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[pjalchemist]

3'' Mix effect shells
72 to a box
£265 delivered

Red peony with crackling
Red chrystantemum
Flower cracker
Green peony with crackling
Gold wave to green
Purple to big crackling rain
Green strobe chrysantema
Green Peony
Blue crossette
Red Crossette
Brocade with white strobe pistil

Is this a good deal?

[ToFe]

What!?!?

No not really.

But if you're buying black market illegal stuff then... uhmm

Edited by ToFe, 20 July 2011 - 08:46 PM.

[pjalchemist]

What!?!?

No not really.

But if you're buying black market illegal stuff then... uhmm

What would the legal price be then?

[pjalchemist]

Just been told they are made by Triplex, Google tells me there a Polish company.

[Malcolm Smith]

Just been told they are made by Triplex, Google tells me there a Polish company.

Without proper documentation and storage licence (1.3G for 3") any import will be seized and investigated. At the very least, you will lose any money paid.

And no legitimate UK supplier will risk a heavy fine and the possible revocation of their own storage licence by supplying to anybody without storage documentation and firework display insurance.

Only if you have those plus solid evidence of display experience, will you be legally able to purchase shells.

The price will depend on their quality. For the best, the price you mention is not so outrageous. For the cheapest, it is.

[Peret]

Even including shipping, that's very expensive. For comparison, a box of 72 similar 3 inch shells from Lidu, Wizard or Vulcan (all Chinese) would cost me about US$160, or 100 UK Pounds.

[Richard H]

To confirm, you are asking in a public forum, that is regularly viewed by the HSE, enforcers, security services, and display professionals if you are getting a good deal trying to import unclassified fireworks into the UK? Are you aware it is illegal for a member of the general public (i.e. not a professional) to possess a category 4 firework?

[pjalchemist]

Im asking is it a good deal on the price as CAt4 is not something you get to know unless your in that group.

Im not buying them as i know the rules and regs but i been offered them along with a mass of other items but it's too dangrous to even bother. I have reported it anyway but i wanted to get an idea of costs.

Im waiting for my cat 4

[SussexPyroBoy]

To confirm, you are asking in a public forum, that is regularly viewed by the HSE, enforcers, security services, and display professionals if you are getting a good deal trying to import unclassified fireworks into the UK? Are you aware it is illegal for a member of the general public (i.e. not a professional) to possess a category 4 firework?

Funnily enough I raised this subject on the UKFR forum only yesterday.
I was asked by a colleague, who is a Joe-public consumer, about a couple of European sites he found that appear to offer shells up to 6" and other CAT4 items to all and sundry. I told him in no uncertain terms how much trouble he could end up in if he tried to purchase said items.

[Bob Twells]

That's very expensive, so no, not a good deal whatever the circumstances or legal situation.

For reference, a case of 72 x 3" shells in the UK will set you back about £100-£140 depending on quality and effects.

[Karl Mitchell-Shead]

I assume you are ordering from bombashop or ligh Sklep? DON'T christ any onlne shop willing to send HE detonators to anybody should be avoided!

I used bombashop for some products mainly fuse, at first it was fine, as soon as I started putting petards and small shells on the shopping list about 75% of the packages were not making it past the UK border, parcels from Poland are being monitored and you will probably end up with a housecall from FIRST, especially if your publicisingit on here.

That and these european companies are stupidly expensive.

[SussexPyroBoy]

It's also worth knowing that Bombashop is the Pyro Sister site to ultrasSHOP, an east European football hooligan supply site. Watch the "Ross Kemp on gangs" episode about this culture, I certainly wouldn't be comfortable knowing my purchases had in any way gone towards funding those guys......

[thelizard-guy]

Hey all,


would it be illegal to order say some rockets or candles from one of these sites shipped to the uk??? i no the shells would be illegal but what about the fireworks they sell that are legal for the uk market like the 3" head rockets from here http://www.bombashop...=zestawy_rakiet


Tbh thought how could they trace the orders from a pre payed credit card?


Im not planning on ordering any shells thought thought maby may order some small rockets to add to my collection on bonfire night.

[thelizard-guy]

Also i like the look of some of the smaller cakes on that site would it be illeagl to get them imported to the uk? i see why customs would sease the shells but not the cakes really.