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« Reply #20 on: March 26, 2018, 02:56:27 pm »

Joey,

Definitely counting my blessings after hearing that story! What a shame. Spoons are replaceable.. 100k bottles are not.. that makes my heart ache!

Tom,

The reason I include 'antique' is because a lot of countries don't put import duties antique items (Canada included) or they have their own duty laws regarding antiques. In Canada though, importing antique items are duty free as their trade do not pose competition to the Canadian economy. Yes, I am very reluctant to import from auction houses because of all the hidden fees, you probably could have found a similar item from a local dealer for the same price after adding it all up! I wish we had more local antique auctions in Vancouver. So far only one decent one but all these Asian antiques are mostly modern knock-offs, rarely any snuff bottles, let alone genuine/old/good condition ones  Undecided.

~Daniel
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