Just a quick FYI. The folks at Canada Customs can be real jerks when they want to be.
I bought a pair of Reebok softball cleats last year on eBay. I got them for $25 USD.
I ended up paying $30 CDN in duties and taxes.
They they calculated taxes and duties on the $90 USD retail price. I called them about it and they said that many of the invoices are "fudged" so sometimes they go by the retail price. (This time it was my turn... Lucky me)
However,
Willow is right...
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also if you get them to stamp the box "replacement parts" then there are no taxs or brokerage fees at all
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I purchased a used EV-180 skimmer on eBay and the seller wrote "Defective Product Return" on the box. It was obvious that it had been used, so I got it tax free.
I guess you just have to take your chances. Calculate the price on the worse-case-scenario.