SupergirlDC1959 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) I never paid export fees from Canada to the U.S (I do not believe they do that here in Canada). The worst company for a Canadian buyer is UPS they charge a insane amount of money for brokerage fees and FeDex is the best they charge the correct amount based by your provincial rate versus using the general Federal tax rate witch is 13,5% here in Canada. I never use any other shipping service any more when purchasing a item that is worth a 1000$ or more from the U.S (I never purchase from any other countries...I do not trust them). Edited April 2, 2016 by Hulk1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 That is correct. United Parcel Services are out-and-out rip-off artists. UPS levy custom brokerage fees to collect the 13.5% GST that far exceed the GST! In fact the UPS fee is so high I've almost refused delivery in the past. As a Canadian I always specify no UPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I never paid export fees from Canada to the U.S (I do not believe they do that here in Canada). The worst company for a Canadian buyer is UPS they charge a insane amount of money for brokerage fees and FeDex is the best they charge the correct amount based by your provincial rate versus using the general Federal tax rate witch is 13,5% here in Canada. I never use any other shipping service any more when purchasing a item that is worth a 1000$ or more from the U.S (I never purchase from any other countries...I do not trust them). If you declare the book as a children's book (which is what the government considers comics) then you are supposed to pay 5% plus whatever brokerage fees are involved. US buyers don't pay customs on comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryAllen Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I never paid export fees from Canada to the U.S (I do not believe they do that here in Canada). The worst company for a Canadian buyer is UPS they charge a insane amount of money for brokerage fees and FeDex is the best they charge the correct amount based by your provincial rate versus using the general Federal tax rate witch is 13,5% here in Canada. I never use any other shipping service any more when purchasing a item that is worth a 1000$ or more from the U.S (I never purchase from any other countries...I do not trust them). If you declare the book as a children's book (which is what the government considers comics) then you are supposed to pay 5% plus whatever brokerage fees are involved. US buyers don't pay customs on comics. Right, 5% and if you request USPS you don't have any brokerage fees. Feels like a "must know" situation if you are buying multi-thousand dollar books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupergirlDC1959 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) USPS becomes Canada Post (And vice versa) once it enters Canada and they always charge 13,5%....only FeDex gets it right. Edited April 3, 2016 by Hulk1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryAllen Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I never paid export fees from Canada to the U.S (I do not believe they do that here in Canada). The worst company for a Canadian buyer is UPS they charge a insane amount of money for brokerage fees and FeDex is the best they charge the correct amount based by your provincial rate versus using the general Federal tax rate witch is 13,5% here in Canada. I never use any other shipping service any more when purchasing a item that is worth a 1000$ or more from the U.S (I never purchase from any other countries...I do not trust them). If you declare the book as a children's book (which is what the government considers comics) then you are supposed to pay 5% plus whatever brokerage fees are involved. US buyers don't pay customs on comics. Right, 5% and if you request USPS you don't have any brokerage fees. Feels like a "must know" situation if you are buying multi-thousand dollar books. I thought technically they could be considered "books" (category 7) and pay only the Sales Tax of 5%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupergirlDC1959 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) Only FeDex does there job correctly even then some times they get it wrong but at least if you go and pick the book up in person at the FeDex store located at your local airport (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Halifax or some larger city in Canada) you can explain to them at the customs bureau (customs agents at a counter) what is in the box or envelope and they will charge you your provincial tax and not the 13,5% Federal tax. You have to tell them it is a book and you must provide a proof of purchase. Most of the time they want a page print out of the invoice from the internet that come from a reliable source like paypal or a credit card statement (or something like that). Best is to call them once the item has cleared customs to see how much they have charged and if need be have them hold it at customs and pick it up in person to make the proper corrections. This is more of a pain but you save money so it is worth it on expensive items. Edited April 3, 2016 by Hulk1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordysnordy Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I never paid export fees from Canada to the U.S (I do not believe they do that here in Canada). The worst company for a Canadian buyer is UPS they charge a insane amount of money for brokerage fees and FeDex is the best they charge the correct amount based by your provincial rate versus using the general Federal tax rate witch is 13,5% here in Canada. I never use any other shipping service any more when purchasing a item that is worth a 1000$ or more from the U.S (I never purchase from any other countries...I do not trust them). If you declare the book as a children's book (which is what the government considers comics) then you are supposed to pay 5% plus whatever brokerage fees are involved. US buyers don't pay customs on comics. Right, 5% and if you request USPS you don't have any brokerage fees. Feels like a "must know" situation if you are buying multi-thousand dollar books. I thought technically they could be considered "books" (category 7) and pay only the Sales Tax of 5%. When I buy books from Heritage I have them mark used books on the shipping papers and only get charged the 5% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupergirlDC1959 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 (edited) Yes the key word to save money on customs is ''book'' and not comic book (I think it would then fall under art as far as taxes go). Edited April 3, 2016 by Hulk1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababooey Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Yes the key word to save money on customs is ''book'' and not comic book. Correct, because a comic book is taxable on the provincial level due to ad content - TPB's and other comics with only minimal house ads are eligible for the book rebate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 $7300 less than 1 hour to go greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I'm closely watching also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulksdaddy1 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 $8K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 yeah that's pretty impressive. I'm going to seriously debate this greggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 There's a 2.0 on eBay via auction right now. I believe the seller is a boardie What do you think the hammer price will be? I'm thinking 8k. And I didn't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulksdaddy1 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 There's a 2.0 on eBay via auction right now. I believe the seller is a boardie What do you think the hammer price will be? I'm thinking 8k. And I didn't buy it. When I had my 4.0 graded, the going rate for a 4.0 was $3K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 There's a 2.0 on eBay via auction right now. I believe the seller is a boardie What do you think the hammer price will be? I'm thinking 8k. And I didn't buy it. When I had my 4.0 graded, the going rate for a 4.0 was $3K. That was one smart purchase! You have made quite a pretty penny on that book. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman399 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Good result on the 2.0 silly ending time though. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=252334830703&alt=web Pretty sure this was the copy that was formally in a voldemort slab (0.5) since missing a page. Almost like they want someone to miss the full description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryAllen Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Good result on the 2.0 silly ending time though. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=252334830703&alt=web Pretty sure this was the copy that was formally in a voldemort slab (0.5) since missing a page. Almost like they want someone to miss the full description. Bad pizza man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulksdaddy1 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 There's a 2.0 on eBay via auction right now. I believe the seller is a boardie What do you think the hammer price will be? I'm thinking 8k. And I didn't buy it. When I had my 4.0 graded, the going rate for a 4.0 was $3K. That was one smart purchase! You have made quite a pretty penny on that book. Congrats That was the going rate, not what I paid. That would make you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
