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They are so hard to come by.
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09-15-2023 07:54 AM
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No but I’m in the US and selling a blonde one: 2014.
Maybe you can bug our friend Hammertone to help you get it across the border?
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Yeah, I don't want to pay import tax on it. Reverb prices for L5's are all over the map:
Gibson L-5 CES 1986 - 1992 | Reverb Canada
(scroll down for historical data on actual sales)
Gibson Custom Shop L-5 CES | Reverb Canada
My budget 10000 - 12000 CAD (7000-9000 USD). This seems not unrealistic based on what I see on reverb.
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It just occurred to me the there is a "For Sale" section on the forum. This thread probably should've been posted there.
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Originally Posted by pcjazz
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
Musical instruments (and other goods) manufactured in the United States, Canada and Mexico cross the borders of these countries without any import taxes, tariffs or duties. Sales or value-added taxes may be charged (for the most part, one pays HST for goods brought into Canada, just as one pays HST for goods purchased within Canada), but that's not an import tax. Depending on how goods are shipped, freight companies like FedEx and UPS charge "brokerage fees" for handling customs brokerage paperwork, separately from the shipping cost. These are not taxes.
One can do the customs clearance paperwork oneself, avoiding these fees. One can ship via the US Postal Service into Canada, which has no brokerage fees. One can have goods shipped to a drop-off/pickup location in the US near the Canada-US border, drive over the border, pick them up oneself, and incur no import taxes or fees other that the HST.
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
Buying from a Canadian seller is still preferable to me than having to drive to the border and do the paperwork. Does reverb add HST/GST to items bought from Canadian sellers or does it depend on the seller? But alternatively you are saying that if I ask a US seller to ship via USPS I won't be charged brokerage fees and I won't be charged HST twice (ie Reverb or the seller won't charge their sales tax on international shipment)?
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There is a recent discussion about this on a Canadian forum. Looks like people had different experiences when buying from US sellers:
Reverb charges tax now, so what about customs? | The Canadian Guitar ForumLast edited by Tal_175; 10-03-2023 at 04:37 PM.
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Originally Posted by omphalopsychos
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I shipped 2 from US into BC and paid GST/HST only. That was using US Postal.
Last one came in through UPS. Mostly sales tax only. $26 Can brokerage on a $5.5K US guitar. Pffft...
UPS used to play the brokerage game a lot harder back when I was bringing in photo gear 10 to 15 years ago. I started avoiding them, and it was back to sales tax only. B&H had a special Canadian thing with Purolator.
I hope you find one you like Tal, and I hope it all goes as smoothly for you as it has for me so far.
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contact The Twelfth Fret, they might have one that's not listed on their site.
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Originally Posted by street
One time I went to the store to reduce the price of a guitar I had on consignment as I assumed it was still in the store, they told me that they sold it 6 months ago and gave me the check. I thought they would call or email to notify me after they sold my guitar. But I guess customers are expected to call the store regularly to check the status of the sale.
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They seem to post more on Instagram
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Originally Posted by RyanM
Don't get me wrong. I've been buying and selling guitars via the Twelfth fret for years and I'll continue to do so. Their knowledge and integrity is top notch.
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Not sure if you found an L5CES in Canada yet. There was a very nice one for sale on Kijiji a year or so ago, but the ad eventually disappeared. Today, I noticed an ad for a blonde 1990 L5CES that appears to be the same guitar, or one just like it. Gibson L-5 CES | Guitars | Oakville / Halton Region | Kijiji
I think this is a different seller than the previous ad, so it would be prudent to do some due diligence.
Keith
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Originally Posted by floatingpickup
1989 Gibson L-5CES
The one I got is from the same era as the blonde one but it's sunburst which is my personal preference. Joe said that it only had one owner and it seemed like it was barely used. The price was very good (similarly priced as the one in the ad) so I jumped on it even though it was an US ad.
I should've perhaps contacted omphalopsychos also since I ended up getting a guitar from US but I'm pretty sure his guitar would have been more expensive since it's a much newer model.Last edited by Tal_175; 10-19-2023 at 08:05 PM.
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Originally Posted by floatingpickup
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so you own it, are brokering a deal for $, just doing it to be helpful or?
just curious......
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
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