That was my problem too.  I ordered, paid for, priced and installed several
sets of vintage-style replacement tuners on early Martins, THEN received the
huge bill for brokerage.  I might as well have given the tuners away.

I deal with Security Mail, 250 H Street, Blaine, Washington   98230

They're good people; tell Denise & Lynn that I sent you.

On 10/30/07, Robyn Lundstrom <robyn@trainwire.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jake,
>
>   Which mail service do you use? I need to get set up with them, too.
>
>   UPS has a racket going with brokerage fees. That rate chart posted
> earlier is only a humorous suggestion of what they may or may not
> actually charge you at delivery (or, even more entertainingly, by mail 3
> *months* after the shipment was received, which is what I'm dealing with
> right now).
>
> Robyn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Jake de Villiers
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:31 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: UPS BROKERAGE FEES TO CANADA - RATE CHART
>
> I'm with David.
>
> The $18.00 brokerage fee on the $20.00 package is why I got myself a
> mail
> service in Blaine for those US suppliers only geared up to ship UPS.
> [snip]
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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