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bezomo · #1 Post by **bezomo** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:09 pm

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... %3AIT&rd=1

There it is. Any commentS?

dmdsoftware · #2 Post by **dmdsoftware** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:17 pm

bezomo wrote:http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... %3AIT&rd=1

There it is. Any commentS?

UPS is going to rape you, fellow Canadian. Expect to pay another $800-$1000, maybe even more, unless you can get the seller to send via USPS.

bezomo · #3 Post by **bezomo** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:11 pm

what do you mean?

bezomo · #4 Post by **bezomo** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:13 pm

how can you say 800 to 1000, thats ridiculous!

dmdsoftware · #5 Post by **dmdsoftware** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:10 pm

bezomo wrote:how can you say 800 to 1000, thats ridiculous!

UPS charges insane custom fees. Just insane.

Something I would buy that is $100 could easily come with $90 in fees.

I'll see if I can find a list of the fees but it's something like:

GST
PST
Brokerage which is a fee based on package value
handling charge
collection fee
GST on the above three charges

All fees are calculated on the USD converted to Canadian Dollars (+2%).

dmdsoftware · #6 Post by **dmdsoftware** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:24 pm

Actually, it won't be too bad.

GST + PST = 282.28
Brokerage = 65.00
Collecting Brokerage Charges = 4.25
GST on fees = 4.85
Disbursement (2.7%) Fee = 9.62
~= $366 + $106.19 (price to pay seller shipping cost) CDN
+= $472.19 ontop of purchase price

Not that bad. It's a higher percent on less expensive items:

For example, $100 USD item (118 CDN)
GST + PST = 17.7
Brokerage = 28.30
Collecting Brokerage Charges = 4.25
GST on fees = 3.52
Disbursement (2.7%) Fee = 1.45
~= 55.22 CDN on a 100 USD item - plus shipping cost you pay seller

dmdsoftware · #7 Post by **dmdsoftware** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:38 pm

Now, if you were able to get the seller to send via USPS (Canada Post), you will get charged

- $25-$40 USD to the seller
- GST + PST
- $5 CDN handling fee / $8 CDN if it came by EMS

Compare that with UPS.

dmdsoftware · #8 Post by **dmdsoftware** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:01 pm

BTW, good machine. It'd be one I would buy.

pphilipko · #9 Post by **pphilipko** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:15 pm

You could have said all that in one message!

Btw, I agree. Avoid UPS at all costs.

Blake · #10 Post by **Blake** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:38 am

and tell them to mark the item gift, sample merchandise or business, not something personal that you bought

bezomo · #11 Post by **bezomo** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:53 pm

Thx for all the replies. Im getting him to send via USPS. Whats with the 100 dollar shipping cost on ebay if im the one having to get him to send the [censored] package the proper way?

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