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@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 7:58 AM Liam Proven via cctalk > <cctalk@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
