Vinyl Me Please Anthology

So now that my Vanguard anthology price issue has been fixed by CS and it's well on its way: any Canadian anthology buyers know if I'll be eventually hit with customs or is that mostly European customers getting nailed?
 
For those keeping track, still 607 Cadet boxes in stock. Expecting that number to drop a bit in the next few days, but still a healthy amount.
 
I do think the price is high for this. 8 LPs for $350 is steep. I get that these are probably all VMP Classics equivalents, so I would say $250-299 would have been the sweet spot for this.
Plus shipping, plus possible duties for international customers. Interested in this but it's super-steep. Like well over $50 USD per record steep.
 
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It is definitely steep, but I pulled the trigger anyway.

It might be the only anthology I get. I've always talked myself out of it due to price, but I do regret missing out on a few of the anthologies and had a few hundred dollars in credit. There are titles in this set I was asking for on the old forum, fomo got the better of me.

I'm hoping the Impulse box is a year away or shit :)
 
I don't know if any Canadians are curious about duties on Anthologies, but Vanguard got hit with $52 in duties through CP.
Thankfully they didn't decide to complete shipping through DHL, UPS or FedEx, they're really scummy about duty fees.
Yeah I think it's about 13% for tax purposes if you don't get hit with the insane and criminal "brokerage fees" through the courier services.
 
Yeah I think it's about 13% for tax purposes if you don't get hit with the insane and criminal "brokerage fees" through the courier services.
FedEx is the worst as they'll just deliver your package then bill you later. I didn't even realize I got hit with about $75 on duties on two single orders from Acoustic Sounds until they sent a threatening letter telling me they were going to send my bill to collections unless I paid asap (I don't check the mail anymore since I get all my bills online and my mailbox is simply a vehicle for junk mail). DHL (and I believe UPS) send me the invoice at least to pay online before I receive the shipment.
 
Sad to hear. I think Cadet will be my last Anthology.
Yeah, I had a feeling I was going to since I'm getting hit with duties on EVERYTHING now coming from the US. It went from pretty rare to getting hit without fail. At least this one I was fully expecting. I think I've paid about $300 in duties in the past few months and I've been banned from ordering anything from the States for the rest of the year. Even if I didn't have this restriction it just isn't worth it anymore.
 
Is this a new anthology?
 
Is this a new anthology?
I don't know if I love Dolly enough to splurge on a box set, but that's awesome they're doing this.
 
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