1 Jul
2024
1 Jul
'24
5:04 p.m.
Hey, I sent you a motherboard from Toronto all the way to the South
Pole, remember? Well, OK, via San Francisco, but It wasn't too bad
then.
Canada to US customs forms (just one, actually) have actually been
simplified, but alas, postage rates are still outrageous.
m
On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 5:12 PM Ethan Dicks via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 7:58 AM Liam Proven via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
... vendors mostly
refuse to ship internationally and buyers won't look at stuff that's
abroad.
If you aren't used to customs declaration forms, it can be a pain.
Back in the 80s, I bought an Amiga accessory from a 2-man shop in
Canada and they hadn't done a cross-border shipment before and because
they didn't get it right, UPS held my package at the border and the
Customs Broker wanted $80 USD to fill out a 1/2 page form ($220 in
2024 dollars). I declined their "help" and the package went back to
the seller to fix.
I rarely buy from overseas sellers because $30-$40/kg postage is too dear.
-ethan