Thread: Suitable strop?

I got hit with those fees twice. One for that Bismarck I got from you Tony, and once for the chromium oxide I got from Keith. Ours are much more reasonable, in the $5 range IIRC. It could be percentage-based though.

Originally Posted by Tony Miller

I have started using Global Priority this year instead of Airmail Parcel Post to save my international customers a few $$..

We've been doing the same thing on our international orders for juggling eq. We also include a couple "gifts" and mark the gift box in addition to the other stuff. So far the receiving countries have processed them as gifts and saved our shipments from heavy taxation.

We don't hide the fact that it's a purchase, we just mark both boxes and declare the value.

Glen F

Originally Posted by rum

I suppose I should point out that I got a stainless steel dovo/solingen razor from Trumper's (5/8). It's the one with the stainless steel (chrome?) polished handle.

I'm not sure if I need to get it reset (?) before I can start to use it. Having stropped it briefly on a leather belt (see above) it took off a few hand hairs fairly effortlessly when I tested it. Not sure if this is good enough though.

Replying to myself here, but it looks like my razor is not shave ready. I felt a slight tugging, although I will give it another (proper) go.

Basically, the quesion now is where can I get it honed in the UK?

WRT tax and import charges for bringing things in to the UK, I've purchased goods from the US before and also the Channel Islands. They arrived as 'gifts', but the UK gov't certainly frowns upon this. They have the right to open any package coming in from abroad. If they find a recipt inside or equivalent, they can argue this is proof of purchase and the recipient could get handed a fine.

It's not happened to me before, but they are getting really tight on import taxes here. There was an article about this not too long ago.

Rum,
The seller can get hit with a fine too. Part of the customs forms here are a declaration of value and contents along with a statement about the legality, or lack of, in claiming false value, content or intent (gift).

If I was just some guy selling my private collection to an SRP buddy I would not feel as bad about the gift thing. As a real business, and from a moral point I cannot do it even though I am asked to on a daily basis.

Tony

Sounds about right, Tony. They have gone absolutely crazy about these things on both sides of the pond, especially now with the advantageous (for UK consumers) UK£ : US$ exchange rate.

I suppose one way around is to get it sent to family/friends in the US and get them to post it to the UK, marked as a gift. Still, beats the point in buying from the US to save a buck or two.

I don't know about the UK but you can get it honed in the Netherlands. It's just across the pond and if postage is on their best behaviour you could have it back again sharpened in a week or just a day over a week.

Seeing as sellers can get done with fines if a package is missrepresented as a gift, I can completey understand why Tony puts the right price on it, especially seeing as it's a buisness.

As far as I know there's no one providing a honing service here in the UK (I could be wrong though). Sending it to rest of Europe should not really be a problem at all, and would be quite cheap I think.

Steven

Adding up the extra that I had to pay for the strop, I still think that it was good value for money. Looking on www.gentlemans-shop.com, there best strop is £65, plus p&p, it it doesn't seem any better then my Tony Miller strop. So I'm not really all that bothered and still think it was very good value for money.

Steven

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

I don't know about the UK but you can get it honed in the Netherlands. It's just across the pond and if postage is on their best behaviour you could have it back again sharpened in a week or just a day over a week.

Thanks, LX. Your interest has been noted! We'll speak via PM.

Originally Posted by nerobot

Seeing as sellers can get done with fines if a package is missrepresented as a gift, I can completey understand why Tony puts the right price on it, especially seeing as it's a buisness.

As far as I know there's no one providing a honing service here in the UK (I could be wrong though). Sending it to rest of Europe should not really be a problem at all, and would be quite cheap I think.

Steven

If there are no other takers for the UK, I suppose LX will be receiving it soon!