Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ebay Canadian Purchases
From: "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 21:36:44 -0700
References: <B612566E.A312%jbcollier@home.com>

I,  recently, sent a lens to Kindermann from California for repair.   I
didn't check the UPS rate, since, I have and account and didn't imagine any
high charge

I was billed $45.

Roland Smith.
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@home.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 6:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ebay Canadian Purchases


> Welcome to the wonderful world of international commerce! There is no duty
> on camera bits from the USA but there is tax owing. Your courier company
> cheerful pays these taxes for you which they then collect from you. For
> performing this small duty they charge a modest brokerage charge. Remember
> you are an intelligent creature; live and learn! The best shipping method
is
> by US Airmail. Canada Post only charges a flat $5CAN brokerage fee which
is
> very reasonable when compared UPS (and others) $35CAN to $40CAN fee. I
have
> had $5US books end up costing $60CAN (once and only once)! You have to
> remember this when bidding on stupid little stuff on "you know where" as
if
> they insist on UPS shipping, which some of them do, you will pay a fortune
> for that Leica Catalogue #45!!
>
> Cheers
>
> John Collier
>
> > From: Bill Satterfield <cwsat@cyberhighway.net>
> >
> > Have any of you had any experience with bokerage fees and duty being
> > added to Ebay purchases?
> >
>
>

Replies: Reply from Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com> ([Leica] RE: Ebay Canadian Purchases)
In reply to: Message from John Collier <jbcollier@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Ebay Canadian Purchases)