@nightraven64 wrote:
I checked both the old and new listing. Both indicate eBay International Shipping and the one with the higher cost, actually shows a longer delivery time.
With eBay International Shipping you're paying for getting the item shipped from the seller to the eIS shipping hub in Illinois plus whatever eIS itself is charging for getting the item from the hub to you, so you could be looking at a double-whammy of price increases for the item.
@nightraven64 wrote:
Fingers crossed I don't get nailed for duty or taxes at checkout. LOL
The listing should indicate--perhaps in a cryptic way--how the issue of taxes and duty (if applicable) is handled. If you're seeing the blurb about "import charges may apply upon delivery" or something to that effect, then you won't get charged taxes and duty at checkout. Sometimes buyers are given the choice of whether they want to deal with the taxes. etc. at checkout or on delivery. If I were given that choice, I'd sooner deal with them at checkout as there's no way to know how eIS is going to get the item out to me and if the carrier/logistics company they choose will stick me with crazy customs processing charges (often referred to as "brokerage fees") along with the charge for taxes.
Having said that, a US$30 item just might squeak under the tax-free threshold of C$40, depending on what exchange rate is used and when it's used.
