Need help shipping items to Canada from US

[shurato]

I sold a 6 dvd box set on ebay and the winner is from Canada. I've only shipped single dvds to canada before so I'm wondering what would be the best method of shipping. I normally use USPS international air parcel but since this is a pretty high dollar item, I'm wondering if different places like UPS or FEDEX have better options.

 

[KennyTheGreat]

FEDEX gets here really quickly to tell u the truth

i was surprised to receive dvds after i bought them off someone on AT like 2 days before. but i just purchased something recently and received it within 4 days. They shipped with USPS, i was shockeD to tell u the truth!




FEDEX would be more expensive

but USPS would be fine..

IMO. that is..


Ken

 

[shurato]

Also how do customs work? I normally label my items 0 value gifts because they are usually just single dvds and not really worth much anyway. This item on the other hand sold for almost $300 dollars.

 

[PsychoAndy]

Originally posted by: shurato
Also how do customs work? I normally label my items 0 value gifts because they are usually just single dvds and not really worth much anyway. This item on the other hand sold for almost $300 dollars.

I dont suborn customs fraud.

Lets just leave it at that.

USPS insurance prices suck. Get the weight and you can go to the website to price it with other carriers.

-PAB

 

[vegetation]

Actually, you'll find that air parcel post to Canada really isn't that much more than USPS priority for domestic packages. Go figure.

Originally posted by: shurato
I sold a 6 dvd box set on ebay and the winner is from Canada. I've only shipped single dvds to canada before so I'm wondering what would be the best method of shipping. I normally use USPS international air parcel but since this is a pretty high dollar item, I'm wondering if different places like UPS or FEDEX have better options.

 

[shurato]

I dont plan on committing customs fraud, I plan on insuring this item because its not the usual 5-15 dollar dvd and i dont want to take any chances. I wonder how much the other person has to pay tho and how much i should value it at. Retail it was purchased for $130 2 years ago.

 

[hagbard]

Send the item USPS, if you send it using a courier, the buyer might end up having to pay brokerage fees (often up to $40) to get it through customs. When Canada Post gets the package, they may charge him $5, which is a heck of a lot better than $40 (and chances are, they'll deliver it right to his door and not charge anything, other than the GST/PST).

 

[Antisocial Virge]

My mom sent me gifts through fedex once with insurance. It took 3 days of faxing back and forth of information to the FDA because they wanted to know what the "chili bowls" were made of. The homemade cross-stich had to have paperwork done on it because it was a "textile product"

. It was a terrible pain in the butt and to top it off they wanted to charge me $54 american in fees which was probably more than the gifts cost. Beware shipping crap by fedex.