I try to use Fed Ex when shipping to Canada..I am told the brokerage fees
are only about $30 max on a tranny...Harder for me to do, but is better for
the customer...Also..
was told recently that if the item is stated that it's for a Diesel it is
duty free...
Anyone else ever heard that????
Daryl of AA Transaxle

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: eBay ship to US only - why

>> Payment actually was the easy part on canadian sales for me.
>> Paypal only. The catch was the shock sometimes that a buyer
>> got when the item hit the border.  I have been told that US
>> mail works much better even if it is a little pricier on the
>> front side than UPS
>
>
> Yes, Standard UPS rates do not include the brokerage fees, which are
> billed
> to the recipient and can be quite steep (and are not quoted in advance).
> However, US Mail rates (as well as those for all UPS shipping methods
> other
> than their cheapest one) already include those fees. That's why we try to
> ship via Mail to Canada whenever at all possible. It's almost always the
> cheapest method, once the lack of brokerage fees is factored in.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
>  (215)  234-VWVW
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