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Why they did this? https://www.centuryinitiative.ca/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_Initiative ^^^^^ This is why. The Century Initiative. It is a lobby group for rich people. The McKinsey consulting firm (who gives advice to billionaires on how to make more money) is dictating...

Many stay in closed malls and office buildings. There are always some hiding inside because some of these buildings are like mazes and are never fully locked. And of course there are the homeless shelters.

Ahh good point. I never thought of that. You are right in that case. Shipping within the US I noticed is cheap. But my query was more about hidden costs, brokerage fees and duties. I heard with DHL and UPS those fees can be hefty as much as $30. The shipping cost although high is at least fix...

I tried. Most will not because EIS is to make it easy for buyers. They just have to ship it to the hub and ebay takes care of customs forms and all other things and sends it to the buyer. Plus if anything goes wrong like a lost package then it falls on ebay, it is no longer the seller's...

Exactly. I am looking for antique pre-WW2 items. Unfortunately Canada is barren for that, mostly buy on Kijiji or Marketplace but most of the sellers are in Ontario.

Shipping rates on Ebay are already so high, using this service means an additional cost. I am not sure how this helps. The item still has to cross the border so the potential for brokerage fees and duties plus it is an additional cost for this service.

No. Never heard of that.

So far all the things I ordered have been under $20 CAD, so I have been charged any duties or brokerage fees. There is one item I want but it is $25 CAD, I cannot find this anywhere from Canadian vendors. Canada just sucks for vintage or unique items. Very few US sellers ship direct using USPS...

Good point. How many posts we read on this board about some guy showing up threatening the client with something bad if he did not leave? For sure there is a power imbalance in the SP favor. The guys that are there for protection we got no clue what they are capable off, these are not nice...

That is totally false. The game changed with BIll C-36, it handed all the power to the SPs. One of the reasons scams exploded on Leolist types of sites and the girls know this. She can scam and get away with it. They demand payment upfront, once she gets the money there is nothing a client can...