So my HUO LOTR made it's made it's way from the lower USA to the Canadian border.  My broker took care of all paperwork and everything went smoothly.  Arrived to Canada yesterday after only 6 days since my order!!!

Then when I call to go and pick up at the warehouse I find out that Canadian Customs marked my shipment documents as requiring and inspection.  No one can tell me why -  Just random bullshit, I guess.

However, now my shipping company needs to ship to Canadian Customs warehouse.  Canadian Customs will keep for a day, unbox, unwrap, inspect and probably mess something up.  Then they rebox, re-pallet and mess more things up.  Then my shipping company picks up again and brings back to their warehouse for me to gather up the pieces...

That sounds like a pain in the a** and many potential problems with everyone pointing fingers at everyone else.  However - Canadian Customs also charges me an inspection fee for this service!!!  Could be $100 or more.

OUCH!!!  Not sure if anyone else has gone through this but I am concerned and upset about this process so thought I would share my fun.

Bah!  They just want to play it...   Can you be present while they inspect it?  While you're there, ask them why they took my beef jerky.

Quoted from sinpin

That sounds like a pain in the a** and many potential problems with everyone pointing fingers at everyone else.  However - Canadian Customs also charges me an inspection fee for this service!!!  Could be $100 or more

Unbelievable! They charge for a random inspection? Gotta love the Government.

Sorry to hear about you situation. If it was me, I would call and ask if I can be present when they open it. Given it is a collectible, I think it is fair to say you are concerned they won't take proper care of it during the inspection. Of course, word it better than that.

Another reason to only buy games that you can drive and pick up even if the drive involves hours.

Good luck!
Duane

Quoted from sinpin

However - Canadian Customs also charges me an inspection fee for this service!!!  Could be $100 or more.

And your shipping company will charge you as well for the extra work

I figured this could happen, so I elected to pick mine up on teh US side of the boarder and bring it across myself.  I'll let everyone know how that works out.

Hope your Customs inspection doesn't cause too much pain!

good luck.

Quoted from TGlover

I figured this could happen, so I elected to pick mine up on teh US side of the boarder and bring it across myself.  I'll let everyone know how that works out.

Hope your Customs inspection doesn't cause too much pain!

good luck.

Let us know how much you get nailed for at the border, I'm curious.  They got me for $75 with my JP.. which wasn't too bad.

Quoted from TGlover

I figured this could happen, so I elected to pick mine up on teh US side of the boarder and bring it across myself.  I'll let everyone know how that works out.

Hope your Customs inspection doesn't cause too much pain!

good luck.

If at all possible your (Terrence's) method is the better way to go, you won't get hit for the extra charges by the shipper and you are present (at the border in case they want to give the machine the once over) .. just pick the right border crossing (I wouldn't go through Lewiston)  

Quoted from SquidVicious

If at all possible your (Terrence's) method is the better way to go, you won't get hit for the extra charges by the shipper and you are present (at the border in case they want to give the machine the once over) .. just pick the right border crossing (I wouldn't go through Lewiston)  

I got nailed crossing the rainbow, comming back with my IJ and BK so it can happen just as easy on any bridge, it depends on the officer more then anything.  

Fort Erie seems to be the most laid back one.  

Quoted from machine.slave

Let us know how much you get nailed for at the border, I'm curious.  They got me for $75 with my JP.. which wasn't too bad.

You didn't pay tax? Should have been more than that just based on tax.

wow.  customs agents at work.  
  they don't even come to the company to check it all out.  bring it to them for that work to be done.  
    thats the way you to catch the real crimals.

Quoted from TwilightZone

You didn't pay tax? Should have been more than that just based on tax.

well... not when your receipt says you only paid $650 for a "parts machine"  

I haven't had that happen but I've only had pins shipped from the US twice.  But it is sorta random and it sucks when it does.  Hopefully, there won't be any damage as a result.  If it wasn't for bad luck, you wouldn't have luck at all, it seems!