Is Canada officially now the 51st state?

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Originally posted by: FacelessNobody
Customs? Not with NAFTA.

Oh yes there are still customs - I have paid some myself in very recent memory

 

[AAjax]

Originally posted by: Tetsuo

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I'm just wondering since in the last week, about 5 Canadians have bought things from me on Ebay despite my large, in bold text (which is in the first paragraph of the auction, in plain view) statement proclaiming that I only ship within the United States

If I put on the customs forms that the items are worth $5000 each, will their customs officials charge them an outrageous fee, or do they research the item cost themselves, too?

It's idiots like you that make buying stuff on ebay hard. What the hell is the big deal about shipping to Canada. If they want your item let them pay the fvcking fee instead of being a complete ass about it.

Respectfully, I dont ship to Canada anymore because of this type of attitude. You can have it, and thats ok. I dont have to ship to Canada and that OK too. When I go out of my way to make it clear that I dont ship to Canada, like clockwork I get multiple emails demanding I explain myself.
Who needs it, customs hassles, the Canadian post sucking huge rocks and losing packages (funny how the only packaes Ive ever had "lost" in the mail were the ones I shipped to Cananda) Nothing against Canadains in general (except the French of course) But I dont ship to Canada. Dont like it? Start your own auction website, you can call it toquebay or sumthing.


Naw, Im just kidding, I luv them cute fuzzy Canadians (Except the French of course)

 

[Tetsuo]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
Dont like it? Start your own auction website, you can call it toquebay or sumthing.

Domain bought, copyright papers getting filled out. Sorry, I'm not sharing my millions.

 

[fumbduck]

I have had nothing but trouble shipping to canada. I even list the items as a gift on the customs form, and then, a month later when my item finally gets there, the receiver gets stuck with a big customs bill.

I hate that.

 

[RabidMongoose]

The main problem for me to ship to Canada is that the mailing system is a lot more unreliable. I've never lost a package out of at least 3000 that I've shipped in the US in the past 1-2 years. Yet I've lost a couple of Canadian packages out of the less than 30 packages that I've shipped out to Canada.

I also say that I only ship to US destinations (APOs and Puerto Rico, etc. are OK), but Canadians STILL bid and buy the auctions. Then they pay for it as if it isn't a problem. Hello! The shipping charges to have actual tracking inside of Canada is more expensive.

A Canadian winning my eBay auction is more annoying to me than getting emails like 'Hi, $200 for item XXXX?' when that items sell for $250+. At least I can delete that email!

 

[StageLeft]

In the future you should simply explain in much larger letters that you don't ship to Canada

I've shipped several back and forth with parents over the past few years without any issue. However, I did order two books from Amazon.com sent to nova scotia and they simply disappeared, never to be seen again.

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: FacelessNobody
Customs? Not with NAFTA.

You must diferentiate between duties and taxes. There are no duties on most items being shipped from the US into Canada (I'm sure there are a few exclusions). There is however Sales Tax. When something is shipped into Canada you have to pay the GST and the PST (or HST if applicable) on whatever the value of the item is (for me it's 7% for each of those taxes).

There are brokerage fees, which different carriers charge for their hassle of crossing the border with your package. For USPS it's about $5 but for UPS, Fedex, etc can be outlandishly high (Like $50+), which is why I opened up a USPS postal box just across the border from me, in North Dakota.

 

[Crappopotamus]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms

Originally posted by: Rumpltzer
Whats wrong with selling to Candians? I mean, as long as they pay the extra shipping... is it a big deal? They bid on your stuff and raised the price.

I sell a large amount of stuff. I don't want to sit there and fill out a stupid customs form just for one package. Also, Canadians tend to ask you to lie about the price of the item on the forms (they are very sneaky ). Also, USPS offers free boxes for Priority Mail. I don't want to buy or find a box for one item. Also, they never offer to pay more for shipping... they act as if it's completely normal. They get very uppity (in my experience) if I ask them to pay more for shipping so I can send it be a more secure method.

yeah im one of those sneaky types. i always ask for it to be shipped as a gift and low item price.

a lot of us sellers put 'will only ship to us' on their auctions, but if you ask and are willing to pay the extra shipping, a lot dont mind. still, i always ask first before bidding.

 

[Kenazo]

you do realize you can get the item confiscated, and face a $500 fine for fraudulent claims.

 

[BornStar]

See, you have to realize that the education system in Canada is just awful so most of them think that they are actually part of the US.

 

Canadians are smrt.

 

[sillymofo]

Don't forget there are uber no0bs in Canada when it comes to teh intarweb. They have no clue that they have to pay customs, so when the item arrives, they don't want to pay for it, because it's too expensive, and then they call you and complain about you not telling them about custom charges. Fcuking canucks.

 

[Ranger X]

Canada only wishes they're the 51st State.

I think it's just the stupidity of these people who bid. I've had way too many eBay auctions won by idiots who didn't read but this can go in your favor too. I once sold a broken motherboard and I put it everywhere in the description (in hopes of someone who can fix it and use it). Bunch of people bid and I got a really good price for it.

Take advantage of stupidity instead of complaining about it.

 

[Tetsuo]

Originally posted by: cr4zymofo
Don't forget there are uber no0bs in Canada when it comes to teh intarweb. They have no clue that they have to pay customs, so when the item arrives, they don't want to pay for it, because it's too expensive, and then they call you and complain about you not telling them about custom charges. Fcuking canucks.

It's the other way around assgoblin.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: Ranger X
Canada only wishes they're the 51st State.

I think it's just the stupidity of these people who bid. I've had way too many eBay auctions won by idiots who didn't read but this can go in your favor too. I once sold a broken motherboard and I put it everywhere in the description (in hopes of someone who can fix it and use it). Bunch of people bid and I got a really good price for it.

Take advantage of stupidity instead of complaining about it.

Yep... When I sell a broken item, I verify with the winner that they know of its condition. But they're stupid enough to leave a negative for something that's their own fault I have close to 2k feedback & only a few negatives. I don't like getting them - I try to do everything possible to help out my customers if there's a problem.

 

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Originally posted by: AnitaPeterson
CanOWOrms, Canadians are taking advantage of a strong currency these days, and it's very likely this will be going on for a while....

That's such BS.. Americans come up here to shop with your strong dollar all the time..

Now personally.. if I see that kind of thing on an ad for something I want, I will contact the person before bidding.

For future reference, I would say "only ship to US" in a different way, be explicit and say no shipping to overseas, Canada, Mexico, Alaska/Hawaii, whatever. That way if someone searches your ad for canada - they'll find the no shipping clause.

 

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Originally posted by: AAjax

Originally posted by: Tetsuo

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I'm just wondering since in the last week, about 5 Canadians have bought things from me on Ebay despite my large, in bold text (which is in the first paragraph of the auction, in plain view) statement proclaiming that I only ship within the United States

If I put on the customs forms that the items are worth $5000 each, will their customs officials charge them an outrageous fee, or do they research the item cost themselves, too?

It's idiots like you that make buying stuff on ebay hard. What the hell is the big deal about shipping to Canada. If they want your item let them pay the fvcking fee instead of being a complete ass about it.

Respectfully, I dont ship to Canada anymore because of this type of attitude. You can have it, and thats ok. I dont have to ship to Canada and that OK too. When I go out of my way to make it clear that I dont ship to Canada, like clockwork I get multiple emails demanding I explain myself.
Who needs it, customs hassles, the Canadian post sucking huge rocks and losing packages (funny how the only packaes Ive ever had "lost" in the mail were the ones I shipped to Cananda) Nothing against Canadains in general (except the French of course) But I dont ship to Canada. Dont like it? Start your own auction website, you can call it toquebay or sumthing.


Naw, Im just kidding, I luv them cute fuzzy Canadians (Except the French of course)

Exactly.. it's people who don't obey the auction rules without checking the seller first. There could be ANY number of legitimate reasons for not shipping to Canada.

Perhaps he has a business insurance policy covering shipping.
USPS doesn't do tracking if shipped to Canada.
Fedex/UPS both act as brokers, extracting more money.

It sucks when somebody has something you want at a great price, but won't ship here. But be reasonable - you can't make demands of a business, they need to operate in whatever capacity is most profitable. Some people won't, some people if you write and politely explain the situation, offering to cover additional costs or whatever - will find a way to deal with you.