Buying a TV/DVD Combo and having it sent to address in Bogota...

webmanco says on Oct 4, 2007, 21:44:

Wheter you got an account on Mercado Libre or not PM the link of what you want delivered and I could give it a try.

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miamimike says on Oct 5, 2007, 04:38:

Buy one eBay here in the US and have it delivered via Servientrega (usa) door to door to your address in Col.

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robi666 says on Oct 5, 2007, 05:20:

miamimike, will one pay custom taxes on goods bought that way?

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webmanco says on Oct 5, 2007, 05:28:

It is difficult to deliver electronics to Colombia this time of the year.

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miamimike says on Oct 5, 2007, 06:39:

Robi-have it removed out of the Original packaging and have it repacked and claim it as used.

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RUV says on Oct 5, 2007, 09:59:

Do you still pay custom tax on used items? How do they come up with the amount?

lpdiver says on Oct 5, 2007, 10:25:

why not just sent the money to the person you are having the tv sent to?

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SFJohn says on Oct 5, 2007, 10:27:

This is a great question/issue. I have heard that Colombian customs will frequently tie up imported goods for a while (new or used), and assign seemingly random "values" to the property for the purpose of calculating the import tax. One person in Medellin told me that he tried to import a $500 rug, and customs assigned a ridiculous value that would have resulted in a $500 tax. After a few weeks of frustration, the guy just had the rug shipped back to the store.

On the other hand (in Colombia there always seem to be many hands), I have heard of other people who somehow buy electronics online, and have them shipped from the US to Colombia. These people magically receive their goods as scheduled with no additional taxes.

Does anyone have first-hand experience they can share?

RUV says on Oct 5, 2007, 12:44:

Is this custom tax up to the a custom agent that has no idea what the item in question is worth? Would a made up invoice, in photo shop, help here?

Can PurpleFrog just get a new TV/Combo and make a dummy invoice three years old and send it to Colombia. If questions come up, the custom agents will go by the price on this dummy invoice?

lpdiver says on Oct 5, 2007, 13:14:

I just returned from Colombia and one of my pastimes while waiting for mamacita was to check out the nearby Exito. As far as I could tell the cost of electronics and appliances was about the same there as it here in the United States. The original post would lead me to believe that the intention is to buy a new unit.

Why buy it here and ship it there? Shipping is hard on items. What about a warranty?

Just seems easiest to me to "ship" the money and buy the product locally in Colombia.

t

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Gator says on Oct 5, 2007, 15:00:

lpdiver is spot on

Go to Exito or Macro and the price difference, if any, is NOT worth the time or effort.

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