The big problem is VAT...this is what slows the process up BIG TIME! I've done lots of deals with Canadian buyers, and always, they have to have me declare a value of $100 or less and state that the item is used and not for re-sale. This is true even on a $4000.00 amp I sent to Canada. If you can drive to the US as the others have said DO IT. The other option is, if the item is comming from far away in the US have it shipped to the US city nearest you, then go get it, ie Burlington VT if your comming from Montreal, or Bellingham if you're in Vancouver.
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