UNREAL..... it's a sad, sad day (for me).

Discussion in 'Silver' started by kookaburra, Feb 5, 2011.

  1. kookaburra

    kookaburra New Member

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    So, I am sitting here, right now, making an online order of silver with a German online dealer.

    All is well up until I get to the "check out" page where I get this message.

    "Unfortunately, your delivery address names a country to which we only can send goods zero-rated
    for VAT at the moment as we have already reached the delivery / trade limit for your country.

    If your basket of goods contained VAT-products, they were removed from the basket of goods.

    Coins zero-rated for VAT (gold-bullion-cons) can still be delivered.

    We apologzie for any inconvenience."


    ANY INCONVENIENCE, I will not be able to buy fairpriced silver again for almost 11 damn month's.
     
  2. Golden

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    There is a limit how much an online seller can sell to other EU country. If he is over that limit, he can either decide to stop selling there or register for VAT in that country and charge that countries VAT.
    All that crap about free trade, no borders and stuff that they told us about to get to vote for joining EU was just that. Crap.

    There are ways around this... :D
     
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    kookaburra New Member

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    Hi Golden.

    I knew this already but this was my last dealer so to speak and it took barley a month
    for them to get to the limit. In 2010 it took almost 10 month's.

    Ways around this? PM me please.
     
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    adrenalin New Member

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    Plane ticket? Or any contacts flying through there.
    I have cousins there, but they won't have a clue about bullion.
     
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    adrenalin New Member

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    In the UK they have to pay 20% VAT on silver!!!
     
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    kookaburra New Member

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    That's nothing compared to the Swedish 25% :)
     
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    kookaburra New Member

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    Amen to that!!!!
     
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    What is VAT? Value Added Tax?
     
  9. goldpelican

    goldpelican Administrator Staff Member

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    Yep. Fortunately the Australian equivalent GST (Goods & Services Tax) isn't applicable to investment silver here.
     
  10. rbaggio

    rbaggio Active Member Silver Stacker

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    If you were buying a substantial amount, it might even be worthwhile jumping on a plane to Perth.

    There are threads here discussing Customs and bullion.
     
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    I have an eager buyer in hamburg, anyone want to try it, pm me.
     

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