I love a bargain and field grade SxS are there already. The only limiting factor is the cost of importing them. A 300 pound buy ($381.27), plus 25% to Holt's is a 375 pound invoice, which equals $476.59 and then quickly becomes a $1000 plus gun by the time you get it in hand. So cheap gun buys are relative and you need to take in the final total price including shipping. 300 pounds becomes $1,000.00 which is tripled, but a 1,000 pound gun ($1,270.90) only cost about a $2,100.00 total. Auction premium, taxes and importing drives up the final cost. So hear 300 pounds but know in you head that 300 is $1,000.00 in the end.
So tell us this... with such high importing fees apparently costing more than the entire cost of an English field grade gun plus the auction fees, wouldn't you think that people who do Free Advertising of that costly import service in their tag-lines here should have the integrity to pay Dave the customary $12.00 fee for each and every transaction???
I mean, if a guy who sells a shotshell reloader or one who is renting lodgings at his bird hunting bunkhouse is expected to pay Dave this fee, why would other "special people" feel they are exempt? Why should some people happily pay Dave for the privilege of selling their things here, while a few apparent Freeloaders take advantage by using Dave's forums to run endless Free Advertisements for importing services, refurbished bird guns, gunsmithing classes, gunsmithing services, etc.???
BTW Jon, you probably shouldn't complain about the costs of buying, auction fees, importing costs, and taxes, or you may find someone here accusing you of making a weekend rant and having a meltdown.
