Might any of you good fellows have one of these for sale?

coincop · October 29, 2003 9:22AM

Coincopwife has expressed interest in having this fill a spot on her Christmas list.

1jester · October 29, 2003 9:25AM

OK, but what will you be buying coincophussy....

cosmicdebris · October 29, 2003 9:39AM

Still available at THE MINT for $61.18

Bruce · October 29, 2003 10:06AM

I have been interested in them, but cannot afford them right now nor do I want to pay the RCMs outrageous shipping.

coincop · October 29, 2003 10:21AM

Thanks for the link Bill. You suppose anyone on here would want to order a lot of them (I'm assuming this would save on shipping. I've never ordered anything from the Royal Mint) and then sell them from here?

nolimitz · October 29, 2003 12:01PM

I think if you order a "lot" there is potential taxes due to CDN? Not sure by my small orders have always included
a tax statement w/ 0.00 due

canadiancoinguy · October 29, 2003 4:25PM

Anyone in Canada w/o a GST registration # will have to pay 7% tax.

The only way one could save is for several US buyers to buy together, or find a dealer in Canada who'll do the paperwork reasonably. (Buy the coins with tax, then fill out invoice and statements showing they have been sold to buyers outside of Canada to claim back the tax)

1jester · October 29, 2003 4:49PM

Why should we have to pay sales or any other type of tax? Doesn't NAFTA have anything to do with freedom from duties?

Coincopwife obviously has great tastes! I like that coin too.

canadiancoinguy · October 29, 2003 6:02PM

? You don't. If the buyer is outside of Canada, they don't have to pay (Canadian) taxes.

To clarify the second scenario I gave:
(I'm going to use $100 since it's a nice round figure)

1. Dealer pays $107 ($100+7% tax) for coins
2.Dealer sells to American (or any address outside of Canada for that matter) for $103 ($100 for coin +$3 postage) +0% tax. (There's a difference between 0% tax and no tax)
3.Dealer claims back the $7 in tax he paid (difference in tax collected in sale, and tax paid as part of his expense to obtain said coin/item)

So at the end, the end buyer pays $100, and the dealer breaks even, as he gets back the tax he/she paid, and the $3 spent on postage and packaging.

1jester · October 29, 2003 7:54PM

The dealer doesn't exactly break even if you consider his time and effort spent on being tax collector for Big Brother. That's called an unfunded mandate; the government forces the businesses to do its dirty work for it.

For that matter, the "0%" tax rate is nefarious and dubious to say the least, and implies that people or businesses are in debt to whatever extent the governers decide, and that they should be happy that their burdon is zero (but that is subject to change at any moment, at the whim of the government).

But thanks for the clarification, CCC!

newbiecollector · October 29, 2003 8:06PM

I just checked the RCM and they are going for $79.95 Canadian. I could not find any information anywhere on the site about added taxes or shipping costs.
Sorry

SYRACUSIAN · October 29, 2003 8:30PM

That was an interesting point Jester.

coincop · November 1, 2003 7:09AM

Just ordered it. NO taxes. Regular ground shipping was about 13 bucks. Coincophussy will be happy!

1jester · November 1, 2003 7:23AM

Good news, coincop!!

coincop · November 1, 2003 8:32AM

Yes it is! Cause when coincopwench ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!

1jester · November 1, 2003 8:38AM

Well, you can tell Coincopbabe that Jester says she has a great hubby!

coincop · November 1, 2003 9:56AM

<< <i>Well, you can tell Coincopbabe that Jester says she has a great hubby!

>>

I can't tell her that. She might quit seeing me!

Might any of you good fellows have one of these for sale?

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