Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/18

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Ebay Canadian Purchases
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 06:58:16 -0700

You bet!  Any order sent to Canada through UPS will end up costing you much
more than you expect :-/  Fedex (for speed) and USPS (slow but cheap) are my
preferred routes for mail-order imports.

Paul

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank Filippone [mailto:red735i@earthlink.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 1:56 AM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: RE: [Leica] Ebay Canadian Purchases
>
>
>UPS is about the most expensive way to ship to Canada.... or 
>vice versa..
>They use a customs broker and collect duty.  The goods old 
>USPS charges no
>fees and I have yet to pay duty through them, even on used 
>German products.
>I have switched my allegiance to the mail for all Canada stuff.
>
>Frank Filippone
>red735i@earthlink.net
>