Buying cards from Canada on eBay

JustinD · #1 11-21-2020, 05:26 PM

I buy from Canada all the time, living in Michigan it never seemed like a notion to not or to worry as it�s just next door.

Never had a problem, just don�t knock a seller on shipping time as in Covid times items can sit in customs for sorting. It�s not the sellers fault. As to additional taxes or customs fees, there are none.

Eric72 · #2 11-21-2020, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JustinD

I buy from Canada all the time, living in Michigan it never seemed like a notion to not or to worry as it�s just next door.

Never had a problem, just don�t knock a seller on shipping time as in Covid times items can sit in customs for sorting. It�s not the sellers fault. As to additional taxes or customs fees, there are none.

Perfect. Thanks for the info.

riggs336 · #3 11-21-2020, 06:38 PM

I don't buy from Canada often, but when I do I always ask the seller to double check my address before mailing. Here's why: Several years ago I made a sizable purchase ($3000) from a Canadian seller. Time passed and no cards. Dozens of emails and five months later I got a refund. Turns out the shipment was lost, evidently because the high school intern who packaged and mailed it didn't know what a ZIP code was. At least that was the story.

Jim F · #4 11-21-2020, 06:51 PM

Americans have an $800 duty free limit from Canada. Anything over that may be taxed.
I ship USPS first class through a third party company. My shipments get there in a third of the time and at a third of the cost compared to shipping with Canada Post.
There are many options up here now that allow a seller to use USPS, I just don't know how many card sellers use them.

Eric72 · #5 11-21-2020, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim F

Americans have an $800 duty free limit from Canada. Anything over that may be taxed.
I ship USPS first class through a third party company. My shipments get there in a third of the time and at a third of the cost compared to shipping with Canada Post.
There are many options up here now that allow a seller to use USPS, I just don't know how many card sellers use them.

Highly informative. Thank you.

Eric72 · #6 11-21-2020, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by riggs336

I don't buy from Canada often, but when I do I always ask the seller to double check my address before mailing. Here's why: Several years ago I made a sizable purchase ($3000) from a Canadian seller. Time passed and no cards. Dozens of emails and five months later I got a refund. Turns out the shipment was lost, evidently because the high school intern who packaged and mailed it didn't know what a ZIP code was. At least that was the story.

Seller of a $3,000 item allows a high school intern to package and ship it? Their story doesn't hold water, in my opinion.

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