purchasing online question
 

what things should I expect when buying things online

list anything you know, im knew to this.

taking one week plus for shipping and large shipping prices, especially true for canadians, u need a credit card and thats about all u need to start right up

credit card? some people on here said u can use your debit card aswell

it depends how whatever company you are buying things from wants u to pay, the main way is credit card also debit and money orders if u feel like waiting longer.

if u get a pay pal account u can link it to ur debit card and transfer funds through that. luckily most all people that sell things online accept paypal, ebay mostly.

Sometimes check out the best buyers bureau if your shady on the place youre buying from. it will give you feedback on how reliable/trustworthy the site/business is.

as loing as your card has the numbers on the front xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx and an exp date, and a logo (visa, mastercard, etc.) then your good to go. make sure you order from good companies, but most are based in the us, so you will have to pay a lot of shipping. i work for an online store, and we have a store in canada and the us. but we ship things internationally to other countries all the time. it gets EXPENSIVE. so just beware aobut that. anything else?

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and what's this I hear about 'customs', I have to pay that ontop of shipping.

and what if Im buying things that are IN Canada, do I still have to pay for shipping? if I do, will it be much?

it really depends on the size / weight of whatever u buy.

i have never had to pay customs that i know of.

ok. say someone wants to receive payment within 3 days, is it a good idea to use debit? since it doesnt transac fast enough

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Shipping costs depends on the company. there isn't a law that says if somehting is shipped within the same country, its free, aslthough that would be nice.

if you buy from amazon.ca and order over $39, shipping is free.

if you buy from ebay say a DVD shipping will cost between $3-8 for one dvd. it really depends on the seller.

Most stuff you won't have to pay customs on. I'm not sure how they decide what you have to pay customs on and what you don't. DVD's and shit like that from the states I don't think i've paid customs, however, i ordered a shitr once and i had to.

what are you paying through. or dont u know

cause pay pal takes 8 days to get money from ur account to the other persons account since ur in canada.

unless u have money in ur pay pal account then it will prolly take only 3

[quote="Infernal_":95813]what are you paying through. or dont u know

cause pay pal takes 8 days to get money from ur account to the other persons account since ur in canada.

unless u have money in ur pay pal account then it will prolly take only 3[/quote:95813]

im using paypal and I have my debit bank accoutn set up to it.

do u have money in ur pay pal account yet or is it at $0?

[quote="Infernal_":80d0f]do u have money in ur pay pal account yet or is it at $0?[/quote:80d0f]

at $0

[quote=Bucknub]at $0[/quote:ef63f]

then it will take up to 8 days to get money from ur debit to the other dudes account (below)


Transfer Funds From a Bank Account in Canada

6-8 Business Days