r/canadaguns • u/CanadaFootyFan • 23d ago

Misc Gunpost - long distance payments

I am curious what the standard expectation is when selling an item on GP to a buyer in another part of Canada. E-transfer is the default where a buyer is trusted, and I know that the GP rating/reputation mechanism provides some assurance - but I am curious if that is the normal expectation for a distance transaction or if some people use Paypal (and if so, if “goods and services” is the normal expectation or if folks use “friends and family”). Thanks

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u/pr0cyn1c 23d ago

depending on how much the item is valued, you can get CanPost to COD. I've done this in the past.
i think $999.99 is max value they will collect as a private sale (aka not a business)

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u/CanadaFootyFan 23d ago

Thanks. Old school approach. Don’t think I have ever used COD but it is an option.

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u/GinnAdvent 23d ago

Yes, I did CP COD before as well.

The rifle was 1300 include shipping, so I ask the seller to do COD to the max and I entransfer him 300 dollars.

Just make sure the address is accurate, because the postie read the address incorrectly and it went back to the seller the 1st time, and he had to ship it out again with his money.