Having imported a fair few guitars from america before i thought this information, although seemingly obvious, might be useful to anyone trying to make good use of the current exchange rates.First of all, go to ebay.com not ebay.co.ukThis way you will find many listings that don't come up when you do an international search from ebay.co.uk
Secondly, many of the guitars listed will not state that they ship to the UK, don't let this put you off.When you have found the gutiar you want, put it into your watch list and in a seperate window open ebay.co.uk and look at your page, it will convert the currency for you.The most important thing you can do is talk to the seller ALOT! most of the time they are quite willing to ship to UK if you show yourself to be human rather than another faceless ebay name!
try and get the dimensions and weight of the fully packaged guitar, then get your own shipping quotes from ups.com Usps.com fedex.com or parcelforce.com
If you can prove to the seller that you are genuine you can often sway them into selling to UK
Finally, when you send the seller an email or a message, try and talk to them as if you were sitting next to them, short generic sounding messages are a real put off when someone is asking you to send overseas. prove that you know what the item is by asking specific questions about it.DO NOT WRITE THIS: Hi, how much to send to the uk? thanks (ebay member)Do write this: Hi, sweet looking strat! i've been looking for an Alpine white one for years now! what pickups are fitted to it? whats the action like? i'll bet you'll be sad to see this beauty go! Are you willing to send her to the UK? if you give me the package dimensions i can send you a link to the (website) with a postage quote! check my feedback to see i'm genuine!all the best, (ebay member)The worst they can say is no. guitars in america are far cheaper than here in the UK, make the most of our super powerful currency and get a better guitar for your money!
i hope this has been helpful to you!
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