The vat was paid up front so it was included and there was no import fee - I believe that purchases under £50 pay zero duty, which is only 2 or 3% anyway
Just used these guys for some strings which were hard to find through normal outlets (or v expensive)
www.stringsbymail.com
Cost £33.00 all taxes and duties paid and arrived about 7 days after ordering. Best UK price I could find was £48.00
Set of groundwound Elite Custom Strings, mediums 45-65-85-105
NOS but gone rusty in a few places. Never been put on a bass
Bought em off eBay and the seller refunded and didn't want them returned which was decent of him
Can't bring myself to just bin them so selling for a fiver to cover post and packing
I've had a couple of Bass Collection basses including a Bruce Thomas Profile. They are fantastic for the money and so as long as you're not a headstock decal snob, will make a brilliant main gigging or back up bass
GLWTS
A gig in the village hall to raise money for Ukraine. We raised £1800. The local Ukrainian centre provided a choir of young ladies to sing some traditional songs and one of them is a refugee from the conflict
Followed by various ditties from local acts and scratch bands, one of which I was in.... we're mulching our way through 'Sorrow' here. The chap on the left of the pic in the white shirt is Forest & Newcastle legend Frank Clark