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Richard_FM · 14th Apr 2019, 11:06 pm

I know it was common for British servicemen to buy things while stationed abroad with the intention of bringing it home with them, & hopefully skirting import taxes on the way.

This was common for cars, & I presume TV sets like the Sony TV-900 also found their way to the UK this way.

14th Apr 2019, 11:06 pm	#4
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