All costs are covered apart from the shipping the completed graded cards from VIC to your address. The only other cost you may pay is upcharges. I have never been charged any tax.Getting upcharged by PSA is a good thing. It means you've done well.
So does Laine cover the FEDEX costs? I'd love to know. I've just had someone say that they get taxed by FEDEX every time they sub. If that is the case fair enough but as mentioned I never had this happen with my first five subs despite declaring up to 5K and now it's twice in a row. Once with SGC and now PSA. Do these brokers put you on a list and target you every time? Someone on here said they have never been taxed by FEDEX and have done many subs. I don't get it.
Yes it seems that I got lucky for the first 5 rather than unlucky for the last two.I think you should probably be happy you were not taxed on the first submissions rather than angry you were on the last two.
I don't know the specific Australian importation tax laws and thresholds but if it is any thing like New Zealand then you should be paying tax and customs fees on any item over a certain value (and $5000 will be wayyyyy over).
You can argue you aren't really "importing" the cards as they were yours to begin with. I have no idea how that would hold up leagally or if you should only pay on say any value-added through the grading. However, as it currently stands FedEx doesn't know (or care) about any of that. All the information they have is that you are receiving items worth $5000 from an overseas company so they charge you accordingly.
(Again, I do not know, or care, about the specifics of Australian import laws, so don't hammer me if some of the details are wrong. However, this will be the broad strokes of what is happening.)
To get around it you would need to declare at a low value but insure (if you want insurance) through a third party. Probably most easily done by using a US freight forwarder like Shipmycards.
I've seen a few of your cards. They are bangers.Laine is great.
I never get upcharged because my cards are always graded s*** by PSA and my cards are junk
I've seen a few of your cards. They are bangers.
You'll get one soon enough.Still chasing that elusive 10
That's if March 2021 ever returns to meYou'll get one soon enough.
Give him a try. Puts the mind at easeIf I ever do another sub I'll give Laine a try. I've only heard good things about him. I used to love doing the subs myself but wondering what fedex will charge at the backend is not a great feeling.
That's interesting. My sub was from April 2021. Got in just before they closed their doors. However, I did pay the new price ($25 per) which added another $330 to the overall bill. I had 33 cards myself ( 11x10's and 22 x9's).That's if March 2021 ever returns to me
33 Chances
We're in the same block i thinkI'm in the March/April too with TheHobby - about 10-15 cards
We're in the same block i think
500M-1 and 500UM-1
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