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No it is NOT the exhange rate.

The exchange rate to American Dollars from Canadian Dollars is in the
range of a 14% premuim. That is, if, as a Canadian, I want $100
American, it will gnerally cost me about $114 Canadian.

So, if the sensor is $65 USD$, then the price should be no more than
$74.10 CDN$

However, the price is $95! That is approximately a 46% premium!

The problem appears to be that Canadian "wholesalers" are paying US
RETAIL prices, and then marking up to cover their operating costs -
resulting in the 46% jump in price.

If the Canadian Market had access to US WHOLESALE prices, then I would
expect to reasonably pay about $80 CDN for the sensor. So much for
"free trade". Oh yeah, right! "Free trade" under NAFTA only works if
you are the USA! I forgot, the minute NAFTA does not work in favour of
the USA, then they just dunp illegal duties on our products until we
agree to roll over and play dead! I digress.

Now it is also possible that Canadian Suppliers are simply gouging.
You never know.


On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:13:50 -0800, DeserTBoB >
wrote:

>On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:48:26 -0800, NewMan >
>wrote:
>
>>Yes, there is nothing like taxes to stifle the economy and suck the
>>$$$ right out of your wallet!
>>
>>I do believe the part price was about $95, then about $15 to $20 to
>>install, then both federal and provincial taxes...
>>
>>I generally find that the shift from USA to Canada and us$ to CDN$,
>>along with the need for local "wholesalers" to add their mark-up as
>>well usually results in what appears to be a 50% mark-up. So a $60 US$
>>part generally runs about $90 CDN$ <snip>
>
>Uh...that's called the "exchange rate.'
>
>I made a killing buying Canuckian dollars when Bush was letting the
>Chinese sink the dollar.

NewMan wrote:
> No it is NOT the exhange rate.
>
> The exchange rate to American Dollars from Canadian Dollars is in the
> range of a 14% premuim. That is, if, as a Canadian, I want $100
> American, it will gnerally cost me about $114 Canadian.
>
> So, if the sensor is $65 USD$, then the price should be no more than
> $74.10 CDN$

Rockauto show the Standard sensor at less than $40 US but there's
shipping on top of that. Fedex Economy into Southwestern Ontario about
doubles that price. Then we have to add GST, PST, OPP, RCMP, etc.....I
exaggerate

> The problem appears to be that Canadian "wholesalers" are paying US
> RETAIL prices, and then marking up to cover their operating costs -
> resulting in the 46% jump in price.

> So much for
> "free trade". Oh yeah, right! "Free trade" under NAFTA only works if
> you are the USA! I forgot, the minute NAFTA does not work in favour of
> the USA, then they just dunp illegal duties on our products until we
> agree to roll over and play dead! I digress.

You "wood"n't do that wood you?

On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:17:04 -0800, NewMan >
wrote:

>No it is NOT the exhange rate.
>
>The exchange rate to American Dollars from Canadian Dollars is in the
>range of a 14% premuim. That is, if, as a Canadian, I want $100
>American, it will gnerally cost me about $114 Canadian.
>
>So, if the sensor is $65 USD$, then the price should be no more than
>$74.10 CDN$ <snip>

Thanks for that...I hadn't realized that the C$ had stayed so buoyant
after I cashed out at C$1.10/US$1.00. I'd been used to 65¢ on the USD
for quite awhile, but Bush's bumbling regarding China sure fixed that!

On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:11:09 -0800, DeserTBoB >
wrote:

>On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:17:04 -0800, NewMan >
>wrote:
>
>>No it is NOT the exhange rate.
>>
>>The exchange rate to American Dollars from Canadian Dollars is in the
>>range of a 14% premuim. That is, if, as a Canadian, I want $100
>>American, it will gnerally cost me about $114 Canadian.
>>
>>So, if the sensor is $65 USD$, then the price should be no more than
>>$74.10 CDN$ <snip>
>
>Thanks for that...I hadn't realized that the C$ had stayed so buoyant
>after I cashed out at C$1.10/US$1.00. I'd been used to 65¢ on the USD
>for quite awhile, but Bush's bumbling regarding China sure fixed that!

Yeah, I remember the $0.65 days! Man that was harsh. I have friends in
the US, but it became cost prohibative to go for a visit. Taking such
a hit on our money was nuts.

LMAO!

On 1 Nov 2006 15:17:11 -0800, "cavedweller" >
wrote:

>
>NewMan wrote:
>> No it is NOT the exhange rate.
>>
>> The exchange rate to American Dollars from Canadian Dollars is in the
>> range of a 14% premuim. That is, if, as a Canadian, I want $100
>> American, it will gnerally cost me about $114 Canadian.
>>
>> So, if the sensor is $65 USD$, then the price should be no more than
>> $74.10 CDN$
>
>Rockauto show the Standard sensor at less than $40 US but there's
>shipping on top of that. Fedex Economy into Southwestern Ontario about
>doubles that price. Then we have to add GST, PST, OPP, RCMP, etc.....I
>exaggerate
>
>> The problem appears to be that Canadian "wholesalers" are paying US
>> RETAIL prices, and then marking up to cover their operating costs -
>> resulting in the 46% jump in price.
>
>> So much for
>> "free trade". Oh yeah, right! "Free trade" under NAFTA only works if
>> you are the USA! I forgot, the minute NAFTA does not work in favour of
>> the USA, then they just dunp illegal duties on our products until we
>> agree to roll over and play dead! I digress.
>
>You "wood"n't do that wood you?