rimmie Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 Hi all iv been looking on eBay at rifle scopes and have seen some leupold ones. There are two main dealers that are selling them and they are much cheaper than over here even with the postage (typically 25-50 us d) my question is has anybody bought a leupold scope like this and what was there experience.my hesitation is that I know leupold is faked by some countries but the address for these two sellers on eBay are both in America. I have read all the feed back from there customers and it's very good with people in France and Germany on there. Am I being a scardy cat !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmshooter Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 my mate brought one from america on ebay and its great, the only thing is you can get hit with import taxes by customs unless you are lucky and its gets through. thats the only thing stopping me getting one from there, also if it is fake, im sure you can report it through ebay and paypal and get you money back?? dont quote me on this though FS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooter Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 I have bought scopes from the US, and even with the tax and duty they are still cheaper than the same thing over here. As already said, you may be lucky and it gets through with no tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 How much is the import tax ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Just worked it all out, and the end price is £520 door to door that's for a brand new leupold 4.5-14x50 with 30mm tube and all the other bells and whistles. I can't find a price for this scope over here but a 4.5-14x50 with a 1 inch is £850 - £905 on most uk websites. And that price is if they charge me import tax and duty but hopefully it will slip through!! So it might be even cheaper THAT WILL DO NICELY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 Which model Leupolds are we comparing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 It's the vx line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 You can have a new Zeiss 3-12x50 for £500 £10 say's it would be better than the Leupold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 The thing is with the ziess are the reticles there too thick and block out to much of the picture. Were can you get them for £500 gal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 There were a few new ones being punted on ebay for that money, Else it's looking like £600 http://www.uttings.co.uk/Product/543/106370/zeiss-duralyt-3-12x50-rifle-scope-52-54-21-9906 Or have a word with the OP on this thread, as he seems to be able to get his hands on them quite easily - Think he's also on here? http://www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk/showthread.php?19449-zeiss-duralyt-3-12x50-no6-recticle&highlight=duralyt The reticule (no6) looks pretty fine to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) Iv had alook at the zeiss again and they look good but the price is to much and I can't see any on eBay Edited July 27, 2011 by rimmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem223 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 You may be able to pick up a Zeiss Conquest from the US. They use German lenses but are assembled in the US to get around import taxes. They are priced about the same as the equivalent Leupolds. The euro snobs will probably turn their noses up, but for the money they are in my view a better scope dollar for dollar than the Leupolds. I dont think the warranty is a patch on Leupolds though. Mind you Leupold are cracking down on grey imports. In Canada warranty work has to be carried out by their authorised repair facility in Okotoks. If you try and get one fixed now that was not imported through their offical network they wont do it and you have to ship it back to the US with all the aggro that entails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 The fella I'm getting this leupold of does the zeiss conquest but it's more expensive and it has a 1 inch tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Which VX is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 The thing is with the ziess are the reticles there too thick and block out to much of the picture. Were can you get them for £500 gal ? Conversley, Leupold are often too fine loosing definition in low light (you can see your quarry ok but not the intersection of the cross hair). I dont us Ziess personally prefering s+bender robustness but have leupold and s+bender on almost an equal basis for long range small quarry in good light the Leupold has the edge but at larger quarry low light the German stuff is superiour to my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I agree I have used a s&b and dusk and it was truly fantastic in my mind the schmidts are the best scopes you can get but there TOO EXPENSIVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Which VX is it? It's the vx-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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