Timeline for Did not declare jewelry from Aruba
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| Jul 15, 2014 at 9:10 | history | edited | Aditya Somani | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 14, 2014 at 22:54 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | @MartinSmith I'm really glad she didn't get completely ripped off.. but "appraisals" are markedly optimistic, as a lot of people have discovered when they tried to sell their jewelry! | |
| Jul 14, 2014 at 22:00 | comment | added | Martin Smith | @SpehroPefhany - From the update it seems some jewellers do make mistakes like that! | |
| Jul 14, 2014 at 20:36 | comment | added | DJClayworth | Does it have a different description that the one you were supposed to get, or is it just valued at more than you paid for it? | |
| S Jul 14, 2014 at 19:57 | history | suggested | yuritsuki | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 14, 2014 at 15:16 | history | edited | DJClayworth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 14, 2014 at 15:11 | comment | added | DJClayworth | When you say "on-board marketer", did you get put in contact with these jewellers through a cruise ship employee? If so, and it turns out to be a scam, you might try reporting it to the cruise line and give the name of the 'on-board marketer'. They may be in on the scam (in which case the cruise line will fire them) or they will stop recommending these jewellers. | |
| Jul 14, 2014 at 3:02 | answer | added | traveller | timeline score: 37 | |
| Jul 14, 2014 at 2:50 | comment | added | AKS | Jewelery are high risk items. I once met a couple who paid all their money to a perfectly shaped glass. I doubt you will be able to find them back, or they have enough enough information to inform the customs. Besides, isn | |
| S Jul 14, 2014 at 0:24 | history | suggested | Nick Stauner | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 14, 2014 at 0:07 | comment | added | Spehro 'speff' Pefhany | Greg's right- this has "scam" written all over it. Jewelers don't make mistakes like that-- also it's plausible that jewelry may be duty free under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act exemption- you can call the customs folks and ask about the duty rate for what you bought (are "thinking about buying") from that country (assuming you believe it originated in Aruba). | |
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| Jul 13, 2014 at 22:33 | comment | added | Greg Hewgill | This sounds like some weird scam. Why would they tell you not to declare the goods? That's fishy right there. You might also want to get an appraisal from a local jeweller just to see whether you actually got what you paid for. | |
| Jul 13, 2014 at 20:42 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackTravel/status/488423297764569088 | ||
| Jul 13, 2014 at 20:19 | comment | added | gnasher729 | To clarify: You paid $6,200 and expected to get a ring worth $6,200 but they gave you by mistake a ring worth $9,700? | |
| Jul 13, 2014 at 20:18 | answer | added | gnasher729 | timeline score: 23 | |
| Jul 13, 2014 at 19:03 | comment | added | Brenda | We have learned our lesson we will never buy anything like this out of our area again. | |
| Jul 13, 2014 at 18:42 | comment | added | wbogacz | Well, the only one who committed a crime here, that can still be prosecuted here, is YOU. Make the declaration first and pay any fine(s), then pursue the Aruban jeweler possibly through diplomatic channels. | |
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| Jul 13, 2014 at 18:15 | history | asked | Brenda | CC BY-SA 3.0 |