Long story short, I bought a bunch of Super Famicom games on eBay (52 games total), from Japan.
The subtotal was $137.83USD. No big deal.
Then shipping was tacked on; make the total $258.83USD. (~290CAD)
Again, as expected.
NOW, Canada Post brings me the bill: an additional $139.56CAD for my purchase, thanks to import taxes/duty from customs.
Like, what? That's nearly as much as I paid for the items.
I was definitely expecting some customs fees, but not this much.
So, my question is: how on earth is this fee calculated?
My best guess is the large volume of games boosted the price, but I honestly don't know.
They wouldn't even take debit, so I couldn't even get my games today, and I'll have to go and pick them up tomorrow, and pay this massive bill.
I ordered two Wii U Pro controllers from Play-Asia a couple months ago, and their customs bill only totaled $20...
The subtotal was $137.83USD. No big deal.
Then shipping was tacked on; make the total $258.83USD. (~290CAD)
Again, as expected.
NOW, Canada Post brings me the bill: an additional $139.56CAD for my purchase, thanks to import taxes/duty from customs.
Like, what? That's nearly as much as I paid for the items.
I was definitely expecting some customs fees, but not this much.
So, my question is: how on earth is this fee calculated?
My best guess is the large volume of games boosted the price, but I honestly don't know.
They wouldn't even take debit, so I couldn't even get my games today, and I'll have to go and pick them up tomorrow, and pay this massive bill.
I ordered two Wii U Pro controllers from Play-Asia a couple months ago, and their customs bill only totaled $20...