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02-07-2017, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 6,175
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Originally Posted by bicoid18
As much as I love collecting, it's really getting harder to be enthusiastic getting something new. It feels like we're getting nickled and dimed to death.
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I hear you. If you factor everything in, from price increases to the currency, to shipping and customs rates, Ebay's GSP scheme, etc, the same class of product (premium formats for example) now costs double what they cost just 3 years ago. It's ludicrous. It's the perfect storm of price increases.
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02-07-2017, 10:06 PM
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#82
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Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 337
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Bleeucchh!! Fedex just contacted me. My duties and taxes total $143.58...
Last purchase with Sideshow ladies and gents...
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02-07-2017, 10:13 PM
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#83
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Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Posts: 23,057
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Originally Posted by bicoid18
Did you ask SS to switch to UPS? I just got nailed another $151 CAD for Dark Phoenix. 
I can only imagine what it must be like getting 4 or 5 statues back to back due to delays. |
FedEx only. I NEVER ship through UPS through USA. It's a scam company which I took them to BBB to get half my fees back.
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02-07-2017, 10:22 PM
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#84
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Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Vancouver, Canada (ex-pat UK - Birmingham & Scotland!)
Posts: 1,968
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Originally Posted by COI
I hear you. If you factor everything in, from price increases to the currency, to shipping and customs rates, Ebay's GSP scheme, etc, the same class of product (premium formats for example) now costs double what they cost just 3 years ago. It's ludicrous. It's the perfect storm of price increases.
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Originally Posted by novaraven
Bleeucchh!! Fedex just contacted me. My duties and taxes total $143.58...
Last purchase with Sideshow ladies and gents...
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I hear you - and am with you.
I stopped buying from anyone on eBay that uses the GSP because items were not worth the extra money.
Over the last year, I passed on over 6k's worth of collectibles from Sideshow & BBTS that I WOULD have bought if they were more reasonably priced and the exchange rate didn't suck so much.
The question has ALWAYS been the same - do I like this enough to pay the total price it will cost me?
Due to the factors mentioned above, I'll be buying less and less going forward.
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02-07-2017, 10:36 PM
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#85
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 6,175
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Originally Posted by HeavyMetalSpike
I hear you - and am with you.
I stopped buying from anyone on eBay that uses the GSP because items were not worth the extra money.
Over the last year, I passed on over 6k's worth of collectibles from Sideshow & BBTS that I WOULD have bought if they were more reasonably priced and the exchange rate didn't suck so much.
The question has ALWAYS been the same - do I like this enough to pay the total price it will cost me?
Due to the factors mentioned above, I'll be buying less and less going forward.
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That's it. I ask myself the same thing these days too, and the answer is no most of the time.
Something's gotta give. Either prices have to level out, or the currency has to rebound a little, otherwise I'll be buying a couple of pieces a year at most, whereas I used to get 15-20.
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02-07-2017, 10:46 PM
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#86
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Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 337
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Originally Posted by novaraven
Bleeucchh!! Fedex just contacted me. My duties and taxes total $143.58...
Last purchase with Sideshow ladies and gents...
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Actually wanted to add to my post some other info:
1. Located in Toronto
2. Dark Phoenix EX ordered
Statue was worth paying the exorbitant amount for duties and fees as I LOVE how it turned out.
Going forward - I'm going to be super SUPER picky if I decide to buy from Sideshow again, if EVER.
That is all..
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02-07-2017, 10:54 PM
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#87
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Artificial Intelligence usually beats real stupidity.
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 369
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I can't argue any of this on the customs, duties, taxes, handling fee fiasco!
But I got a piece from Tsume today, $0 at the door. Nice.
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02-07-2017, 11:00 PM
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#88
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Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 644
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Originally Posted by NosferatuOMeGa
I can't argue any of this on the customs, duties, taxes, handling fee fiasco!
But I got a piece from Tsume today, $0 at the door. Nice.
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Killer Bee? Congrats!
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02-07-2017, 11:34 PM
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#89
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Green Lantern Corps
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Earth
Posts: 5,706
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All these increases just as Sideshow was starting to get good again. Average PF is gonna run about $1k a pop now? ----in' brutal.
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02-07-2017, 11:49 PM
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#90
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Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Vancouver, Canada (ex-pat UK - Birmingham & Scotland!)
Posts: 1,968
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Here's the ONLY piece I have remaining on pre-order from Sideshow (and I would NOT have paid full price - halved the cost with reward points etc.)
Sideshow 1:2 scale LSB Wolf Predator bust
- Sideshow price = $650 USD
- CDN conversion rate 1.34 = $871 CAD
- BC GST adds 12% to $871 = +$105 CAD
- New import duty adds 6.5% to $871 = +$57 CAD
- Shipping guessed at $80 USD x 1.34 = +$107 CAD
Total cost of $1140 CAD !!!!!
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