Yeah, well, that's the other thing I didn't mention - it took UPS 4
weeks to get the damn thing up here from California, only to then hit me
with the "brokerage fee". I've completed 12 auctions over the last year
from eBay, all from the US, plus I bought a lens from one of our list
members in the US, and the average shipping time by post is 7-10 days.
The Post Office has only hit me with Customs, Excise, GST, Duty,
whatever, on 3 or 4 of those occasions - it really seems to be a
hit-or-miss thing, at least for cheaper items.
That's why I now specify "mail only, please". BTW, General Screw Tax?
Is that something that they only charge us Spotmatic owners? That
doesn't seem fair!!
regards,
frank
William Robb wrote:
>
> This doesn't surprise me in the least. I have long been of the
> opinion that UPS Canada is ripping off it's customers with
> cross border shipping.
> I have had orders shipped via UPS take as long as 6 weeks to be
> delivered from New York. The longest the post office has take
> has been 17 days from B&H Photo, and they average 10 days. UPS
> has averaged a month from NYC on the 3 shipments I have had from
> them.
> I have bought from KEH, and had them ship via Fed/Ex, as they
> won't ship using the post office. Fed/Ex charges a bit more up
> front (on the last thing I bought from KEH, it was CAN$60.00
> rather than CAN$45.00 viaUPS), but does not charge out an
> exorbidant "brokerage fee". They do have to collect Duty,
> General Screw Tax and possibly Provincial Screw Tax on shipping
> and on the product.
> William Robb
>
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