Punta Arenas was not the buy/sell haven we had hoped for
Me and a bike seller had read in the HUBB that Punta Arenas was a perfect place for foreigners to exchange foreign-plated bikes with one another; it was supposed to be a simple matter of making the sale and getting customs to transfer the TIP (import document) from the seller to the buyer. However, when the time had come to ask customs for help, we were disappointed to discover that customs was not going to help us at all. We talked to the boss, and then we talked to the boss' boss, and while the underlings at the customs office had previously assured us that what we wanted was indeed possible, the head of customs at Punta Arenas not only refused to help us, but even threatened to call the cops on us because it is supposedly illegal for foreigners in Chile to make sales of vehicles (or even gift vehicles) between each other. If anyone is thinking of buying/selling in Punta Arenas, i would encourage you to consider some alternatives.
Last edited by granoturko; 15 Feb 2019 at 20:02.
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