[ICOM] Wanted US dealers who ship to Canada

[Graham Shortreed]

One thing you must make sure of Hart is who covers the warranty, should any 
problems arise.  I know of a fellow who purchased a radio out of the U.S.A., 
saved himself a couple of bucks, but when he had a problem, he had to send 
the radio back to the States to have it fixed. He paid Canadian dollars for 
the freight down, and then had to pay for the freight back in U.S.dollars. 
Then the big surprise, customs charged him G.S.T., and here in B.C., the PST 
for the services done.  The invoice showed the labour hours, and parts used, 
and although the invoice clearly stated no charge, the Customs folks got 
their piece of the pie.  Do what I did when I purchased my new radio.  I 
went to the dealer and told him that the radio could be purchased in the 
U.S. for less money and could he be competative.  He was.
Check everything out before you spend the buck.
de..Graham..VE7ABC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirby Nesbitt" <knesbitt at nucleus.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Wanted US dealers who ship to Canada


> Hart,
> many U.S. dealers will ship to Canada. I use Gigaparts and Burghardt's. 
> Both offer excellent prices and service. The Cdn dealers have ceased being 
> competitive even at exchange rates well below todays posted rate. As for 
> duty, there is none, simply GST (which you'll pat none the less).
>
> Good luck!
>
> Kirb,  VE6IV
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> Hart Engel wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of a icom dealer in the US that would ship to canada?[ 
>> please include website address] Our Canadian dollar is at a 11 year high 
>> [1.26 US] and it might be worth my while to buy south than pay 2g's for 
>> the same radio here.
>>
>> Thanks Hart
>>
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