Nooooo, What? Why?

[White]

As you all know I just rdered a new Set, BUT WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeff,
Just wanted to let you know, I shipped a kit to Canada about a week ago and they are holding it in customs until a broker can clear it. i have never had one held like this and am a little unclear on the broker thing. i don't know the process or how much this may cost. also, i don't know if there are any duties or taxes to pay on it. If this is a problem, we can call the whole thing off and still post positive feedback. Just wanted to let you know that.
Allen

Thats the Message He sent me, whats a broker, and why willt hey hold it????

I hate this so much, cause if it costs me any extra money, I cant get it! noooo, Im not kidding Im almsot crying here

[FL3P]

It says message expired.

[Joseph_Yamaha_SCA]

cant be viewed....give the link when u are not signed into ebay possibly.

[White]

Ya, I changed it, now its just the message

[FL3P]

Who was it shipped with?

[White]

umm hold on Ill find out

[Joseph_Yamaha_SCA]

Maybe he did not file the correct paperwork...But heres what i found on UPS
You can also Call UPS and provide them with your Tracking # and your name , and they will give u the same details they are giving the shipper, and better explain it.

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/select/receiving/customs/index.html?WT.svl=SubNav

[White]

so what are brokers and why are they holding my drums???? and ya it was Fed EX To by the way

[Joseph_Yamaha_SCA]

here you go
http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/customs/a/shopshipcanada_2.htm

[Futuro]

so what are brokers and why are they holding my drums???? and ya it was Fed EX To by the wayThey are the middle men, Depending on size or what not there may be a fee. They check for drugs or other things not listed in Product description :thumb:

/Is late The link Joseph put up said there will be a charge. Only 5 bucks from the looks of it.

[FL3P]

I'm sure that means that Customs decided to check the items and will put a duty charge and taxes on the kit before releasing it to Fedex. Fedex would have their own brokers that would take care of the details I would imagine.

[White]

Argh :( well if I do ahve to pay for it, then I guess I wont be having drums as soon as I thoguht, ARGH!, wellt hanks then guys, especially JYS you helped alot

[Joseph_Yamaha_SCA]

Also check this
http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/customs/a/shopshipcanada.htm

Because of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canadians do not have to pay duty on most American and Mexican manufactured items. But be careful. Just because you buy an item from a U.S. store does not mean it was made in the United States.

[FL3P]

Fedex will collect the charges when they get to your door. Where was it being shipped from and to?

[White]

Argh :( well if I do ahve to pay for it, then I guess I wont be having drums as soon as I thoguht, ARGH!, wellt hanks then guys, especially JYS you helped alot. And ti was being shipped from Montevallo to NB, but he said he MIGHT ship it with Fed ex, he hasnt given me the exact company yet, but hes going to soon.

[FL3P]

I hope everything works out for you buddy.

[White]

So do i...........So do i

[Joseph_Yamaha_SCA]

No Problem, hope everything works out for you dude.

[TerranCmdr]

Yeah man hope it works out... you can't afford $5? You sound like me!

[White]

lol ,according to the guy its gonna cost mroe than that haha

[Panopticon]

when i bought my china and boom stand off ebay the guy used USPS and it cost me like 10 bucks extra...Fed Ex and UPS usually cost a bit more...thats why its a bitch to ship over the border

[White]

Ya, so, Im gonna find out how much its gonna cost me, im hoping its only like 5-10$

[Brokensticks]

I hope for you it's only 5 - 10 dollars, that sucks that they have to hold it.

[FL3P]

when i bought my china and boom stand off ebay the guy used USPS and it cost me like 10 bucks extra...Fed Ex and UPS usually cost a bit more...thats why its a bitch to ship over the border

Those companies are also the most efficient at getting stuff across the border so it's sort of a trade off.

[KWG]

my dad got a golf club over ebay and there was 20$ duty charge:confused:

[bobby__johnny]

i payed $40 for a cymbal that i bought off of mass music because of brokerage...so yes. you will pay for this.

****ing UPS

[Half Life]

Bad deal man, but I guess you got to do what you got to do. Hopefully you can get your kit. I'm excited to see the pictures in the near future :thumb:

[Double Bass Jim]

i payed $40 for a cymbal that i bought off of mass music because of brokerage...so yes. you will pay for this.

****ing UPS
Good ole united package smashers.

[rockindrummer]

^ lol nice one jim.

I hope you get your kit man, this is exactly why I don't order stuff over the boarder. I expect some pics from you once you have it.

[RichHunt]

FedUp?

[Double Bass Jim]

Thats when FEDEX and UPS had a merger ^^

[Pauly]

Tough situation, luckily the guy was kind enough to inform you about it. It'd give you a heart attack if someone called you up and told you that you needed to pay them several hundred dollars worth of tax if you wanted your kit.

I bought a cymbal from the states and asked the guy to ship via USPS to Australia. Stuff is tax-free up to $1000 via USPS but only $250 by other shipping methods (like FedEx). So the guy went ahead and shipped it via FedEx, and declared a value of $270. So i was $20 over the limit, and a guy from an Indian call center informed me that I will be getting slapped with $80 worth of tax, which is extremely uncool :(

Customs aren't cool.

[RichHunt]

Post.

Piece of **** transport.

[FL3P]

Thats when FEDEX and UPS had a merger ^^

Hey I dont know how it is in the US but Canada Post owns 80% of Puralator here so you never know who is really handling your stuff.

[Panopticon]

really when shipping over the border, its a mystery...they dont check everything...they do random checks...and if they do check it..they charge you a certain percentage of what you paid total...

[FL3P]

yeah my company does parcel delivery for Canada Post and it's very random.

[Dunmore]

They charge tax on everything, just like when you bring stuff over the border yourself, I live in Windsor, the border with Detroit/Windor is the bussiest border crossing in the world, and they ding you if you have over 100$ per person in the car and don't declare it.

We get dinged big time for buying stuff from the states! Ive bought Wuhans
(400$ us) and they had 80$ can. tax and duties on them, and my elims from mass cost 50$ in taxes and such!

[FL3P]

I went to the US for a big shopping trip one time and told Canadian customs that I had spent about $400 and they just told me to go. Maybe the chick border guards are just nicer.