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Bikes from Abroad

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  • 17-04-2008 12:01pm
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    Grizzly_Smurf
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    Lads,

    I’m thinking about buying a new bike from America with the Dollar so low at the minute and that. The only thing is shipping seems to be a rip off and the lowest I can get with any of the courier companies is around 400USD :eek: I was just wondering have any of you ever used the US postal service to send a bike home before? (they’re only around 150 dollars) – its just the look like a bike is larger than the biggest package they’ll carry

    Thanks a million


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    TinyExplosions
    Registered Users Posts: 6,860 ✭✭✭TinyExplosions


    Grizzly_Smurf wrote: »
    Lads,

    I’m thinking about buying a new bike from America with the Dollar so low at the minute and that. The only thing is shipping seems to be a rip off and the lowest I can get with any of the courier companies is around 400USD :eek: I was just wondering have any of you ever used the US postal service to send a bike home before? (they’re only around 150 dollars) – its just the look like a bike is larger than the biggest package they’ll carry

    Thanks a million

    I haven't used them, but reckon it's a surefire way to get hit for import duty and taxes and the like, which could be an extra 30% or so on top of the price (actual percentages vary it seems)


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