Supplier for RCE Yellow springs in Canada?

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Looking to get some RCEs before I install all my other suspension stuff, decided I don't want to go with the Sportlines. I have not found anyone local to Calgary that sells them and would prefer not to order out of the US as I always get raped.

Suggestions?

[7thgear]

have you tried asking RCE (racecomp enginereeing) who their Canadian distributors are, if any.. and if they will ship by USPS to reduce the duty cost?

you only get raped if you use UPS due to high brokarage fees, otherwise you wouldn't be savign that much money because you still pay tax.

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Originally Posted by 7thgear

have you tried asking RCE (racecomp enginereeing) who their Canadian distributors are, if any.. and if they will ship by USPS to reduce the duty cost?

you only get raped if you use UPS due to high brokarage fees, otherwise you wouldn't be savign that much money because you still pay tax.

I've been raped by UPS, USPS, Fedex and Purolator, basically anything coming from the US turns into a shit show.

My latest one was UPS sending me a bill for $300 COD 3 months after I received a package and they had already told me there was no COD. I refuse to use UPS again.

[7thgear]

UPS is a private firm... they overcharge for their brokerage.

USPS (united states postal service...) is akin to our Canada Post, their brokarage fee is a flat 10 dollars and they charge HST on the declared value of the product, if you are getting "raped" then you simply didn't plan for the tax.... which would pay regardless because the distributor has to carry it on to you.

furthermore, the retailer here in canada will still have to charge you more, because they had to get it from there, and that cost things, and they have a business to run, so unless we're talking items which are supplied en-mass to the canadian market, you're really not going to be finding an amazing deal up here.

[AlphaMotorsports.ca]

We can definitely help you with that!

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Originally Posted by 7thgear

UPS is a private firm... they overcharge for their brokerage.

USPS (united states postal service...) is akin to our Canada Post, their brokarage fee is a flat 10 dollars and they charge HST on the declared value of the product, if you are getting "raped" then you simply didn't plan for the tax.... which would pay regardless because the distributor has to carry it on to you.

furthermore, the retailer here in canada will still have to charge you more, because they had to get it from there, and that cost things, and they have a business to run, so unless we're talking items which are supplied en-mass to the canadian market, you're really not going to be finding an amazing deal up here.

I've found deals in Canada are still better than the US after I pay exchange rate, shipping, COD, tariffs etc, and I would rather know the full cost up front then get a surprise down the road.

[7thgear]

COD is cash on delivery, it simply means that the receiver pays costs associated with getting the package across the border....

exchange rates fluxuate.. buying now is more expensive than a year ago, this is a given....

tarrifs and tax rates can easily be looked up....

seriously dude, your "surprise" comes from not bothering to research the variables involved, this is hardly the system's fault.

i used to get all angry myself, until i just read up on it.. and it became pretty clear. One key thing is to talk to the vendor and ask them how they will label the products in their paperwork.. and just go off that.

if you've ever bought stuff from China or HK that gets the super low shipping fees, it's cuz they just mislabel stuff, buy a camera lens and they'll put "glass" on the packing slip... derp.

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Originally Posted by 7thgear

COD is cash on delivery, it simply means that the receiver pays costs associated with getting the package across the border....

exchange rates fluxuate.. buying now is more expensive than a year ago, this is a given....

tarrifs and tax rates can easily be looked up....

seriously dude, your "surprise" comes from not bothering to research the variables involved, this is hardly the system's fault.

No, my surprise comes from UPS lying to me, how can you tell someone when they pick up that there is no COD then send them a bill 3 months later, even worse when its on used parts that were made in the US and not shipped by a company.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by BRZZZZZZZZZZ

No, my surprise comes from UPS lying to me, how can you tell someone when they pick up that there is no COD then send them a bill 3 months later, even worse when its on used parts that were made in the US and not shipped by a company.

that's why you don't use UPS, which is what i said from the very beginning

ask for things to be shipped using USPS, or at the very least FedEx, or if shipping UPS ask for a copy of the packing slip and try your best to control the process.

sometimes mistakes happen at the shipper's side. They mis-label the packing slip which then causes all kinds of problems at the border.

Trust me... i ship a lot of stuff all over the globe at the company work at, sometimes the smallest things cause the biggest headache, paperwork is key.

i once had a package stuck in India customs for like 28 days cuz i wrote the wrong thing on a form, client was furious.

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Originally Posted by 7thgear

that's why you don't use UPS, which is what i said from the very beginning

ask for things to be shipped using USPS, or at the very least FedEx, or if shipping UPS ask for a copy of the packing slip and try your best to control the process.

sometimes mistakes happen at the shipper's side. They mis-label the packing slip which then causes all kinds of problems at the border.

Trust me... i ship a lot of stuff all over the globe at the company work at, sometimes the smallest things cause the biggest headache, paperwork is key.

Regardless I would prefer to stop buying from the US and support Canadian companies, even if it does cost a couple dollars more in the end. Generally my wait times for parts from Canada have been a lot shorter too.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by BRZZZZZZZZZZ

Regardless I would prefer to stop buying from the US and support Canadian companies, even if it does cost a couple dollars more in the end. Generally my wait times for parts from Canada have been a lot shorter too.

well that's a whole other mindset then (which i support as well)

[wparsons]

There's a place in BC that definitely carries them, email jason AT dalesmotorsport DOT com for info.

Either Andy or Myles (can't remember) mentioned to me that they were talking with Chris at http://www.tougetuning.com/ about possibly carrying their products as well, but there still nothing on the site. Might be worth shooting them (touge) an email about though.

[7thgear]

+1 for tougetuning (Ontario though)

JRP might also carry them.

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Originally Posted by wparsons

There's a place in BC that definitely carries them, email jason AT dalesmotorsport DOT com for info.

Either Andy or Myles (can't remember) mentioned to me that they were talking with Chris at http://www.tougetuning.com/ about possibly carrying their products as well, but there still nothing on the site. Might be worth shooting them (touge) an email about though.

Touge doesn't have them otherwise I would have gone through them, I have had success with their service in the past.

I will check out Dale's, I forgot they sponsor WSC as well.