Date:         Fri, 5 Aug 2005 18:55:31 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: eBay ship to US only - why
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> Payment actually was the easy part on canadian sales for me.
> Paypal only. The catch was the shock sometimes that a buyer
> got when the item hit the border.  I have been told that US
> mail works much better even if it is a little pricier on the
> front side than UPS


Yes, Standard UPS rates do not include the brokerage fees, which are billed
to the recipient and can be quite steep (and are not quoted in advance).
However, US Mail rates (as well as those for all UPS shipping methods other
than their cheapest one) already include those fees. That's why we try to
ship via Mail to Canada whenever at all possible. It's almost always the
cheapest method, once the lack of brokerage fees is factored in.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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