Digital BW, The Print

On 2/7/05 8:13 PM, "Michael Hung" sent the following verbage:

> 
> 
> Where are you in Canada? In Toronto, there is a very low profile Epson
> dealer (Hint: On Carlaw) that sells papers, supplies, Epson printers,
> at much better price than the two big names. I heard that they might
> be going to carry HRag the last time I was there but I am not sure.
> 
> Otherwise, the Camera store and I just found out Vistek sells Moab.

Watch their Epson paper prices... For some papers it's cheaper to bring them
in from the states... Applies to UC carts for the 2200 as well, 8.90US vs
19.95Cdn.  For the 220ml inks for 4000's and up, prices here are similar to
stateside.


> 
> Anyway, you don't pay duty shopping cross border.

Well I seem to, on everything from paper and inks, to scanner parts.

> I have done it
> before. Just don't ship UPS ground (expect to pay major custom agent
> fee). Ship with US postal service. You just need to pay GST.

I just paid a 37.00 brokerage fee for a 128.00 item. Plus duty and GST. US
postal service charged me brokerage fee, duty and tax on an express shipment
from Colorado, the overnight express took 7 days. USPS uses fed-ex for their
express shipments, the sender didn't know at the time. The shipment was
exposed neg's ... Make sense? There are no set rules it seems to me. You are
also at the mercy of the particular customs official that checks your
package.
Carolyn