Man today has been a bloody test !
So first thing I did was check my emails when I woke up. My bike frame/parts have now moved out of the GSP Ebay place. Finally. Then I look at all of the charges. $210 for the frame and parts, $65 shipping, $62 "Import charges.. So you don't have to pay them when the item arrives". Then I read the fooking small print.
"Does not include import tax in your country or charges added by courier".
Great, I've just paid $62 for sodding AIR. Never again. Not only that but they're lazy buggers too. Been two weeks last Friday since I bought it, it's sat there for over a week. Glad to know that Americans are happy to work for their wages /rolleyes. Everything else I have ordered for the bike (from all over the EU *AND* China) is here.
'Murica, f**k no.
OK so that was the first kick in the nuts. I then sell my Titan X(M) for full asking price. £325, bloody cheap. But hey, quick sales in out etc. So I go to book a courier. P2G want £6.99 for Parcelforce 48. "Awesome !" I thought. I even managed to find a big box to pack all of the extras in. Then I go to insure it. Figure sod it, receipt says £968 will insure for that. They wanted £45 for insurance. OK so I will drop the insurance to £500, that will be £35 please. So I dropped it to the sale price, £26. So then I get stuffed with a 2% surcharge for Paypal.
£35. It cost me thirty five pounds. So I think "Ah well, at least PF will come and collect it tomorrow and it'll be gone..".
Then I get another email. "Thanks for using P2G. You can now take your parcel to the drop off point". WHAT?!?!?! thirty five f*****g pounds and I have to now walk half a mile with a box sized 65x60x40 CM. I was so annoyed at the post office.
Any way, that ought to about do it. Have stuffed £90 aside from the £290 to pay for the import charges on the bike and paid £200 off my new TXP meaning I can have it Tuesday.