Good score Lew
As for the duty fees, it is hit and miss. I order off ebay all the time and just last Friday, two packages arrived. I went to the post office and one had taxes and a handling charge (the smaller package) and the other didn't . The one I got charged for was a soft envelope of clothes and the one I didn't get charged for was my new Abu 6600 D5, which showed was worth more on the box than the clothes. I asked the postal worker why and he said the same as was stated above, it is hit and miss. He said there's no rhyme nor reason to it, you either get lucky or you don't.
I've had more come without the charges than with them, but it bites when you are charged because sometimes you're really not saving that much. It is always 8% PST and 6% GST of the price stated on the package of what it's worth, and a $5 handling charge.
Joey