General Question - Buying from Canadians

[Den*nis O*Brien]

I didn't pay any extra on a T206 less than $50.00 from a B/S/T transaction from VintageJay in Canada. It took a little longer to pass thru customs but was a very smooth deal. I don't know anything about going reverse....US to Canada.

[irv]

Originally Posted by MikeKam

Yes, I'm always paying duties on my imports valued over $100 - I'm just wondering whether you guys in the U.S. do as well, or whether there's a different threshold it must reach, or if there is anything else you must deal with when buying from Canada - thank you!

I have only ever paid duty once on cards I have received from the U.S. and I have had a few orders over a $100 dollars.

The lady at the P.O. said it is a crap shoot. Some get flagged/caught and have to pay duty and others don't.

At the time, I had to pay another $28.00 on top of what I paid, which I believe was around $125 dollars worth of cards from the U.S.

I was nervous, as another set of cards were coming in a couple days for around the same amount, but, thankfully, I wasn't charged it again.

Today, I just received some more cards from PWCC that were late by 2 days so I thought for sure I was going to have to pay again, but thankfully, tonight, they were in my mail box.

I don't believe Americans pay anything more than what is listed on E-Bay whether those cards were purchased in Canada or the U.S.

[MikeKam]

Originally Posted by irv

I have only ever paid duty once on cards I have received from the U.S. and I have had a few orders over a $100 dollars.

The lady at the P.O. said it is a crap shoot. Some get flagged/caught and have to pay duty and others don't.

At the time, I had to pay another $28.00 on top of what I paid, which I believe was around $125 dollars worth of cards from the U.S.

I was nervous, as another set of cards were coming in a couple days for around the same amount, but, thankfully, I wasn't charged it again.

Today, I just received some more cards from PWCC that were late by 2 days so I thought for sure I was going to have to pay again, but thankfully, tonight, they were in my mail box.

I don't believe Americans pay anything more than what is listed on E-Bay whether those cards were purchased in Canada or the U.S.

Thank you!

Yeah the $28 you paid makes sense. The brokerage fee for Canada Post is $10 + sales tax (13% of $125 is about $16.25)

[irv]

Originally Posted by MikeKam

Thank you!

Yeah the $28 you paid makes sense. The brokerage fee for Canada Post is $10 + sales tax (13% of $125 is about $16.25)

There were a bunch of stories about this not that long ago but this is the only one I could find.
In a nutshell, paying duty on such a miniscule amount of money is to deter cross border shopping.

They, the Gov't, spend more running/managing it than they take in!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/duty...rica-1.3467632