Sending mobile phones to the Philippines

[stevewool]

i did just what you did , the story goes, sent some papers and this cheap mobile phone worthless to me , paid and off it went to dhl, came back next day stating that i did not say what it was worth, away it went again saying its worth £10 emma got it but before she could collect it had to pay tax on it so all in all the phone that was worthless cost us nearly £40 beware

[Northerner]

i did just what you did , the story goes, sent some papers and this cheap mobile phone worthless to me , paid and off it went to dhl, came back next day stating that i did not say what it was worth, away it went again saying its worth £10 emma got it but before she could collect it had to pay tax on it so all in all the phone that was worthless cost us nearly £40 beware

You mean they charged £30 for a £10 phone? a 300% charge? Or was that including DHL costs? I have listed these phones as being worth £200 all in all, I could not afford a 300% tax dump on that.

[stevie c]

i did just what you did , the story goes, sent some papers and this cheap mobile phone worthless to me , paid and off it went to dhl, came back next day stating that i did not say what it was worth, away it went again saying its worth £10 emma got it but before she could collect it had to pay tax on it so all in all the phone that was worthless cost us nearly £40 beware

Thanks stevewool for the information i was going to send two mobile phones to florsel but will not do so know at them charges im best wait until i go there in september then take them myself