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Hi Wrigglytummy

I think as rochford says the biggest issue may well be the likely courier costs of getting a tent back. However, if you can increase your budget slightly to cover this or maybe cover the cost of a trip over to get the tent then I think you can still get some real bargains.

Here is a De Waard Zilvermeuw for sale. De Waard dont make this tent any more but it should be fine for you and this one looks in really good condition and has only been used for 20 weeks. Bidding starts at EU125 which is a real bargain. One other advantage is that this buyer takes paypal - not all do. If you were interested you could email them in English - most Dutch people speak excellent English. You could use google translate but be careful as it doesnt always come out right.

Somewhere in this (massive) thread is an excellent guide to the terms and abbreviations used  - if nothing else it is a great thread to read

Hope that helps

keep an eye out on e-bay. I was lucky to get my Relum Izmir last year with a £25 'buy it now' bid

There's a cabanon pyramide 4 with sun canopy on at the moment with a start price of £150 and no bids so far. I'm having trouble posting a link but search for "cabanon pyramid".

Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 14/5/2011

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If I was selling a tent on ebay for £100-£150 I wouldn't bother to deal with overseas buyers & I guess it would be the same for Dutch sellers. Unless you are going there on holiday anyway & can pick up, say a Karsten in good nick for £500 then it ain't worth it. Generally no bargains in Holland, prices are realistic.

This wasn't my experience. Almost all the Dutch sellers I spoke to when I bought my tent were happy to deal with me as a UK buyer. One or two would only sell if I collected but they didn't mind selling to a uk buyer.

I wouldn't advise buying a tent even for £100-£150 without seeing it.

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