If they will only post within Germany I can help out and arrange onward delivery at cost though i agree with Dieselman, ask nicely and they usually will send to GB
yes ive always found an email (translated by altavista) to the seller before bidding does the trick..
posting to UK from germany is relatively cheap and ive bought a few bits for the SEC from there.
i find German sellers so much more reliable than us lot over here.
I'm not allowed to bid as it keeps telling me I'm outside the country... I've emailed the vendor asked him to permit me to bid (he responded to my first mail about postage promptly).. No joy so far and auction ends today...