Basslover, you should set out a tentative calendar too, for my visit. You know... This overcurious man can be a dinner to a bear or gator anytime . What if i carried the kayak bag as a carry on bag in the cabin? Will they buy it? I can take 2 baggages with me in the airplane. If i don't have whole lot of items to fill up 2 baggages(which probably will) , i won't pay too much extra for the kayak. You can't find a decent inflatable kayak like this in Turkey too. Definitely wanna take it back.
How do your authorities verify the value of an item you bring back? Do they go by the MSRP / Retail value, or a receipt showing payment?
In other words, if you had a receipt showing payment for a used kayak at $95 (or $150 if that amount didn't cost too much import fee) would that be sufficient "proof"?
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