XFX RMA

[Bobobear]

first off, i like to say this is my first post and i'm very happy to find an canadian pc forum on par with ocn. my question is, when sending and receiving the RMAed part to and back from XFX will it be likely i will get hit with broker fee/ duty etc.

i just sent my 7900gt to xfx through Canadapost 2-4 days ago and wrote the value of the card to be 100$. (bought it for 300) also is it best to request the return shipment to be USPS as they were originally planning to use fedex.

[Bobobear]

anyone have any XFX rma stories too? since your all from canada it want to hear about total time before the card came back and what was it like to deal with them.

[3.0charlie]

2 weeks back-and-forth, no duties even with FedEx.

You may not have USPS, even if you requested it.

[Arinoth]

I've never gotten hit with duties RMA'ing with most if not all as its classified as a broken/repaired product typically at value 0$ and you can't/they don't charge duty for those type of items

[sswilson]

Yeah it's usually best to indicate that it's an RMA when shipping. (IIRC Purolator has a spot to indicate that it's going to manufacturer for RMA).

[Silvgearx]

All my RMA sent backs are done with Canada Post.

all you have to do is put something like warranty services + computer part under "itemized list", it will easily go though the border.

If you put RMA on it it might take a few extra days. My local postal service center does not know what RMA stands for

[geokilla]

Originally Posted by 5ILVgeARX

All my RMA sent backs are done with Canada Post.

all you have to do is put something like warranty services + computer part under "itemized list", it will easily go though the border.

If you put RMA on it it might take a few extra days. My local postal service center does not know what RMA stands for

Same with mine. I did RMA for some Mushkin RAM and it was my first time mailing ANYTHING. The employee for Canada Post was lost. It did get through customs and it's now at Mushkin.

You know, maybe the topic should be changed from XFX RMA to Duties and RMA.

[Bobobear]

i was at shoppers when i mailed it. they gave me a stick and the options on it were like "gift, other, etc" i chose other, it asked for the value and i put 100$. well, i guess the stickers are specific enough, its gonna be annoying if i get hit with some kind of fee. it never asked if it was warranty/repair and under item i wrote "video card, made in china"

[Bobobear]

i did however put the word RMA into the sticker as requested by XFX to have the word RMA and it's number on the outside. by the way, if they say they are gonna give me a 9500gt can i refuse and request an 9600gt? (will that influence my chances in anyway or is their decision final?)

[JD]

Originally Posted by Bobobear

i did however put the word RMA into the sticker as requested by XFX to have the word RMA and it's number on the outside. by the way, if they say they are gonna give me a 9500gt can i refuse and request an 9600gt? (will that influence my chances in anyway or is their decision final?)

I don't believe you can. You get whatever they consider to be of equal value and performance.