[darraghenright]

Absolutely. Apparently, the amount of trade between Ireland and the UK has collapsed since Brexit, and it's not hard to imagine why — given that both countries have long been close trading partners, and now ordering from the UK is going to come with a raft of customs charges and often VAT etc. Doesn't even matter if it's some second hand item from eBay or whatever.

This pretty much rules out buying anything from the UK for me, something I and many others I know would have done without much thought. It's really frustrating because you'll often find UK vendors are better stocked and have (or at least had) better prices.

I can only imagine this has hit UK based sellers pretty hard. And vice versa — perhaps more so. Brexit is a poke in Ireland's eye too, frankly.