Ever used Digital Rev.com from the UK?

[GWT]

I've been looking at some gear on Digitalrev.com and wondered what they're like to deal with - are they trust worthy?

Has anyone from the UK ever used them?

 

[Clark.EE]

I bought both my Nikon 1 V1 from Digital rev (last summer).
A friend got a Canon 6D from them & his V1.
All delivered in less than a week. no customs.
All still fine, cant fault them.

However, I think Customs are getting sharper. The Nexus Tab I bought at Xmas from EGLOBAL DIGITAL STORE i got stung for the Duty & Vat (£55).
The courier at the time said about 30% of this type of delivery gets the Duty + Vat put on it. So you may be lucky & you may not!
No come back even though I got it through Paypal.
No joy from Paypal. Even though, on the Eglobal web site it said no duty/Vat etc etc.
Shame on Paypal, not as safe/secure as you may think!

I think you are best buying local to be honest.
I would hate to think what the after sales service is like from Hong Kong.
unless it is so cheap as to be a no brainer.......Like the V1`s
Buy my M8 instead? Listed in classifieds?

 

[GWT]

Thanks for the reply Clark.EE, I have read since that Digitalrev apparently will refund any import duties charged - I will need to check this directly with them.

I bought both my Nikon 1 V1 from Digital rev (last summer).
A friend got a Canon 6D from them & his V1.
All delivered in less than a week. no customs.
All still fine, cant fault them.

However, I think Customs are getting sharper. The Nexus Tab I bought at Xmas from EGLOBAL DIGITAL STORE i got stung for the Duty & Vat (£55).
The courier at the time said about 30% of this type of delivery gets the Duty + Vat put on it. So you may be lucky & you may not!
No come back even though I got it through Paypal.
No joy from Paypal. Even though, on the Eglobal web site it said no duty/Vat etc etc.
Shame on Paypal, not as safe/secure as you may think!

I think you are best buying local to be honest.
I would hate to think what the after sales service is like from Hong Kong.
unless it is so cheap as to be a no brainer.......Like the V1`s
Buy my M8 instead? Listed in classifieds?

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

Thanks for the reply Clark.EE, I have read since that Digitalrev apparently will refund any import duties charged - I will need to check this directly with them.

It's worth remembering that a very large part of the price goes to HMRC and that, if they catch you fiddling, the camera will come very dear indeed! 😱

Another thing is that if you buy from a cheap supplier, within the EU, no duties apply. I tend to buy from Poland, as they are not much more expensive than Hong Kong. 😉

 

[bobbyrab]

I bought my last 5D3 at a much reduced price (£1900), from a place with a warehouse in Sussex, but they were a HK based company and the cameras were grey imports but with the advantage that the cameras were already in the country, so no customs issues.
I tried to find them for you, but the website is down, they maybe ran into problems with customs.
The point being that ahead of the purchase I called Canon, and ultimately they would cover the camera for the first year with an international warrantee if you had no joy with the original retailer. The same as buying a camera abroad, as long as you have paperwork the UK arm should cover it.
I think the company I bought from was Procamerashop or some such, but they seem to be shut down now.

 

[den_sh]

However, I think Customs are getting sharper. The Nexus Tab I bought at Xmas from EGLOBAL DIGITAL STORE i got stung for the Duty & Vat (£55).
The courier at the time said about 30% of this type of delivery gets the Duty + Vat put on it. So you may be lucky & you may not!
No come back even though I got it through Paypal.
No joy from Paypal. Even though, on the Eglobal web site it said no duty/Vat etc etc.
Shame on Paypal, not as safe/secure as you may think!

AFAIK Digital Rev fully covers that. The price on the website includes everything: product, shipment and possible customs.

I've bought X-E1 from them delivered to Switzerland and have had zero problems with it and no custom fees.

 

[GWT]

If you could find their name that would be great, thank you.

I bought my last 5D3 at a much reduced price (£1900), from a place with a warehouse in Sussex, but they were a HK based company and the cameras were grey imports but with the advantage that the cameras were already in the country, so no customs issues.
I tried to find them for you, but the website is down, they maybe ran into problems with customs.
The point being that ahead of the purchase I called Canon, and ultimately they would cover the camera for the first year with an international warrantee if you had no joy with the original retailer. The same as buying a camera abroad, as long as you have paperwork the UK arm should cover it.
I think the company I bought from was Procamerashop or some such, but they seem to be shut down now.

 

[GWT]

I'd be just as happy to but from Poland, perhaps you could post their name?

It's worth remembering that a very large part of the price goes to HMRC and that, if they catch you fiddling, the camera will come very dear indeed! 😱

Another thing is that if you buy from a cheap supplier, within the EU, no duties apply. I tend to buy from Poland, as they are not much more expensive than Hong Kong. 😉

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

I'd be just as happy to but from Poland, perhaps you could post their name?

The last place I bought from was this chap, via eBay (handle: infoto2)...

FoxFoto
Michał Włodarczyk
Rąbieńska 18
Łódź, łódzkie 94227 PL

Delivery was quick and hassle free

 

[bobbyrab]

It was Pro Camerashop, but they seem to have gone out of business, some details in this link below. I wouldn't worry about support because of a camera being a grey import though.
http://www.trustpilot.co.uk/review/procamerashop.co.uk

 

[Turtle]

hdew cameras is worth looking at. Fine service from them.