There's a much longer thread about this elsewhere here. I've just had to
tell someone I used to buy from - who is now opted in to the Global
Shipping Program but refuses to believe the evidence even when I sent
her a screen shot - that I won't be pur...
"Why hasn't eBay commented on this highjacking..." Actually, the folks
at eBay.ca have. Please take a look at post #1 (question) and post #2
(answer from eBay)
http://community.ebay.ca/topic/Weekly-Board-Hour/June-5th-Weekly/4000009126?start=0
And th...
They were over $200. I see I was charged $13.84 Goats & Swine Tax, +
$9.95 "handling". The thing is, I've done other orders of similar cost
or higher over the years, and this is the ONLY time I have ever been
charged GST on a cross-border book order....
So basically, even though I've been buying books from the US for years
and this is the first time I've ever had to pay duties, I just got lucky
all those years? So in future, I won't be safe if buying anything
costing more than $19.99... well, that l...
I got dinged $23.79 customs fees for a box of Star Trek fanzines
yesterday. FANZINES! Those are BOOKS. Since when are books subject to
fees?! The seller is not opted in to Global Shipping, but did send them
Priority. Any advice on how I should go abo...