CGC Canadian Experience?

[blues45-migration]

I was thinking of sending in some Rare ASM Silver Aged to get slabbed...

 

what r experiences for Canadians?

Will there be customs because of possible high value being declared?

I plan on sending maybe 5-6

 

any recommendations on the whole process and such for Canadians?

[topofthetotem]

They are your books. They are only getting "evaluated and returned" make sure the post office writes that on the declaration.

[Dad&Son-migration]

I use FedEx to send them as that's the way they are shipped back from CGC to me. I fill out the declaration forms necessary and make the person at FedEx aware of my intentions and that they will come back to me after they're evaluated. I've never had an issue with the books coming back and simply signing off on the delivery. No taxes to bite me in the *spoon* later ever!!!

[thirdgreenham]

I've used FedEx to send books to CGC and the results were mixed....

 

They are a good service, in taking your books to where you want them to go, but you will have to pay brokerage fees, when the package gets to the border, if you value your books over $200.00. The fees weren't a lot of money, but they were extra fees that I wasn't expecting. I filled out all of the forms perfectly, even showing that the comics involved were going to be graded and returned to me.

 

Coming back to me, no fees, duties or taxes, which was nice....mind you, this all depends on what CGC will put on the customs form. I don't remember exactly what they put on the box back to me, but whatever it was it worked.

 

Andy

[juggernaut]

Depending on where you live in Canada, there are few comic book stores that will send the comics for you to CGC. For instance if you live Toronto, Paradise Comics will ship in the comics for you and tell you when they have returned from CGC to pick it up at the store.

[topofthetotem]

Depending on where you live in Canada, there are few comic book stores that will send the comics for you to CGC. For instance if you live Toronto, Paradise Comics will ship in the comics for you and tell you when they have returned from CGC to pick it up at the store.

I used them for a couple of SS hopefuls. No worries with them.

[Bavin-migration]

I have sent most of my books by regular Canada Post, insured of course. I have had no problems with dutys or taxes.

[Pirate]

blue = KK ?

[Frederic9494]

For shipping to CGC, I use Canada Post's XPressPost USA with the following mention on the custom declaration "Canadian goods shipped to the U.S. for evaluation only".

 

I also include the following letter in two copies in the package (and CGC people are kind enough to put a copy in the box sent via FedEx after the books are graded) :

 

"To Canadian and American Custom authorities,

 

This package contains Canadian goods that are shipped to US for evaluation only. These books are sent to Comics Guaranty, LLC in Sarasota, Florida and should be shipped back to XXXXXX, Canada in XXXXX 200X.

 

The approximate value of these Canadian goods is CDN$XXXX. When shipped back to Montreal, Canada, this package will bear the mention "Canadian goods being returned, shipped to US for evaluation only."

 

As such, I would ask please that Canadian custom taxes be taken on the value of the service rendered by Comics Guaranty, LLC, the value of which will be indicated on the Canadian Custom declaration form."

 

With this, I never had any trouble, e.g., never paid any taxes

 

(BTW Canadian custom taxes are on products entering the country, not on services rendered outside Canada. According to someone I know at Canada Custom, although the service rendered by CGC is not taxable, the CGC holder should be since it's an addition to a product )

[rob_allan]

Yeah as long as you have a declaration it should be fine.

 

I just started submitting through the LCS (Paradise) though. Sooo easy.