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[kuru]

280%?
Crazy fuckers.

[nikkopt]

What if OpenPandora sends the package as a gift and not a sale? If it was already paid (even the shipping fees), then the money declared in the package can be $0 i think.. Some online stores do this, some only declare a very small amount of money (this is nice for most EU countries that buy from outside the EU). I don't know if it's legal or not, if someone knows more than me, please inform

edit: forget it, it's risky.. http://answercenter.ebay.ca/thread.jspa?threadID=900000576&mod=1204496361968

Edited by nikkopt, 16 February 2010 - 10:55 PM.

[Prometheus]

That's tax-evasion, nikkopt. So, it's not legal.

EDIT: Whoops. I'm slow, looks like you already found that out.

Edited by Prometheus, 16 February 2010 - 10:59 PM.

[nikkopt]

But then again...

"It is NOT against the law. The "gift" declaration is not specific enough legally and is intentionally left in a grey area for "interpretation". This was told to me by two differant post officers at two differant post offices who both told me ALWAYS to mark the items as gifts. Just because you are a "small business" dosn't mean you can't send a complete stranger a gift. "

after reading more
I do know some online stores do this..

Edit: The same way they sent the dev units and these last ones to all the developers, without declaring a sale *speculation*.
Oh, this doesn't help me in any way, i can order from Germany without having to pay more than the base price and the shipping cost, i'm just trying to help Manguitom

Edited by nikkopt, 16 February 2010 - 11:15 PM.

[fischju2000]

Well are you really buying a Pandora, or a Pandora pre-order queue position? With the device coming later as a gift for purchasing it.


But I know this has been discussed before and IIRC OP will comply with those regulations, so if you buy one and have it shipped directly to you, you'd have to pay.

[nikkopt]

Ur right, if OP opened an exception to one person, everyone would want to buy it that way. And sending the item back and forward because of the warranty maybe wouldn't even work.

[b1llygo4t]

couldnt they have a friend or relative in another country do the transaction then send it to em as a gift? i would be willing to be a surrogate buyer for a bottle of good foreign booze.

[jb0yx]

how about ebay? Same deal there as well?

I'm not saying I have done this, but someone could put the dollar amount on the contents on the custom form as being a reduced price

Edited by jb0yx, 17 February 2010 - 01:19 PM.