At the start of the year one had run on either SOTP or BB. I think they needed to fill 20 orders, and got them for $55.00 inc delivery, which is a great saving over $79.00 plus delivery from the US
You won't get that price again. It involved a great deal of research into import law. What ended up happening was unintentionally, but technically, illegal as very little duty was paid.
From my point of view it was headache. The BB one ran smoothly, people know me there and trusted me to get the best price, but here less so, with a lot of people wanting the final price before I could give it and seemingly unable to create a list on the GB page. I closed the feeler thread and dealt with the serious members by PM.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99396&highlight=Titanium+Emberlit+gb
This is no reflection on the members here, I can understand them wanting details. Thing is I was importing over a grands worth of stuff and needed definite buyers prior to purchase. It got a bit messy really. I already see there are people posting in your thread assuming you're doing a GB despite it clearly saying you can't.
I did another one here in fact, for the SS version. It was much easier because Mikhail (Mr Emberlit) said he'd cover all fees so I was able to state an exact price without fear of being out of pocket upon delivery.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99396&highlight=Titanium+Emberlit+gb
Yet the simplest instruction for all participants to send me their address by PM so I could create an Emberlit message folder were, in some cases, overlooked. Leaving me to try and link a Paypal payment from someone to a username on here. One person, when prompted again for his address, sent me a link to his stationary company so I had to find the Contact Us page to get the address :aargh4:
I've done a few GBs and know the score, so please don't read this as a whine, it's not my intention. For anyone considering a GB for anything, bear in mind there's no gain or profit, much effort has to be made and there's a huge risk of loss if importing from outside the EU.
Flannelfoot, I'm on very good terms with Mikhail. I doubt if I could meet the $55 price again, but I might be able to sort something out. Send me a PM mate, I'll see what I can do.
