Can't help on the seller but tax wise you will pay an import charge of probably around �20 duty and unless you are very lucky VAT which at the current exchange rates would be about another �43..00 ish

Still probably well worth buying from the US though if the shipping isn't too bad and you are happy seller is trustworthy.

Yingyang is right, there are several scam retailers that opperate out of New York. Scams include quoting low prices to get you interested and then the hard upselling and games begin. Make sure you spend some time checking credible reviews.

Personally I would only stick strictly to B&H or Amazon (US version). B&H prices are fair and they have an excellent reputation. If you are ever in New York it is worth stopping by their store!

Being a European living in the US its great to get equipment at much better prices. 

If you're buying a couple of lens's at that price then perhaps a trip would be better. There are some good cheap flights to NY around, and once you're there, and have bought the kit, ditch the boxes and say they're used. You shouldn't have to pay tax on them when bringing them back into the country.

I've been to NYC a few times to buy lenses (twice to B&H). I found it funny that a few of the smaller stores I visited didn't put price stickers on their merchandise - they just charged whatever B&H charged!

When I asked about it, each place said that everybody in town knew that B&H had the best prices, and that the only way to compete was to offer more personalized service - something B&H cannot do. If you go to the B&H store you'll see what I mean: it's extremely busy and highly streamlined.

If you buy at B&H in NY, they add NY sales tax which is an extra 8%??

If you get them sent to the UK,and they are discovered by customes, an extra 17.5% will be added for VAT I think.

I don't think you would be charged both because I don't think you would have them send them if you actually went to the store. You'd want to get them out of the boxes and use them while you're on vacation. VAT is a crazy thing so I don't know if you have to pay VAT when you come back across after declaring it on the customs form. If you do, I think I would renounce my citzenship to whatever european country you live in. wink.