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musicyouneed · ‎04-18-2017

I bought something on the river.ca today, and it is going to be delivered tomorrow by UPS. It cost about $190 CDN total with free shipping and weighs about 10 lbs. This is a new item I would not buy used.

I could have bought it on ebay but then it was going to cost me $220 CDN plus $41.12 USD postage and import charges and it would have taken at least 2 weeks to get it. There was one in Canada selling this item and they wanted $274.30 CDN with $18.40 CDN shipping with a 97% seller rating.

I have purchased a number of things on the river and have been very impressed. I don't know what it is like for sellers over there but for buyers it is very good.

I can see why there is ebay loses to the river. This is major competition.

thestuffofchris · ‎04-18-2017

I have had a similar experience as a buyer. I still primarily use eBay to purchase things for myself, but for things that I need brand new (such as for gifts) I can often find them for a better price on "that site".

marnotom! · ‎05-09-2017

@musicyouneed wrote:

I bought something on the river.ca today, and it is going to be delivered tomorrow by UPS. It cost about $190 CDN total with free shipping and weighs about 10 lbs. This is a new item I would not buy used.

I could have bought it on ebay but then it was going to cost me $220 CDN plus $41.12 USD postage and import charges and it would have taken at least 2 weeks to get it. There was one in Canada selling this item and they wanted $274.30 CDN with $18.40 CDN shipping with a 97% seller rating.

I have purchased a number of things on the river and have been very impressed. I don't know what it is like for sellers over there but for buyers it is very good.

I can see why there is ebay loses to the river. This is major competition.

This is also a bit of an apples and oranges comparison. Sounds like the item on Amazon shipped directly from a Canadian location, whereas what you found on eBay shipped from the United States.

The last item my wife purchased from an Amazon seller based in the United States went through a consolidation process similar to the Global Shipping Program and took twenty days to reach her from date of purchase.