It wouldn't be worth the risk unless it was very cheap.

If he had wanted to take that risk he could have bought it from the US and probably got it for £200 rather than the £270+ he probably paid for it. They should give him his money back, legally and morally.

As I said above it wasn't cheap, and secondly this firm don't give a f**k about legal obligations (let alone moral ones), anyway I've written to them and my credit card co. as advised by the TSO telling them of their obligations under the Sale of Goods Act & the Distance Selling Act so hopefully I'll get a result.