r/canadaguns • u/CanadaFootyFan • Jul 01 '26

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 Jul 01 '26

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/th3badwolf_1234 Jul 01 '26

COD goes way much more than this, has a very small fee and is bombproof protection.

Had a few interactions where COD triggered the other party, huge red flag.

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u/th3badwolf_1234 Jul 01 '26

That sounds like your local Post Office messed up terribly.