Er Houston we have a problem

[fullyautomatix]

aaah, but you should have told seller to post it as an item with less than 20 quid in value. Label the package as replacement battery or something. Job done.

[suityou01]

You're VAT registered so your starting point was £741 for the new one and that's before getting a cash back option.

Dumb choice buying abroad.

Not on a flat rate vat scheme.

HTH

[MarillionFan]

So basically it's either a factory outlet type deal like Dell do, or an "unwanted gift" type thing from a private seller.

Don't forget you'll need a UK power supply for it.

+ £50

And it doesn't have a warranty and nowhere to send it back to when the keyboard is found to be sticky.

[minestrone]

Someone has had it for long enough to throw away the box. I doubt it is new.

[suityou01]

Someone has had it for long enough to throw away the box. I doubt it is new.

Ex display model I reckon.

[doodab]

Let's see.

Laptop cost £505
Shipping cost £55

Cost of new = £899

VAT on £560 = £112
Admin fee from post office = £25


Total = £697

Total saving £202

So yes, cheaper.

Item description is "New, unused" so it's not second hand. It does have a slight scratch on the lid though and the original packaging is missing.

If if does have any material on it other than the OOB operating system then it would not be "New/Unused".

That's a pretty reasonable saving.

There is always a risk with eBay that things aren't what they say, although I've never had any major problems over the years I don't bother unless I'm going to save a good 25% or more or it's something I can't get elsewhere. I'd rather have the reassurance of buying from a proper dealer, LCE for cameras for example, or CEX for laptops. You pay a small premium over the eBay price but you get to inspect things and you get a guarantee.

Luckily the sort of stuff I buy secondhand (which is quite a lot of stuff actually, considering I'm a contractor) tends to be well looked after so I've had some real bargains. The best one was a slightly tatty mixer I picked up for £150 + a couple of hours driving that lists over £1k new. I cleaned it up inside and out with a bit of rubbing alcohol and reattached a loose ribbon cable inside and it's worked fine ever since, you'd never guess it had spent years touring pubs.

[Ticktock]

+ £50

And it doesn't have a warranty and nowhere to send it back to when the keyboard is found to be sticky.

Warranties can generally be transferred globally. It used to be part of my job back in the mists of time.

And it will have a US keyboard...

Oooh - even worse than buying a new power supply.

[doodab]

+ £50

And it doesn't have a warranty and nowhere to send it back to when the keyboard is found to be sticky.

I generally look at CEX for laptops cos I have a few branches near me and I've had some real bargains. I've had three nearly new Lenovo thinkpads for < £500 each with more than 2 1/2 years onsite guarantee left on each of them.

[suityou01]

Power supply will be dual voltage. I checked.

[d000hg]

Let's see.

Laptop cost £505
Shipping cost £55

Cost of new = £899

VAT on £560 = £112
Admin fee from post office = £25


Total = £697

Total saving £202

So yes, cheaper.

Item description is "New, unused" so it's not second hand. It does have a slight scratch on the lid though and the original packaging is missing.

If if does have any material on it other than the OOB operating system then it would not be "New/Unused".

Warranty?