Tom.F.1

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UPS's brokerage charge has gone up to 50 bux, plus GST. Plus the exchange on the canadian to US. Really not worth it to buy online from the US.
I just bought 2 Kicker 07CVR15.4. $119.95 each sounded good. plus $69 shipping.
$309 US cost me $375 canadian, $15 to send the money order. $95 broker & GST. Total $485.
From my local kicker dealer, $311 each, plus tax. Total $702. Oops, I saved $215 bux.
spent 215 on wood, glue, paint, sandpaper, hardware, terminals, polyfil, grillcloth and wire.

Kickinitoldfool

Those subs can be had in Canada for around $250-260 if you hit the right dealer at the right time.

AAAAAAA

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TOMF1, if possible ask for USPS shipping, it is a bit more expensive but you save on brokerage.

A site like sonicelectronix has good prices and lots of product, I have baught many times from there as well as partsexpress, however if you look around there are deals to be had here in Canada. My last 3 purchases have been here and I ended up with a better price then online. Well one was a canadian online purchase.

Tom.F.1

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Even if I got a really great deal, (which could only be had as part of a large package), $250 each plus tax is $565. $80 bux more than I paid!!

I have nothing against local shops, I would rather buy local and in person. But the canadian shops are being screwed by the importers and distributors.
Kicker products in Canada are bought from the US, even though they are made in China.

Sorry for the rant, I think we've been through all these discussions before.

sirux

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I emailed all the local retailers and they gave me a price $250 more than online.. and thats without tax.

Kickinitoldfool

No No totally understand what you are saying and in some respects its the distributor it self. As soon as they know they have a great brand and lock it in for Canada they put so much mark up on it. At the end of the day they are screwing themselves for long term growth.

Kickinitoldfool

Is that before you pay shipping and brokerage and duties? If so even if it turned out to be $100-150 more to buy here. Well worth it! If you have a amp worth some money and you get a solid warranty and help from a local shop that is the money well spent IMO.


And AAAAAAA was right brokerage through USPS is only $5, if you do order US get USPS for shipping.

jonesbrooklyn

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USPS sucks. Things go missing very quickly. It's the same as canada post.

AAAAAAA

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^ The trick, especially when buying "exotic" or rare used stuff, is to ask the seller to put the item description as "used electronics" and not something like car amplifier or Zapco C2K hehehe.

MR2NR

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I ship Canada Post all the time, I always ship insured and signature required. I have had one item go missing and the proof of delivery is what saved the day. For the products I ship, Canada Post works great and I am sure that the people on the forum who have done business with me will agree.

For those of you who are purchasing in the US and don't value what the CDN market has to offer for support, why not ask the US guy that took your money for help when you are having problems instead of coming to a site and taking information...... I might not be able to sell products to everyone and to the OP, I will not sell to you even if I had what you are looking for at the best price on the planet until you answer the questions I asked (otherwise there is no guarantee that I have done my job properly). I help many more people on a everyday basis and have for years. I guess there are those of you out there who place absolutely no value at all in what the CDN marketplace has to offer you. Try us, some of us are here to work with you, not against you and explain things to you so that you can learn from it as well.