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Is it safe to buy a phone from this website?

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  • 10-02-2012 12:37am
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    bmm
    Registered Users Posts: 912 ✭✭✭


    www.Electron-world.com



    prices seem a bit too cheap. Anybody purchased from them?


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    stephendevlin
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    bmm wrote: »
    www.Electron-world.com



    prices seem a bit too cheap. Anybody purchased from them?

    Yes but make sure you include VAT & EXCISE on delivery. Might not be so cheap then


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    bmm
    Registered Users Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bmm


    Vat is 23% but what is Excise? Is excise duty only on alchohol and cigs?


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    stephendevlin
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    bmm wrote: »
    Vat is 23% but what is Excise? Is excise duty only on alchohol and cigs?

    http://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/leaflets/pn1878a.html

    Businesses pay DUTY on imports and then charge you VAT on purchase.

    If you purchase it ouside the EU you become the importer and are resposible for paying the DUTY + VAT + any charges the delivery company can come up with for handling the paperwork that may arise

    Hence the price difference


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    stephendevlin wrote: »
    bmm wrote: »
    Vat is 23% but what is Excise? Is excise duty only on alchohol and cigs?

    http://www.revenue.ie/en/customs/leaflets/pn1878a.html

    Businesses pay DUTY on imports and then charge you VAT on purchase.

    If you purchase it ouside the EU you become the importer and are resposible for paying the DUTY + VAT + any charges the delivery company can come up with for handling the paperwork that may arise

    Hence the price difference

    Aside from the issues raised above, I think it would overall cheaper to buy this side of the world. What if something goes wrong and you have to return the device?


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    griffdaddy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,416 ✭✭✭griffdaddy


    On top of that their prices don't seem to be any great shakes. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you want a new phone at a good price take a look around adverts.ie and find one that's still sealed or almost new, it's the best price to quality ratio you'll get


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    bmm
    Registered Users Posts: 912 ✭✭✭bmm


    I'm looking for a LG Optimus Pro c660 . Price is 115 euro.

    http://www.electron-world.com/store/product.php?productid=43879&cat=0&page=2

    Would i be paying about 23% on top of this price?


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    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    bmm wrote: »
    I'm looking for a LG Optimus Pro c660 . Price is 115 euro.

    http://www.electron-world.com/store/product.php?productid=43879&cat=0&page=2

    Would i be paying about 23% on top of this price?

    Yes plus whatever they want to charge you for the Duty which could be 12-20% again depending on the item. Plus the delivery company will charge you about 15 euro to sort out the importation paperwork


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