Yikes! How much?

[Fishman]

 

Not sure what came over me but I contacted Ernie Ball for some pickup screws for my Stingray 4

 

I know, I know, I could've just checked on here etc but alas, I found myself at the checkout and I didn't like what I saw

 

The huge cost is obviously the shipping - now I remember why I haven't bought anything from the US in a while

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Fishman

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

That's nuts. Have you tried the UK distributor, strings and things?

[Dood]

Ahh! That's because the price of the screws back in 2016 were £4, but the Upcharge for Purchasing Secondhand many years later, or "UPS" as we like to call it means that the item is now £52. UPS is often seen in marketplaces such as facebook, a tax on tatt and over inflated perception of demand.

 

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Dood

[SteveXFR]

Holy crap. I had a carbon mountain bike frame shipped over from Colorado for only a few pounds more than that.

[Misdee]

I contacted Ernie Ball  recently about buying a bass from them. They were very helpful, gave me a door to door price in UK £  including all shipping, taxes and fees, making it all very easy.

 

The only problem was/is that the price they gave was approximately £250 more than if I sent the money via a currency service and paid the duty myself, as I have done many times before over the years. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Misdee

[Twigman]

54 minutes ago, Misdee said:

I contacted Ernie Ball  recently about buying a bass from them. They were very helpful, gave me a door to door price in UK £  including all shipping, taxes and fees, making it all very easy.

 

The only problem was/is that the price they gave was approximately £250 more than if I sent the money via a currency service and paid the duty myself, as I have done many times before over the years. 

I contacted Ernie Ball just before christmas and asked about having a EBMM Sterling 4HH exactly like the one I already have made. They would only quote me in USD ex works.  (FYI was $2,899) They refused to quote me shipping, taxes and fees, insisting I would have to arrange that myself.