deputy dog Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 (edited) Quick question lads, are scopes like Swarovski, Ziess and Schmidt & Bender worth buying from E Bay ?. Iv been looking to buy a medium to top end scope from the above names mentioned and while looking on E Bay i noticed that the prices can be significantly lower then most gun shops in this country, for the scope i could be interested i buying. Though most of them are sold from the USA which is where the doubt comes into my decision whether to buy or not. Any feed back on this subject would be greatfully recieved, from any one who has bought scopes from E Bay or was going to but decided against buying for what ever reason. Thanks Gareth Edited December 30, 2011 by deputy dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 If imported from USA, watch out for additional VAT, customs duty(if over about £130), and Royal Mail's helpful 'handling' charge, never mind basic postage. Perhaps not worth it when you could buy in this country with a local guarantee. That said, I have bought several non-scopes items from the States with satisfaction on the whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slated Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Sportingsuppliesukltd on eBay sell scope that are already in the uk, also a great company to deal. I would recommend them all day long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Just keep watching i bought a zeiss 6 x 24 x56 a lot cheaper than any gun shop and a zeiss 8 x 26 prf £300 cheaper than any dealer and they were both supplied by uk dealers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Just check the feedback. There are fakes out there. I some some binoculars from ebay for very little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULT Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Same here bought a 6x24x56 for 900 2 yrs back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 i have bought 2 leupold scopes on ebay and they were a lot cheaper than anywhere else. sometimes items sell for too much and other times you can get real bargains. one of the scopes i got i found by searching "scopes" instead of "leupold scopes", no one else seemed to see it or bid on it and i dont think the owner knew how good a scope it was, and it was a proper leupold not a cheap copy. just keep watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULT Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Theres a decent scope for sale on this site schmidt and bender do everything you want atb paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy dog Posted December 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Theres a decent scope for sale on this site schmidt and bender do everything you want atb paul Don't want a fixed mag scope Paul. Rather some thing with variable power for the longer shots, always nice to see a little further even if its only for safety issues. Some thing 3 to 4 by 12x 50 or 56 objective lens. DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Don't want a fixed mag scope Paul. Rather some thing with variable power for the longer shots, always nice to see a little further even if its only for safety issues. Some thing 3 to 4 by 12x 50 or 56 objective lens. DD Try Shotgunspud from the forum.Alex is a top man to deal with and i got a stunning deal on the Zeiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 hasn`t there been problems with fakes knocking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULT Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 Don't want a fixed mag scope Paul. Rather some thing with variable power for the longer shots, always nice to see a little further even if its only for safety issues. Some thing 3 to 4 by 12x 50 or 56 objective lens. DD The scope is 2.5x10x56 atb paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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