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CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Statsman1 on December 08, 2008, 01:44:31 pm ---I find, on the whole, much of what I want is only available in the USA, and to ship it to me is too expensive for the product.  Bummer.    :hissy:

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What type of things are you talking about ? I rarely come across situations where shipping is a deal-breaker, although I may simply have a higher tolerance.

If it is smaller stuff (or high minimum shipping charge), it may be worthwhile to do a group buy and then parcel stuff out to individual buyers on this side of the border. I've done this when ordering stuff from Hong Kong and for one US vendor who had a ridiculous minimum shipping amount.

Alternatively, some of the stuff may be available from folks here ... can't hurt to ask!

 :cheers:

tomdotcom:
For myself I'm talking about complete cabinets.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: tomdotcom on December 08, 2008, 04:08:23 pm ---For myself I'm talking about complete cabinets.

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Shipping / transporting cabs from the states isn't (reportedly ... I haven't done it myself, just been regaled with other people's accounts) that much more terrible, compared to doing it within Canada, but I would definitely give Everything You Didn't Want to Know about Customs a read. It was written by a collector who is also a customs broker (or something like that).
Statsman1:
The situation isn't different than e-bay - if I can get an item I want for $8, why would I want to pay $35 to ship it from Upper Nowhere, USA via UPS?  I find myself reconsidering the whole purchase of the used goods and pay for new goods.

For instance, the stuff I've bought from Ultimarc comes DHL, and I have no problem with that because very often, the e-bay stuff costs the same, and the shipping cost is very similar.  But used stuff - no way I can justify paying huge dollars for shipping used stuff that doesn't cost as much as the shipping itself does.

This is not to suggest anyone HERE is ripping people off on the shipping costs, just so you know.

That sort of thing NEVER happens on e-bay, though...right?   :laugh2:
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Statsman1 on December 10, 2008, 11:36:25 am ---The situation isn't different than e-bay - if I can get an item I want for $8, why would I want to pay $35 to ship it from Upper Nowhere, USA via UPS?  I find myself reconsidering the whole purchase of the used goods and pay for new goods.

For instance, the stuff I've bought from Ultimarc comes DHL, and I have no problem with that because very often, the e-bay stuff costs the same, and the shipping cost is very similar.  But used stuff - no way I can justify paying huge dollars for shipping used stuff that doesn't cost as much as the shipping itself does.

This is not to suggest anyone HERE is ripping people off on the shipping costs, just so you know.

That sort of thing NEVER happens on e-bay, though...right?   :laugh2:

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Laugh if you will ... I have a fair amount of experience getting arcade stuff shipped (and even have a US address that I have let people use).

And, no, you never, ever use UPS to ship across the border, unless you have arranged for the shipment to clear using a different customs broker. If you have the same item shipped by USPS and have to pay a brokerage fee, you pay $5, NOT $35 as you would with UPS. For a bunch of stuff, you won't even have to pay that.

 :dunno

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