European buyer must know the rules and the laws. I'm from Belgium and I've bought several things from US. I always know that I will have to pay +/- 40% more as custom fees and that I will have to wait +/- 3 to 6 weeks after the knife is arrived in the country. We also know that some items are forbidded (as guns for sample). It's part of the deal. U can't ask to a honest seller to lie. Sometimes US post also refuse to send a knife because it is considered as weapon (I've had the problem with a californian seller). This is why I always ask if international buying is possible and that all the custom charges will be for me. 40% may look important but it will always be less than the price asked for a Randall in a european shop. To give you an idea, expect +/- 1400$ for model 18 while you can have it for 600$ in US ( with 40% carges = 840$)