Buying snus from eBay ... would you?

[Skell18]

Another one's come along based in the UK - I didn't realise it was so often.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nick-and-J...item4ad16a46cb

5 cans of N&J Crushed Ice for £29.99 - shame it's not one I like.

I have found some gems in the past on eBay, all genuine too. Need to be fast before they get taken down.

[Burnsey]

That's about $ 50 US, is that fair pricing for you guys?

[Andy105]

Not for five cans. A 24 portion can of General is $2.50 at a gas station nearby. Never tried Crushed Ice, though, but I doubt if it's $10 per can good.

[squeezyjohn]

Frankly - you're in a very privileged position in the US in that you don't have sky high tobacco taxes and VAT (even in the states that you think are extreme) ... and you are allowed to order Swedish Match products whenever you like from Sweden (without having to pay EU tobacco taxes and VAT).

For us in the EU ... we have no legitimate access to any Swedish Match products at all ... the ruling on the law-suit brought by the Finnish cancer charity ended our ability to order snus easily from Sweden ... and even when we could - we were still obliged to pay the taxes at the full Swedish rate! Any other attempt at procuring Nick & Johnny Crushed Ice would easily exceed $10 a can!

When your option is snus or die from going back to smoking ... which is the very real situation many of us find ourselves in ... well - please don't laugh at our plight Andy ... that's just rubbing salt into an open wound!

[Andy105]

please don't laugh at our plight Andy ... that's just rubbing salt into an open wound!

Not laughing at all! Feel bad for you all. And I thought our taxes were rediculous (they are). Yours are tyrannical.

[Burnsey]

Not laughing at all! Feel bad for you all. And I thought our taxes were rediculous (they are). Yours are tyrannical.

+1

I suppose we are luckier than realize here.....if there is nothing appealing on sale from Sweden we can always stock up from L'il brown or the convenience store selection. My general rule for ordering on line is $ 5 a tin landed, a few times more for something special though.

[Skell18]

That's about $ 50 US, is that fair pricing for you guys?

No!

[squeezyjohn]

No!

Absolutely ... none of it's fair over here at the moment!

But if we wanted 5 cans of that snus - I can't see a cheaper way of getting it in the UK.

[Premium Parrots]

Absolutely ... none of it's fair over here at the moment!

But if we wanted 5 cans of that snus - I can't see a cheaper way of getting it in the UK.

I can see a perfectly fine way.

[squeezyjohn]

I think I may know what you're alluding to PP ... but you'll have to admit that including postage and all that it's a close run thing on price! But your solution is far more reliable than an unknown ebayer!

[Andy105]

I can see a perfectly fine way.

Bootlegger.

[Premium Parrots]

Hes getting about $10 per tin PLUS shipping tho. That's somewhat more than.......

[squeezyjohn]

To be fair that guy's offering free postage to the UK

[Premium Parrots]

yea? He doesn't list shipping on the listing for the USA. He is still more expensive tho.

[Skell18]

I bought the crushed ice, it's good, bb date in June, made end if February, Norwegian stock, no complaints here (except the price).