olie Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 For lovers of J-15's I see that L&M in Canada is discounting them at Can.$1600. Seems like a deal, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvi Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 seems good to me, COULD be n o s from as far back as 2014 if thats relevant, I snagged a j 29 for 17 in vic recently thats a great untouched example from 2014 - I say grab one if you like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 It's about time. They have silly high prices on a lot of their Gibson stock. I generally buy only used there, or else used privately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Add 90 bucks for customs if it's coming south of the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Add 90 bucks for customs if it's coming south of the border. Really? What a rip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Add 90 bucks for customs if it's coming south of the border. How can that be? It's a made in USA product being repatriated. You don't need a NAFTA certificate of origin in any case for a shipment from Canada to the US unless the value exceeds US $2500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Yeah, Nick. When I bought my new Guild M20, built in Oxnard Cali., the seller, Tundra Music in Toronto, had to certify made in USA, but there was a fixed customs surcharge as well, which I believe was a UPS thing. I seem to recall it would have not applied if the Canadian postal service was used. My memory's a little sketchy except for the 90 bucks that flew out of my wallet. It was 56th off the line from the first Oxnard batch. I sold it after 3 months because it sounded too much like my L0. How's that for an endorsement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Yeah, Nick. When I bought my new Guild M20, built in Oxnard Cali., the seller, Tundra Music in Toronto, had to certify made in USA, but there was a fixed customs surcharge as well, which I believe was a UPS thing. I seem to recall it would have not applied if the Canadian postal service was used. My memory's a little sketchy except for the 90 bucks that flew out of my wallet. It was 56th off the line from the first Oxnard batch. I sold it after 3 months because it sounded too much like my L0. How's that for an endorsement? So that would be a UPS charge, rather than a customs duty. It would appear that it would pay to shop around for a shipper in these cases. It sounds like UPS charged you to function as a customs broker, when it's possible none was needed. That's probably why shipping by Canada Post might have avoided the charge. I've found this with international shipments before, not necessarily between the US and Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Yep. Broker's fee is what they called it. Tundra was locked in UPS so I was stuck with it. It would have been nice if they warned me, but with a price of $1025 with free ship I still did OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Guitar Center lists the J-15 for $1350. $1600 CDN would be $1260 USD. Kind of funny, $1260 + $90 customs fee is $1350. So why go to all that trouble when I could get the same deal today at my local Guitar Center. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Guitar Center lists the J-15 for $1350. I forget.... Is that what they were 6 months ago? $1600 CDN would be $1260 USD. Seems like a tremendous price for a Gibson J-15! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 I forget.... Is that what they were 6 months ago? No idea, not interested in the J-15 myself. But I see Sweetwater is selling them for $1750 which is quite a difference. The Sweetwater J-15 is listed as a 2018 model, and looking again at Guitar Center, it appears to be a clearance sale on a 2016 model. $1750 seems like a lot of money for an "entry level" Gibson acoustic to me though. What year is the Canadian J-15 and what is the difference between 2016 and 2018 models? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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