much hassle.

agoofykindasuperman · 05-04-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sukuri

qfe

What's that mean?

Hockeytown · 05-04-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by agoofykindasuperman

What's that mean?

Quoted for emphasis I believe.

thecardman23 · 05-04-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hockeytown

Quoted for emphasis I believe.

never herd that expression before. something new everyday i guess...

Sukuri · 05-04-2010, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Hockeytown

Quoted for emphasis I believe.

what he said

Blu-vie · 05-05-2010, 10:45 AM

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&bb...rd_i=293962011

I don't know if anyone has checked it out or know about this? But I found some pretty good deals. Casino Royale is like $10 cnd. Air force one is about $15cnd. Remember the price at check out is always cheaper then in basket

!

thecardman23 · 05-05-2010, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-vie

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&bb...rd_i=293962011

I don't know if anyone has checked it out or know about this? But I found some pretty good deals. Casino Royale is like $10 cnd. Air force one is about $15cnd. Remember the price at check out is always cheaper then in basket

!

excellent link.. i am tempted to order a few at those prices. only thing is possibility of duties scare me off

Blu-vie · 05-05-2010, 07:59 PM

I have ordered from them before, and have never been hit. I usually limit my purchases to two each time. But this time I ordered 5 and I hope I won't get hit. I think you don't have to pay duty if your purchase is under $30cnd (I could be wrong).

Sukuri · 05-05-2010, 10:11 PM

so I finally broke down and placed an order for District 9, Moon and Snatch. Each movie came out to less what was listed on the site (for example Moon came to £8.50 instead of £9.99), posting and packaging is about 5 pounds, no VAT (wtf?) was included, and the total is under £30.

Now to play the waiting game..... ahhh the waiting game sucks LET'S PLAY HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS!!!

thecardman23 · 05-05-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-vie

I have ordered from them before, and have never been hit. I usually limit my purchases to two each time. But this time I ordered 5 and I hope I won't get hit. I think you don't have to pay duty if your purchase is under $30cnd (I could be wrong).

its actually under $20. but i am very unlucky with these things. i have ordered 5 times and gotten hit with duties on 4. once i only ordered 2 blus worth $23cad and they still slapped me with it. bunch of ass*****

blurai · 05-05-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by thecardman23

excellent link.. i am tempted to order a few at those prices. only thing is possibility of duties scare me off

i've ordered 3 times...each time above 100.00 canadian.

i had to pay duties on 2 of the 3 orders....

the duties i've had to pay has been only taxes...

all 3 times it was shipped via UPS and usually ups the worst to deal with duties

blurai · 05-05-2010, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sukuri

so I finally broke down and placed an order for District 9, Moon and Snatch. Each movie came out to less what was listed on the site (for example Moon came to £8.50 instead of £9.99), posting and packaging is about 5 pounds, no VAT (wtf?) was included, and the total is under £30.

Now to play the waiting game..... ahhh the waiting game sucks LET'S PLAY HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS!!!

VAT is only charged if you ship it to the countries that have VAT....taxes are charged based on where a shipment goes to. Thats why if i buy furniture in Gatineau and pick it up right away i get charged both taxes but if i get it delivered in Ottawa i dont pay both taxes (go figure...i just pay one of the two)

as for amazon.co.uk all prices you see on their website is with VAT applied...sine they cant charge you VAT they take it off later in the order process....it all evens out in the end because i find shipping cost is about the same as the VAT saved...

Sukuri · 05-06-2010, 12:26 AM

ahhhhh

Informative!!!

Blu-vie · 05-06-2010, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by thecardman23

its actually under $20. but i am very unlucky with these things. i have ordered 5 times and gotten hit with duties on 4. once i only ordered 2 blus worth $23cad and they still slapped me with it. bunch of ass*****

I have ordered 5 times from them also. Only once was my order over $20 cnd and I guess I got lucky. I didn't get hit. This time my order is $60 cnd. I do hope I get lucky with this order.

avhed · 05-06-2010, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by blurai

i've ordered 3 times...each time above 100.00 canadian.

i had to pay duties on 2 of the 3 orders....

the duties i've had to pay has been only taxes...

all 3 times it was shipped via UPS and usually ups the worst to deal with duties

That means I pay duty on almost everything domestically.

ArrestedDevelopment · 05-06-2010, 03:11 AM

I placed three separate orders for boxsets. I was charged ~$28-29 CAD for each. I wasn't hit with duties on any of them. I guess customs allows some wiggle room or it's simply YMMV.

thecardman23 · 05-06-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by batman713

I placed three separate orders for boxsets. I was charged ~$28-29 CAD for each. I wasn't hit with duties on any of them. I guess customs allows some wiggle room or it's simply YMMV.

it definitely is. my friend has placed the same/ if not more orders from them than me and he has only paid duty once or twice. its stupid for canadas limit to be $20/day anyway whereas the us limit is $200/day. they just love to screw us royally over here

LastAdam · 05-06-2010, 12:36 PM

I ordered 3-4 times under $30 and did not get hit with duties.

Puckjunkie · 05-06-2010, 06:01 PM

For the first time ever, I ordered from Amazon.uk in April due to their great sales. Placed 5 separate orders for a total of 9 BDs (including Band of Brothers and Planet Earth boxsets, which shipped together in one order). Some were shipped Royal Mail and others via DHL. Received all of them over the past two weeks - no duty on any. I'm not sure, but as one poster stated a while back, maybe it's better to break up the orders into smaller packages than have them all in one order in a bigger box?

05-05-2010, 10:45 AM	#67
Blu-vie Expert Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Calgary, Canada 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:543 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:14 Timezone GMT: 0	Blu's under 10 pounds http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?ie=UTF8&bb...rd_i=293962011 I don't know if anyone has checked it out or know about this? But I found some pretty good deals. Casino Royale is like $10 cnd. Air force one is about $15cnd. Remember the price at check out is always cheaper then in basket!

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05-05-2010, 07:59 PM	#69
Blu-vie Expert Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Calgary, Canada 4K collection:16 Blu-ray collection:543 DVD collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:14 Timezone GMT: 0	I have ordered from them before, and have never been hit. I usually limit my purchases to two each time. But this time I ordered 5 and I hope I won't get hit. I think you don't have to pay duty if your purchase is under $30cnd (I could be wrong).

05-05-2010, 10:11 PM	#70
Sukuri Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:- Timezone GMT: -5	so I finally broke down and placed an order for District 9, Moon and Snatch. Each movie came out to less what was listed on the site (for example Moon came to £8.50 instead of £9.99), posting and packaging is about 5 pounds, no VAT (wtf?) was included, and the total is under £30. Now to play the waiting game..... ahhh the waiting game sucks LET'S PLAY HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS!!!

05-06-2010, 12:26 AM	#74
Sukuri Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:- Timezone GMT: -5	ahhhhh Informative!!!

05-06-2010, 03:11 AM	#77
ArrestedDevelopment Banned Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:The O.C. 4K collection:491 Blu-ray collection:1624 DVD collection:68 Timezone GMT: -5	I placed three separate orders for boxsets. I was charged ~$28-29 CAD for each. I wasn't hit with duties on any of them. I guess customs allows some wiggle room or it's simply YMMV.

05-06-2010, 12:36 PM	#79
LastAdam Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:6 Timezone GMT: 0	I ordered 3-4 times under $30 and did not get hit with duties.

05-06-2010, 06:01 PM	#80
Puckjunkie Senior Member Member since:Apr 2010 Location:Hockey Country Blu-ray reviews:1 Timezone GMT: -5	For the first time ever, I ordered from Amazon.uk in April due to their great sales. Placed 5 separate orders for a total of 9 BDs (including Band of Brothers and Planet Earth boxsets, which shipped together in one order). Some were shipped Royal Mail and others via DHL. Received all of them over the past two weeks - no duty on any. I'm not sure, but as one poster stated a while back, maybe it's better to break up the orders into smaller packages than have them all in one order in a bigger box?

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