Well here goes, I'll put my foot right in it.
I am inclined to agree to a certain extent with Bloonose, I have in the past bought a lot from LN, LV and Blue Spruce, I have also paid the postage and the taxes required.
On every accasion I have made a profit from buying the same overseas, in some cercumstances it has been quite large, in the case of LV and in other cases only a few pounds, but the bottom line is that I've made a few shillings.
I'm not going to enter into the argument regarding retailers importing on mass becasue I think this is a different issue, they have different challenges and overheads that need to be catered for.
Regarding Bloonose's comments about not posting anymore because he can't take criticism form other members, I feel that this is a bit childish, the whole idea of the forum is to share irrespective of reply's.