Purchasing off Amazon?

[Eliphas]

Hi everyone

I've never bought anything from them before so I don't know how it works. I've read some items don't ship to SA. Is it cheaper/better/easier to buy computer parts through amazon? I'd use the UK one. As much as I'd like the support local shops I simply don't have the money for the computer I want at this stage so I'm looking for possible cheaper options.

Questions:

-Can I even purchase through them?
-Do they courier it to your door? Are the custom fees?
-Is it safe to purchase through them (amazon only, not third party sellers)? If the package is lost will they replace/refund it?


If there is anything else I should know let me know. Mainly want to purchase computer parts through them. (Graphics card, CPU, Box probably)

(edit: Title was suppose to read: Purchasing off amazing >.> )

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

If it's available locally then it will likely be cheaper to buy locally.

But to answer your questions:

Sometimes, sometimes not. It'll tell you if it ships to SA. AFAIK Amazon(themselves as the seller) doesn't ship to SA anymore.
They'll most likely use post so it'll go through SAPO. On PC components there will be import VAT, no duties.
They will refund it in the likely event that SAPO doesn't deliver.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

I'd checkout using Amazon.co.uk if it had the item, the weak pound is making it a good option right now.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

If it's available locally then it will likely be cheaper to buy locally.

A lot of smaller items are often cheaper to get from amazon. Any items that are too big makes it too expensive due to shipping.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

A lot of smaller items are often cheaper to get from amazon. Any items that are too big makes it too expensive due to shipping.

PC parts are generally cheaper to buy locally I've found, there are lots of retailers shipping this stuff in.

 

[SauRoNZA]

If it states that it ships here...then it ships here.

Regardless of where it gets sourced from Amazon are in charge of the whole process so no need to worry about third party sellers. Though they do very rarely ship here.

Usually customs and duties are pre-calculated as part of shipping so what you pay Amazon is what you pay in total.

Yes they only courier to your door.


There is a 30-day warranty on items where by which Amazon will have you return ship the item and then they refund you the cost while sending another.


Where it's cheaper is highly circumstantial.

 

[Corelli]

Buy locally rather, unless its Nikons from Australia

I've bought from the UK a lot and the USA (bhphoto you should look at too).

With standard shipping it always take much longer. You also pay a shipping fee and then an idividual per item ship fee as well. Then you will pay import duty and vat here...usually its 30% extra of the price for both depending on what you bought.

And if shipping locally it will arrive just late. Sometimes i waited upto 2 months but i always got it. Also amazon can split a package from two different suppliers but put the invoice on each. So i paid 30% of the total twice for their messup.

Depending what you want, you can get it cheaper here. What is it you really want from there? Maybe we can advise you where to get it from here cheaper.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

PC parts are generally cheaper to buy locally I've found, there are lots of retailers shipping this stuff in.

When you purchase something again just check the price against Amazon.co.uk. I'm not saying it's always a good idea but for instance something like the MSI RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is R600 cheaper to get shipped from Amazon then it is to get it locally from Wootware.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

When you purchase something again just check the price against Amazon.co.uk. I'm not saying it's always a good idea but for instance something like the MSI RX 480 Gaming X 8GB is R600 cheaper to get shipped from Amazon then it is to get it locally from Wootware.

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At £281.76 my calcs work it out to around R5600 including VAT but excluding delivery, it's available from evetech at R5500.

Remember you can't work out using the mid rate, need to use your banks sell rate, SARS rate is usually around the sell rate as well. VAT is also calculated on 110% of purchase price.

 

[Joker]

-Can I even purchase through them?
Yes, I purchase from the us store often.

-Do they courier it to your door? Are the custom fees?
Yup, and the fees will all be calculated for you on checkout, it'll quote you before you have to pay.

-Is it safe to purchase through them (amazon only, not third party sellers)? If the package is lost will they replace/refund it?
I purchased a monitor through Amazon and it arrived faulty. They not only sent me a new one but paid for all shipping expenses and import taxes. Outstanding service you just cannot get in SA..

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

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At £281.76 my calcs work it out to around R5600 including VAT but excluding delivery, it's available from evetech at R5500.

Remember you can't work out using the mid rate, need to use your banks sell rate, SARS rate is usually around the sell rate as well. VAT is also calculated on 110% of purchase price.

Are you actually getting the shipped ZAR price off Amazon or just calculating it based of exchange rate? Remember we don't pay the 20% VAT that is included in the UK listing price.

This is with priority shipping (it's even cheaper with standard shipping but I wouldn't use this):

 

[Masataka]

The international shipping is flagged as AmazonGlobal - everything is calculated for you in terms of customs, and the package arrives at your door instead of via our useless PO.

Couple friends have ordered and haven't had any issues. I plan on buying a couple items through them as their pricing, with shipping and all the rest, is a lot cheaper than what you can get locally.

 

[satanboy]

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Are you actually getting the shipped ZAR price off Amazon or just calculating it based of exchange rate? Remember we don't pay the 20% VAT that is included in the UK listing price.

This is with priority shipping (it's even cheaper with standard shipping but I wouldn't use this)

Aaah, fair enough, I didn't log in, just plugged into my spreadsheet

 

[Eliphas]

Depending what you want, you can get it cheaper here. What is it you really want from there? Maybe we can advise you where to get it from here cheaper.

I'm looking for a gaming PC. Currently my partner hogs our good computer so I need one myself, and I'm looking for the cheapest parts where possible. I want something equal to or better than my current one but my budget is rather very tight. I was looking at that new GTX1060 6GB as it seems (at least on GPUboss comparison) better than the GTX770, the rest I'm not sure about yet.

Current PC:

Gigabyte H97M-D3H
16 GIG ram
Intel Core i7-4970 CPU @ 3.60GHz (8 CPUs)
NVIDIA Geforce GTX770 4GB
2 TB Hardrive

Thanks for all the answers so far guys, I'll look at both pricing locally and on Amazon before deciding. I just needed to know if it was safe really to even get from Amazon as I've never used them before.

 

[backstreetboy]

Purchasing of Amazon?

Don't think you'll have enough cash...

 

[The_Traveller]

I'm looking for a gaming PC. Currently my partner hogs our good computer so I need one myself, and I'm looking for the cheapest parts where possible. I want something equal to or better than my current one but my budget is rather very tight. I was looking at that new GTX1060 6GB as it seems (at least on GPUboss comparison) better than the GTX770, the rest I'm not sure about yet.

Current PC:

Gigabyte H97M-D3H
16 GIG ram
Intel Core i7-4970 CPU @ 3.60GHz (8 CPUs)
NVIDIA Geforce GTX770 4GB
2 TB Hardrive

Thanks for all the answers so far guys, I'll look at both pricing locally and on Amazon before deciding. I just needed to know if it was safe really to even get from Amazon as I've never used them before.

Dude, so you successfully buy off Amazon, then something goes wrong, what you gonna do ? Ship it back to US/UK ?

Go visit the carbonite forums you will find something locally or just save up a little and buy new from Evetech

 

[HavocXphere]

Dude, so you successfully buy off Amazon, then something goes wrong, what you gonna do ? Ship it back to US/UK ?

Correct. Via standard amazon return channels.

 

[grok]

This thread is not about the purchasing of Amazon.

I am dissapoint.

 

[The_Traveller]

Correct. Via standard amazon return channels.

And who pays for that ?