Thinking about selling a guitar and I think the best market for it is in the USA

[hanspanzer]

Thinking about selling my `95 Hamer Standard Korina. The market here in Norway sucks at the moment and very few know about these guitars so I assume it would be easier to sell it in the USA.

I know there is some other scandinavians on this forum that also probably sold american guitars back to the country.

What to to?

[Hbom]

With that post I would suggest that you make sure you have plenty of room in your PM box.

GLWTS wish I could be involved.

[hanspanzer]

This is not an ad. I was thinking maybe someone has done this before and had some tips. I`ve heard that there is no tax on american guitars shipped back to the USA, shipping costs and other things to consider before I`m putting up an ad.

I`ve bought many guitars from the USA but never sold one.

[Michael_B]

A few months ago, I was considering importing a Hamer back into the US. I found the uncertainty around legal compliance to be too daunting.

While I'm probably not alone in taking that view, I doubt most Hamer fans wouldn't be as risk-averse as I am. Just post it up on the F/S board and see what happens.

Out of curiosity, why is the Norwegian economy so bad, now? Oil prices?

[Studio Custom]

I have imported many US guitars back to America without incidentt, including a Centaura from Japan and a Washburn SS100 from Thailand this month. There are no import duties due. If the seller does their part to let everyone know it is in fact an Amerucsn made product, it goes smooth, especially when using the post office to ship.

[Armitage]

There well still be brokerage fees and depending on the State sales taxes.

[Steve Haynie]

There are plenty of Europeans and Japanese customers in addition to the USA/Canada market. eBay can get your guitar visible in several countries with many languages. It can also be a place where people scam you out of your guitar and money. Are you sure no one else in Norway would pay what your guitar is worth?

[cmatthes]

There well still be brokerage fees and depending on the State sales taxes.

In over 25 years, I've never paid those (not once) when bringing a USA made guitar back into the US.

[hanspanzer]

There are plenty of Europeans and Japanese customers in addition to the USA/Canada market. eBay can get your guitar visible in several countries with many languages. It can also be a place where people scam you out of your guitar and money. Are you sure no one else in Norway would pay what your guitar is worth?

Nah. Just sold an R8 with Lollar Imperials, RS kit and Tonepros for under 2 grand. It`s the cheapest place on earth for CS Gibson at the moment. I`m also planning to sell a CR8, I assume it would catch over $3000 sold in the USA, but no more than $2300 in Norway.

[crunchee]

Don't forget to check with whichever Post Office in Norway that you'll be shipping the Standard through, or the origin office of whichever shipping method you choose. Just because a case as big as a Hamer Standard case was accepted INTO Norway (regardless of shipping method), doesn't mean that it'll be accepted for international shipping by whichever carrier you want due to size. And of course, it won't be cheap to ship, but that pretty much goes without saying.

[Armitage]

Sometimes shipping can be shocking!

[Michael_B]

There are plenty of Europeans and Japanese customers in addition to the USA/Canada market. eBay can get your guitar visible in several countries with many languages. It can also be a place where people scam you out of your guitar and money. Are you sure no one else in Norway would pay what your guitar is worth?

Nah. Just sold an R8 with Lollar Imperials, RS kit and Tonepros for under 2 grand. It`s the cheapest place on earth for CS Gibson at the moment. I`m also planning to sell a CR8, I assume it would catch over $3000 sold in the USA, but no more than $2300 in Norway.

One could make a trip to Norway worthwhile.

[mrjamiam]

One could make a trip to Norway worthwhile.

I'd say a bargain guitar could the icing on the cake. A trip to Norway would already be great. I'd love to go back.

[Jem]

There well still be brokerage fees and depending on the State sales taxes.

In over 25 years, I've never paid those (not once) when bringing a USA made guitar back into the US.

I've had two occasion's where US guys have been hit with some kind of sales tax - one I think was Minnesota, can't for the life of me remember the other but I do remember the guy going nuts because he thought I'd sent it freight collect. I asked for him to send me a copy of the charge, printed it out, highlighted the words 'state sales tax' and scanned it back to him - case closed.

[Armitage]

I had a guy get all angry, threatening phone call and all... because his country/state (the U.S.) charged him sales tax, and UPS charged him a brokerage fee. "It's not in my budget, you're f&%$ng me!"

[BTMN]

UPS made me pay $25 on a $300 Gibber I bought from Toronto about 10 years ago but no sales tax issues.

[cmatthes]

Weird.

Not sure if it's a State by State thing or not - typically, my home state (Maryland) finds a way to add a tax onto everything! I'm surprised that they haven't caught on to this revenue source yet, or even more surprised if they're just not hitting me up for it.

[cynic]

I got hit with brokerage fees using UPS from Ontario to California several times. Whether you're charged seems to be a crap shoot.