American site where Canadians can buy from

Xeno

Yeah, Christmas is soon upon us and I am Canadian and I want to take advantage of the low American prices and the higher Canadian dollar.

Unfortunately, Amazon is a bust as they only ship to America. Ebay is useless since they charge shipping and that negates the whole point. I'm specifically looking for game systems. PS3's, 360's, maybe some computer hardware like CPU's, etc.

Newegg was supposed to start shipping to Canada, but that looks like it fell through.

Is there some secret website that I'm missing here, or is it too good to be true unless I physically drive down to America?

Ruckus

Xeno wrote: »

Yeah, Christmas is soon upon us and I am Canadian and I want to take advantage of the low American prices and the higher Canadian dollar.

Unfortunately, Amazon is a bust as they only ship to America. Ebay is useless since they charge shipping and that negates the whole point. I'm specifically looking for game systems. PS3's, 360's, maybe some computer hardware like CPU's, etc.

Newegg was supposed to start shipping to Canada, but that looks like it fell through.

Is there some secret website that I'm missing here, or is it too good to be true unless I physically drive down to America?

Somebody else will have to list online sources that ship to Canada, but a warning, stores pick their own exchange rates, they don't have to honour the current bank rate, so if you buy from a US store, you'll either have to use your Credit Card and eat the conversion fee that your Card charges, or if you physically go to the US to buy some stuff, convert your cash before you go.

Nova_C

If you work for a company that does a lot of business in the States, ask if they use a freight forwarding company and if they do, if you can use it. Sometimes it's cheaper (Not always), but it allows you an American shipping address for companies that won't accept Canadian addresses.

If you do do this, though, make sure you add the freight forwarding company as a verified ship-to address on your credit card. Also, some companies won't accept Canadian billing addresses at all, so it's not going to work everywhere.

kevbot

You can buy some things from Amazon.com and have them shipped to Canada (books, DVDs), but like you said, no electronics.

If you do find a place that'll ship to Canada, make sure they use USPS and not UPS or DHL... their customs and brokerage fees are criminal...

Everywhereasign

I've looked into the same thing. After long and hard calculating I worked out the savings on a few items I was thinking of buying. On a $600 item, with shipping etc. I would be saving less then $30. For me, that wasn't worth it when I can walk to a store and have it in hand in less then 1/2 an hour, and I have a place to return it to should it get fucked up.

DVD's and Games aren't pricey enough to make it worth my while to get it in the US on the net. With shipping and even USPS border fees, it works out to be about the same price, or one or two dollars cheaper. My credit card company, although charging at the current exchange rate, charges me their own fee too. Unless I can't get it in Canada, I buy here, or road trip.

If you know someone who lives in the US and comes back to Canada for a visit during the holidays, you can save big money on things that would otherwise cost you. Like PA, or ThinkGeek swag.