----- Original Message ----- From: James Adams Subject: Pentax Program Plus
> The Pentax Program Plus I bought for $102 on Ebay was supposed to come by > USPS, as I requested ship by USPS and NOT UPS. The seller went ahead and > sent it by UPS. It was supposed to arrive this afternoon with no charges. As > the sender marked it as a gift, in excess of $60 CDN, Customs are not > accepting this was a gift, as they say it was misrepresented. with the > result I am now being billed over $70 CDN for GST, PST, Gift Tax, plus $35 > UPS Brokerage Fees (+ GST/PST). > Anyway I am thinking of sending this item back, I was too late to stop him > after he sent it. I spent 3x twenty minutes talking to UPS, only to > discover I was talking to UPS International tracking stateside. Canadian > UPS close at 4.30 PM EST and just after lunch Pacific time (Bloody Unions > again) no wonder things are SNAFU in Canada. Send it back, get a refund, then report him to the FBI. Shipping something internationally under false auspices must be something they would be interested in. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
