My 2� worth
On Oct 23, 2004, at 2:02 PM, Lincoln Dunn wrote:
USPS Shipping -- Cheap, efficient, no brokerage fees. However, many
companies won't ship this way since it's less convenient than a courier, and
Canada Post may make you pay sales tax on it.
Canada Post still has to deliver the item, and there is a minor amount of brokerage,
rule of thumb on these transactions is that there is no tax on items declared at less
than $20.00 Can.
I have used UPS frequently, but have found their "brokerage" to be high. $40.00 on a
$60.00 used 7600 made me "very angry".
Depends on who the sender chooses. The majority of ebayers don't want to send via
USPS as they cannot guarantee delivery in a foreign country.
I have found that I have had great luck with mail order stuff coming from ebay. But I also live
only 15 minutes away from a US border crossing, so it's worth it to go over and pick up stuff from
the UPS Store, or another courier drop off spot.
HTH
Kevin
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