Ebay sellers.... lets help each other out.

[StealthBird]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: John Brown</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My biggest headache is people in other countrys that want me to understate the prices they paid for an item so they don't have to pay full import duties.</div></div>

John, would you happen to know WHEN they charge import duty? Is it a hit-and-miss thing?

[John Brown]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: John Brown</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My biggest headache is people in other countrys that want me to understate the prices they paid for an item so they don't have to pay full import duties.</div></div>

John, would you happen to know WHEN they charge import duty? Is it a hit-and-miss thing?
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I use USPS almost exclusively and whenever the package reaches the end purchaser the postal service in that country collects the appropriate tax. I never use UPS to ship to Canada because they have an exorbitant fee that they charge for handling the tax collection. I once sent a $150 dollar item to Canada by UPS and they supposedly charged $50.00 in collection fees that Canada Post would have charged $5.00 for the same procedure. As for the amounts charged, I think the percentages vary between provinces and territories. Other countrys, don't know.

[XXXGoldL34M20]

In the past 10 years I have Sold over 2000 items on Ebay and all i can say now is Ebay gives way to much power to the buyer.
They can lie all they want and always win a dispute but the seller is always wrong.
I have 100% feedback because i am very honest with everything i sell as i describe it bang on but you always run into a dishonest nim rod once in awhile.
I am so so tired of paying Ebay fees along with Paypal fees even though they are both owned by the same company.
I now use Forums as my number one selling venue and a local Ad source that is all free. $25 on this forum is cheap for the year.
I post firm reasonable prices and move my stuff pretty well.
Ebay is now used as my last resort because when i have the stock to long, i throw it on there at a low starting price and get rid of it.

One thing i will say is i will never ever buy anything when someone has UPS as there shipper. I don't care how rare the part is as i will just pass with the UPS shipping service.
It is a big rip off here in Canada.
Like someone mentioned here in this post,the fees are atrocious.

I know some sellers that will not shipp to Canada.
That is a pitty because if you only knew what i was going to bid and pay for something that you sold for one tenth of my max bid,you would of liked that extra gravy.

I am in Canada and my number one customers are in the USA and i have made many friends selling to them.
I guess everyone has there own ways.
My 2 cents.

[budnate]

USPS loses stuff and says oh well, the reciever has to fill out the insurance form...hell they didnt get there thing, you think there going to help you fill out a lost form......UPS or Fed Ex at least you can track the stuff and even them guys are iffy sometimes. good old swap meets are looking better all the time. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]