Question about UPS and packages

[agdemagman69]

I recently shipped two items to two different people in canada, A freak barrel, and my Angel. The first buyer recieved the freak and was forced to pay 60$ to get itdue to unannounced brokerage fee. The second buyer recieved the angel and was forced to pay 250$ to get it due to more unannounced brokerage fees.

First a question: I'm going to recieve a gun from a seller in canada, am i going to have to pay these fees? Has anybody in the US had to pay this?

thx

[Mossman]

That's why you ship USPS. They have an agreement with the canadian postal service to not bone people on shipping.

Either way, If i was them I just would have refused the packages. I assume those were canadian dollars right? Not as bad but still pretty horrible.

I always ship USPS mail when I'm shipping internationally, i havent had a problem...until now . Sold some emag parts to an AOer in the UK and it's been about 3 weeks i think, getting very worried, eek.

[SIGSays]

here's some help... don't sell to foreigners... when sending... you always sent as paintball marker or etc... never gun etc...

then you ship it as a gift.. then the canadian guys don't have to pay the bill.......

i thought everyone knew

[shartley]

I have received things from Canadians and have never had to pay any fees. I have however shipped to Canadians many times, and they always have to pay something for it, be it taxes, brokerage fees, etc.

And I always use USPS.

[MarkM]

Can work the other way IE against the purchase. I recently tried to order a couple of barrels, not a fortune $99.98 but the shipping to me was $79.99....didn't go ahead with the order I may have had more to pay when the barrels had arrived if the package was incorrectly (for me that is) marked but that part I don't know as it didn't get that far. Still even with differing currencys to be charged $79.99 for a package I could send to the US for about a 1/4 that cost someone is in rip-off mode. It annoys me that within reason we all can find the prices for shipping as an individual and then companies, who will get a price break due to volume use, try and charge extra for the "privilege" of shipping you something.

[SpongeBobSquarePants]

I just traded with a guy in Canada, they want have to pay any fees if when you feel out the customs form mark it as a gift. Then when the usps lady ask for insurance say no its just a gift. That simple :)