The consignment stock would be an excellent idea - sending a reasonably large stock of parts over, reducing shipping costs per item, then pay DMCH as they are used from here. However, this is assuming DMUK have space for such a large stash, of course! Also, it would be necessary to conduct some sort of surveu to determine what parts were 'commonly used', and focus on these - I'm quite sure DMUK wouldn't want to have to pay to store a shed load of stuff that they sold one of per blue moon. Just a thought... >From: "nick12dmc" <Tammyfew@xxxxxxx> >Reply-To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: [doc] Shipping and Duty from US >Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 22:55:41 -0000 > > >Hi All, > The main problem is import duty. There are so many diffrent >rates of duty. No one is ever sure what your going to get charged. > Also some things get through with nothing to pay by fluke. >You could get round this I suppose by sending all your stuff marked >as gifts or at a maximum value below the duty limit but this would >need U.S.cooperation. > >This is a very grey area and would I am sure not be liked by the >UK Customs but can they touch a U.S.company? > The best option would be large UK or EU parts stash. Such as DMCH >started with Carcoon. This appears to have problems. > >Maybe some sort of franchise with DMUK would be the answer. >How about Consignment stock, where DMCH provides parts in store and >are paid as a item is used? > > >Just my thoughts >Regards >Nick H > > > >--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote: > > Hi James > > > > We are regularly asked about coil covers. Until recently, I thought > > these were only available from Grady or Steger, but personally I >think > > $109 is a way beyond steep for a part like that. If they are >available > > from you, then PLEASE update your website to show something other >than > > $0.00 next to it. As soon as I see that, I start looking at Grady's >site > > assuming you don't have it. > > > > I don't know if you realise but you guys (DMCH) for some reason get >a > > really good rate from Fedex for international shipping. Grady uses > > (used?) UPS and it was quite ridiculously expensive. Sure, the coil > > cover might be $109 but you're looking at at least $50 to ship it, >then > > duty and vat is added not only to the cost of the part, but the >shipping > > as well, which amounts to 29.5% on $159 totalling (by today's rate) >£107 > > -plus- a processing fee as well for a friggin bit of plastic! Yes >it's > > cheaper than last year, but in the case of this part, still waaaaay >OTT > > for what it is. Of course it's a lot better if you're buying it >with > > something else at the same time. > > > > I'm -not- having a moan at you guys, your shipping rates are always >much > > more realistic, but this is an example of a part that we could > > previously only get from Grady, and it's not his fault either, but > > something we're all stuck with. > > > > Right now, I'd like to see if this is indeed the case for coil >covers on > > your site saying $0.00, but as I type this, I can't get to >delorean.com > > or usadmc.com :-P > > > > Martin > > > > Daniel Shane wrote: > > > > > > > > However as most of the Delorean¹s I¹ve seen, including mine, are > > > missing the > > > coil covers and the weather in the UK is much wetter than Texas >they need > > > them. > > > > > > I¹m not talking about mass production here, no need to panic >about loosing > > > profits or anything like that. What I¹m on about is hand >producing a few > > > from fibreglass and then offering them out via places like DMUK >and > > > the DOC. > > > I¹m handy with fibreglass, have done it for a few years, so >making a mould > > > is very easy. I was even thinking about reproducing the rear >finisher > > > until > > > you guys did it. > > > > > > Don¹t see it as competition, I¹m just trying to help keep the >cars on the > > > road which is what we all want at the end of the day. > > > > > > Dan. > > > > > > P.S. Thanks for your offer and honesty James, It has restored my >faith in > > > DMCH. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/5iY7fA/6WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/HliolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> DOC UK Website: www.deloreans.co.uk Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doc-uk/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/