The Canadians that visit the site


It would be helpful to know who else lives in the Great White North, certainly make buying/selling/trading gear a little easier without worrying about our good friends at Canadian customs trying to take more hard earned money from us. I'm in Montreal, email addy is jefflo@istar.ca
jeffloistarca
I live in Edmonton, AB. Have bought and sold via this site. You can occasionally find worthwhile deals for buying (once you take customs fees/gst into account). I almost never ship by UPS/FEDEX ground (they charge astronomical "processing" fees.
Hello from Regina, Saskatchewan. Though I haven't bought anything from this site, I have made some inquiries, and found that even with ads saying "ship only to the USA", many sellers are willing to ship to Canada if asked.
Is it possible to buy audio equipment made in Canada for much less than here in the States? Specifically, I see Bryston 4B-ST's available on the web for about $1800 U.S. I've yet to find a website in Canada that lists the prices at all. I'll be skiing at Blue Mountain this winter and was thinking that maybe I could save a few loonies by purchasing while I'm there. Any store recomendations? Thanks-
Not sure about all products originating in Canada but I would guess after converting your US money into Canadian dollars (currently in the crapper) you would come out ahead. As far as Bryston goes they discourage Canadian dealers to ship cross-border. Now if you were to walk through the door of a Canadian Bryston dealer I'm sure they would make it worth your while without hesitation. Where abouts is "Blue Mountain???
Firstly - Not to slag the local scene, or your ski plans (I too snow-board or two-plank at 'Blue') ...But Blue Mountain Ain't even a mountain, more of a large hill. FYI Blue Mountain is in Southern Ontario, about 1 & 3/4 hours from Toronto proper. It's at the edge of South-Western Georgian Bay. Its a nice little condominium strewn winter playground for those who want to partake in snow sports, but can't get out to Quebec, British Columbia (Whistler Black Comb) or Stateside for the weekend.

As for the Bryston dealers etc., you'll find that greenbacks are very popular anywhere in Canada – But you'll find better audio deals in Western Canada. There's a real protectionist mentality in THIS country. Too bad the government’s selling the people out anyway - and cheaply I might add.

...At any rate you might find a deal, but its not going to be that great because you'll have to find a way around the GST. You could pay here and have it shipped state-side, but the dealer will have already paid Goods and Services Tax (to Bryston) and won't be willing to do the paperwork to recoup it - you'd have to chase the CDN Govt. for it (that's 7% bro!) So... looking closer to home might be better. I purchase most of my stuff when I'm in Ohio - whether local sales or not.

Good luck,
Mike