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Post by nicholas on Mar 23, 2021 8:08:03 GMT -7
Drop it on me. What do I need to be aware of. I've read horror stories about guitars being confiscated, or the purchaser being out the price of the guitar.
I'm considering buying a guitar from a Canadian seller on Reverb. He is a conssignment shop, so the guitar is owned by a customer of his. He says he has shipped to the US before, has lots of transactions and good feedback. I asked some questions and am waiting for more info from him. But until then...
How does customs work? Duties?
What paperwork does he need? It doesn't have Brazilian rosewood, which I think is what all the hub bub is about. But if a customs guy opens the box he ain't gonna know what it is, no less rosewood or Brazilian rosewood.
Anything else I should know?
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Mar 23, 2021 8:43:04 GMT -7
I can’t help you much, but they did relax the rosewood issue some time in 2020. Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2021 11:24:33 GMT -7
I think it's fairly straight forward...you could check with Canada Post or your local courier service for detail. I have only brought them into the country...which for the record is easy as pie.
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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Mar 23, 2021 17:52:22 GMT -7
I looked a little into this when I found a Tom Anderson T-style at a shop in Hamilton. I don't know all the rules, but I do know that it matters where the guitar was made (or is supposed to). I believe how it works is that you do not pay an import fee if the item is coming into the country it was made in. I don't know if that means it's totally duty free or not, but it does save on one of the bigger fees if it's USA made. I did find some forum stories where customs disputed that on some grounds and the person had to pay anyway or not get their guitar.
What ended up killing my sale (especially since I almost was just going to drive to Hamilton to pick it up) was Reverb was all messed up on brokering international sales. I had a huge chunk of Reverb Bucks when they were still paying out in those and they couldn't convert to Canadian Reverb Bucks. Go figure.
I still think about that Anderson. It had a bucker in the neck and a Strat style middle and a Tele bridge.
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