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| Hey folks I'm wondering if anyone on here has an experience with sending books to be graded from the Great White North. I am starting to get a couple books I want to have graded, but I would like some input on how many I need for it to make sense to pay the shipping to have them graded. Any input or lessons from experience would be appreciated. |
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bythegram private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Minimum I try to send in is 5, anything less than that you are basically paying the same amount in shipping. I’m not sure how that scales up for larger numbers. Also you can add/remove books in your order to see how it affects the shipping costs to try to find the sweet spot |
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 Suck it up, buttercup!!
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KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user | |
| When I send I usually send more than the 5 stated before so it's not a big deal. Depending where you live...if you are close to the border you can use a US postal service. I have one that is either $100 per year or $5 per package (so far I only need the per package service). It is great for shops or sellers who only ship to the US. For me it usually has to be about $15 bucks cheaper to send to the US than Canada to be worth the $5 fee and the $4.75 customs bridge toll. Only once have I been pulled over, but I had $300 in books and I think it was like $20 in GST I had to pay - still cheaper than mailing to Canada even with the duty charges!!! For CBCS I would just bring a copy of the invoice to say you paid $xxx in grading fees....if you declare anything at all...maybe you just went over for gas and groceries?? - not sure what the difference is in shipping though - may not be worth it |
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Pvadacchino private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Normally i send between 20-25 books 8-10 of which i sell to absorb the cost of shipping, slabbing and then some |
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CaptainCanuck private msg quote post Address this user | |
| @KatKomics Quote: Originally Posted by KatKomics Don’t you have to declare before getting pulled over? I assumed there were some stiff penalties for not declaring in the first place. |
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| As others stated, the more books your ship, the cheaper it is per book....not just in shipping, but also in return shipping. To date the orders I've shipped are priced below as I've started to navigate this. 2 Books back to me in Ontario was $43US... 10 books back to me in Ontario was $70US.... 20 Books back to me in Ontario was $90US.... I use Fedex to ship with insurance covering value because it allowed me to specify the shipment as "Repair and Return" (which I haven't seen with Canada Post) indicating that the goods would be returning to me and also include a printed note in the plastic envelope showing that they were returning at a later date. CBCS uses Fedex to ship back (at least in the ones I've sent in), if you get dinged with customs you can ask Fedex to hold the parcel and I believe CBCS can be reached to confirm the items were being returned to you and not purchased so duty isn't applicable....or if you use repair and return on the initial Fedex shipment, you can refer this to the Fedex Broker as it being your initial shipment and this is the return portion to get out of duty... |
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Suck it up, buttercup!!
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KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user | |
Quote:Originally Posted by CaptainCanuck No no - I declared and they decided to pull me over to pay the GST. For anything I declare under $100 they just let me through - don't even blink - not worth the time/effort/$$ to have me pay the GST. Between $100 and $200 they ask a bunch of questions but I still have not had to pay - the $300 I knew would be too much. |
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 It was a one trick pony show but always hilarious.
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GAC private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I'm in Ontario...I send 10 books at a time...about $70 in shipping one way. | ||
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Oxbladder private msg quote post Address this user | |
| You guys in ON get way better return shipping rates than me in MB. Each time I have sent books it has cost me over $120 return (CDN). Shipping down varies depending on my insurance total. | ||
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Suck it up, buttercup!!
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KatKomics private msg quote post Address this user | |
| I'm cheap - never paid for shipping down to a grading company, have always dropped them off at a convention. | ||
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1243782365 private msg quote post Address this user | |
| Set up a US post office box. I use crossborderpickups in Mississauaga - I have my packages sent to there warehouse in Niagara Falls and they drive them across the boarder. Cheaper and faster shipping. They charge you a fee for doing this but its worth it. |
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