buying camera from US and ship to UK

Hi,

I am currently in UK and one of my friend is living in US. I need a
camera, can i purchase from US Based website and have it delivered to
my address in UK.

I have tried in many sites but there is no option UK in the shipping
address country's list.
Please help..

thanks,
srikanth

n.srikanthan@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am currently in UK and one of my friend is living in US. I need a
> camera, can i purchase from US Based website and have it delivered to
> my address in UK.
>
> I have tried in many sites but there is no option UK in the shipping
> address country's list.
> Please help..
>
> thanks,
> srikanth
>

Are you sure? Got an example? Look for it spelled out 'United Kingdom'.

<n.srikanthan@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:c3728c61-0b47-4913-895f-f2906978f9b8@h11g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> I am currently in UK and one of my friend is living in US. I need a
> camera, can i purchase from US Based website and have it delivered to
> my address in UK.
>
> I have tried in many sites but there is no option UK in the shipping
> address country's list.
> Please help..
>
> thanks,
> srikanth

Too many variables...

Some sellers will certainly ship outside the USA, others no. Additionally,
some cameras must be bought in the country where they will be shipped for
the warranty to be valid.
Your best bet may be to contact the sales department of the seller with the
specific camera you're interested in. Many sellers work on commission, and
will bend over backward to sell you (that is, earn a paycheck!) whatever you
want.
If you have a friend in the USA, why not buy it and give your friend's
address as the 'ship-to' address, then your friend could ship it to you in
the UK? US Postal Service Priority Mail might add a week and $15 or so to
the price, depending on what you are buying. Check out www.usps.com ,
Priority Mail Flat rate International.

In article <fsa1ic$2m9$1@aioe.org>, "Ken Hart" <kwhart1@verizon.net>
wrote:

> <n.srikanthan@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c3728c61-0b47-4913-895f-f2906978f9b8@h11g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am currently in UK and one of my friend is living in US. I need a
> > camera, can i purchase from US Based website and have it delivered to
> > my address in UK.
> >
> > I have tried in many sites but there is no option UK in the shipping
> > address country's list.
> > Please help..
> >
> > thanks,
> > srikanth
>
> Too many variables...
>
> Some sellers will certainly ship outside the USA, others no. Additionally,
> some cameras must be bought in the country where they will be shipped for
> the warranty to be valid.
> Your best bet may be to contact the sales department of the seller with the
> specific camera you're interested in. Many sellers work on commission, and
> will bend over backward to sell you (that is, earn a paycheck!) whatever you
> want.
> If you have a friend in the USA, why not buy it and give your friend's
> address as the 'ship-to' address, then your friend could ship it to you in
> the UK? US Postal Service Priority Mail might add a week and $15 or so to
> the price, depending on what you are buying. Check out www.usps.com ,
> Priority Mail Flat rate International.

Cameras are a lost leader at most camera stores. The profit margin is
very slim.

I would not send anything like that Postal mail without being fully
insured.

--
Reality is a picture perfected and never looking back.

n.srikanthan@gmail.com schrieb:

> I am currently in UK and one of my friend is living in US. I need a
> camera, can i purchase from US Based website and have it delivered to
> my address in UK.
>
> I have tried in many sites but there is no option UK in the shipping
> address country's list.

At B&H, UK is not listed but therefore England, Scotland...

Andreas

--
Viele Menschen verstehen keine Ironie, weil sie mit der kleinen Welt,
in der sie leben, geistig ausgelastet sind. Sie haben keine freie
Gehirnleistung, um sich in die surreale Welt der Ironie zu versetzen.
Schade - der intelligente Humor spielt sich hinterm Tellerrand ab.

<n.srikanthan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am currently in UK and one of my friend is living in US. I need a
> camera, can i purchase from US Based website and have it delivered to
> my address in UK.

Yes. But you will be charged VAT (and maybe other local taxes) when it
arrives.

If it's a new camera, the warrantee won't be valid in your country.

Except for used/antique cameras, you are almost always better off buying
locally.

David J. Littleboy
Tokyo, Japan