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Post by riverrun on Jan 4, 2018 10:01:32 GMT -6
I'd say 1887-1890 just based on the patent dates (if they are what I think I can see). No way to pin it down further unless the razor came with the original receipt The years in Waits compendium are the last date found on the razor. Thankyou for pointing my mistake out. Woo 130ish year old razor. Not bad for $14ish. Not happening in the UK, I'm afraid.
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Post by wchnu on Jan 4, 2018 10:38:37 GMT -6
Thankyou for pointing my mistake out. Woo 130ish year old razor. Not bad for $14ish. Not happening in the UK, I'm afraid. I got lucky.
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Post by riverrun on Jan 4, 2018 10:42:10 GMT -6
Not happening in the UK, I'm afraid. I got lucky. I see good deals all the time on ebay US. Plus $20 postage, plus tax, plus fees.... I only got a Hussy because I found one in France
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Post by wchnu on Jan 4, 2018 10:48:19 GMT -6
I see good deals all the time on ebay US. Plus $20 postage, plus tax, plus fees.... I only got a Hussy because I found one in France I have heard about all the extra fees. How much does it add on?
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Post by riverrun on Jan 4, 2018 12:25:01 GMT -6
I see good deals all the time on ebay US. Plus $20 postage, plus tax, plus fees.... I only got a Hussy because I found one in France I have heard about all the extra fees. How much does it add on? Let's say a razor sells for $20. Add $20 for postage to the UK, that's $40 (Sometimes postage is slightly less tough, but...) Add 19% tax on razor and postage - roughly $8 - that's about $48 now. Royal Mail want's $11 to collect the $8 in tax, so we're now talking $59 for a $20 razor. Add a bit for blood pressure medication and you're at $60 for a $20 razor. That's why I don't have a drawer full of Kampfe razors
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Post by wchnu on Jan 4, 2018 15:03:52 GMT -6
I have heard about all the extra fees. How much does it add on? Let's say a razor sells for $20. Add $20 for postage to the UK, that's $40 (Sometimes postage is slightly less tough, but...) Add 19% tax on razor and postage - roughly $8 - that's about $48 now. Royal Mail want's $11 to collect the $8 in tax, so we're now talking $59 for a $20 razor. Add a bit for blood pressure medication and you're at $60 for a $20 razor. That's why I don't have a drawer full of Kampfe razors That is insane. Seems like low dollar items would not get hit like that. I assume the point is to get people to buy in country?
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Post by twhite on Jan 4, 2018 15:21:10 GMT -6
Let's say a razor sells for $20. Add $20 for postage to the UK, that's $40 (Sometimes postage is slightly less tough, but...) Add 19% tax on razor and postage - roughly $8 - that's about $48 now. Royal Mail want's $11 to collect the $8 in tax, so we're now talking $59 for a $20 razor. Add a bit for blood pressure medication and you're at $60 for a $20 razor. That's why I don't have a drawer full of Kampfe razors That is insane. Seems like low dollar items would not get hit like that. I assume the point is to get people to buy in country? I think it has more to do with a socialized country. They have to tax EVERYTHING in order to pay for all the services. Governments do not produce. So there is no income generated. The bigger the government the more they have to tax you. There comes a point of decreasing returns. It gets to the point where the average person is better off on government assistance than working. To me this is the wrong way.
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Post by riverrun on Jan 4, 2018 15:53:01 GMT -6
Let's say a razor sells for $20. Add $20 for postage to the UK, that's $40 (Sometimes postage is slightly less tough, but...) Add 19% tax on razor and postage - roughly $8 - that's about $48 now. Royal Mail want's $11 to collect the $8 in tax, so we're now talking $59 for a $20 razor. Add a bit for blood pressure medication and you're at $60 for a $20 razor. That's why I don't have a drawer full of Kampfe razors That is insane. Seems like low dollar items would not get hit like that. I assume the point is to get people to buy in country? That is insane. Seems like low dollar items would not get hit like that. I assume the point is to get people to buy in country? I think it has more to do with a socialized country. They have to tax EVERYTHING in order to pay for all the services. Governments do not produce. So there is no income generated. The bigger the government the more they have to tax you. There comes a point of decreasing returns. It gets to the point where the average person is better off on government assistance than working. To me this is the wrong way. Items below $20 are not taxed, but shipping from the US is prohibitive - $20 for a $5 razor? No thanks. Also, items from any country in the European Union are (currently, until Brexit) not taxed, independent of value and shipping is usually cheaper. The $11 collection charge are charged by Royal Mail, who - despite the name - are a private company. Only $8 of the $40 additional costs in my above example are taxes. Basically sales tax. Any item produced or sold in the UK is liable to that tax and the government doesn't want companies from outside the EU to have an unfair advantage by being able to sell goods to the UK without having to charge that tax.
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Post by twhite on Jan 4, 2018 16:01:50 GMT -6
That is insane. Seems like low dollar items would not get hit like that. I assume the point is to get people to buy in country? I think it has more to do with a socialized country. They have to tax EVERYTHING in order to pay for all the services. Governments do not produce. So there is no income generated. The bigger the government the more they have to tax you. There comes a point of decreasing returns. It gets to the point where the average person is better off on government assistance than working. To me this is the wrong way. Items below $20 are not taxed, but shipping from the US is prohibitive - $20 for a $5 razor? No thanks. Also, items from any country in the European Union are (currently, until Brexit) not taxed, independent of value and shipping is usually cheaper. The $11 collection charge are charged by Royal Mail, who - despite the name - are a private company. Only $8 of the $40 additional costs in my above example are taxes. Basically sales tax. Any item produced or sold in the UK is liable to that tax and the government doesn't want companies from outside the EU to have an unfair advantage by being able to sell goods to the UK without having to charge that tax. Thanks for the lesson. It makes sense to me.
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Post by wchnu on Jan 4, 2018 16:13:57 GMT -6
That is insane. Seems like low dollar items would not get hit like that. I assume the point is to get people to buy in country? I think it has more to do with a socialized country. They have to tax EVERYTHING in order to pay for all the services. Governments do not produce. So there is no income generated. The bigger the government the more they have to tax you. There comes a point of decreasing returns. It gets to the point where the average person is better off on government assistance than working. To me this is the wrong way. Items below $20 are not taxed, but shipping from the US is prohibitive - $20 for a $5 razor? No thanks. Also, items from any country in the European Union are (currently, until Brexit) not taxed, independent of value and shipping is usually cheaper. The $11 collection charge are charged by Royal Mail, who - despite the name - are a private company. Only $8 of the $40 additional costs in my above example are taxes. Basically sales tax. Any item produced or sold in the UK is liable to that tax and the government doesn't want companies from outside the EU to have an unfair advantage by being able to sell goods to the UK without having to charge that tax. So that 5 dollar razor goes to 25 with shipping which puts it on the radar. Dang. Well they gotta pay the bills too.
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