RE: Shipping from Canada

["Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>]

	if the parts are coming from teh usa -> Canada, (I tell this to all my
auction senders and it works just fine)
	to mark on the customs paperwork to indicate GIFT, and a value <200$ 

On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 16:37:44 -0800, BHonnold said:

> Thanks for the advice,
>  
>  The part is a dual fan setup from a passat, it has been dismantled so it's
>  the fan shroud, and the two fans and belt (i hope).  Im getting the parts
>  free as long as I pay shipping.
>  
>  BcH
>  
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>  > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Riley McDowall
>  > Sent: Saturday, February 24, 2001 4:29 PM
>  > To: BHonnold
>  > Cc: scirocco-L@scirocco.org
>  > Subject: Re: Shipping from Canada
>  >
>  >
>  > At 4:12 PM -0800 2/24/01, BHonnold wrote:
>  > >I have a line on some parts at a great price but I have to pay
>  > shipping from
>  > >Eastern Canada and the dude with the parts has no clue the best
>  > way to ship
>  > >them to me.
>  > >
>  > >Could one of you guys/gals tell me the best/cheapest shipping
>  > company or way
>  > >to do this?
>  > >
>  > >Brian Honnold
>  >
>  > It really depends on the size of the shipment, and the urgency in getting
>  > it down to you.  The easiest way to ship it would be to send it
>  > through the
>  > mail.  That's also the cheapest way to do it, provided the shipment isn't
>  > bigger than one box or worth a lot of money.  Unfortunately it's also the
>  > slowest and the least reliable way to do it.  Option 2 is to ship via UPS.
>  > This gives you a reasonable delivery time, plus gives you
>  > tracking numbers,
>  > etc.  It's also fairly cheap, until the parts get to your door and you get
>  > hit with a "brokerage fee" that is absolutely atrocious.  That's why I
>  > don't recommend using UPS standard.  I believe if you ship UPS Express or
>  > Express Saver you won't get hit with the brokerage fee, but you will of
>  > course be paying for an air shipment.  UPS also uses dimensional weights,
>  > so if you're shipping something bulky you'll get hosed.  Option 3
>  > is FedEx.
>  > It's pricey but they have a 3-day service that isn't tooo bad.  You get a
>  > high level of reliability and again, I think you don't get hit with a
>  > brokerage fee.
>  >
>  > BTW duty on auto parts is (if I recall) 4% on used parts over $200US?
>  > Maybe only on shipments from Canada to the States....
>  >
>  > HTH!!
>  >
>  >
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