Reply With QuoteWhich SARB model in particular ?
I've never used them but a seller, citiwide-uk I think it is, has had good prices in the past, apparently.
Surely it'll indicate whether VAT is to be paid ?
Just wondered if anyone has bought one of the Seiko SARBs advertised on Ebay as 'new' for around £226 - £242?
My query is, and I'm probably about to answer my own question, presumably there are import taxes to pay? These watches seem to go for around this amount second hand, but if anyone has bought one and can share the story of quality / speed of arrival / general experience I'd be grateful to hear.
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Which SARB model in particular ?
I've never used them but a seller, citiwide-uk I think it is, has had good prices in the past, apparently.
Surely it'll indicate whether VAT is to be paid ?
I bought one of those SARBs and apart from no stamp on the warranty card, it was all good. And no import tax either.
The company I used claimed to be based in Ireland, via China probably.
I’ve had a few SARBs from Japan.
I bought a SARB035 new from an eBay seller based in UK or Ireland and it didn’t seem to be the same quality as my others.
When I raised this with the seller he accepted a return and issued a refund straight away.
Sounds a bit dodgy. What quality issues did you have? I've considered buying a SARB from the Ireland seller before.Originally Posted by vortgern
I bought a SARB035 and SARB017 from the Irish eBay seller and had no problems at all. Both delivered within a week and no taxes to pay.
Fishy !
I bought my Alpinist from an eBay seller in Japan.
Took an age to arrive, but all was good when it did.
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I bought from the Southern Irish seller on eBay - the one with the lowest price you regularly see on there. It arrived sealed and looked factory fresh... BUT.. the clasp was an obvious "second".
I sent it back and had no quibble on a refund.
Hmmm, I had been looking at a SARB033 or a SARB035 a while ago, and a couple of RoI sellers selling it at £240, with no VAT to pay. Thought it was an excellent price, and they've each sold dozens of those watches. If it's a no quibble refund then might as well order from them, especially with additional Paypal cover. Even more coverage is gained by using a credit card through Paypal.
It's not a "second"; it's just faulty.
Several members on here have bought from one of the vendors on eBay. As I recall there was no additional VAT to pay. All quite legit.
The sellers ship from Hong Kong to a UK/Irish address, and then that person ships on to you the customer. So there is no tax owed by yourself as it's shipped to you from within the EU. Whether they're avoiding tax sending it to the EU is on their shoulders. I bought my Sumo this way and have no complaints at all, would definitely use them again. Takes +/- a week to arrive.
The clasp, the dial printing, and the colour of the dial were all not quite right. I’ve had a few of the same watch and it didn’t match the others.
Not bought a SARB from then (yet!) but did get my GW-5000-1JF from them. Great price, full packaging/intl warranty-just a bit slow arriving (two full working weeks) and the communications were a little vague. They did always reply within 12 hours or so though. I’d probably buy from them again.
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Well that’s interesting, are we talking replica possibly? Surely there should not be variations in the dial printing or colours on genuine 033/35- can you elaborate?
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Bought from Citiwatches? Or something similar
They deliver to UK the dispatch from the UK to prevent you being charged tax and import
It was a SeikonSumo and well under the usual price
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All I know is that it looked and felt very different to my other SARB035s, and I wasn’t happy with the quality.
I don’t know what caused this - whether it was poor QC, a batch variation, or something else.
All I can say is when I raised these concerns my return was accepted and my refund issued immediately and without question.
Very dubious indeed - I’d be suspicious from now on and I always check citywide and gizmo outlets for they’re cheapy cheapy JDM seikos .
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Yes I’d rather pay extra to import from a known seller in Japan from now on.
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