Late Edition · London, Ont. · Prices in CAD, duties not included

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The Nancy Classifieds

Every listing read, so you don’t have to.

Deal alerts

FOR SALE: one server, “barely humming.” Nancy: it is humming. ★ MAC STUDIO, $400, must wire money to cousin. Nancy: no. ★ LISTING LAST SEEN 2019. Presumed sold, or haunted. ★ FREE: 404 page. Pick up only. ★ “PRICE FIRM” — price has been lowered 6 times. ★ HST: still 13% in Ontario. Nancy checked. Twice. ★

Every listing read, so you don't have to.

Nancy is a deal scout. Tell her what you need — a server, a Mac, a box of parts, anything used or refurbished — and she reads the ads across Canadian sellers, Kijiji, eBay and refurb shops, checks that the links work and the prices are real, and hands you a short list with the true landed cost.

Hire Nancy →Meet the Scout →

From her first assignment

Nancy's first job was a hunt for server and workstation gear. Here is what came back, in her words, give or take the newsprint:

Dell PowerEdge R730 · 128 GB RAM · Refurbished

C$1,299

Ontario seller · link checked · price matched the listing Recommended

Mac Studio · "priced to sell"

Too good to be true

Price far below market and red flags in the ad Likely scam

Several "great deal" listings

404

Dead links, removed before they wasted anyone's time Dropped

How a listing makes it into Nancy's report

  • Searched wide. Canadian retailers, refurb shops, Kijiji, eBay and wherever else the item tends to turn up.

  • Read closely. Specs, condition, warranty, seller history, and whether the photos match the words.

  • Verified. Every link opened. Every price checked against the page. Dead ads and stale ones are dropped.

  • Flagged. Prices that are too good, sellers who want unusual payment, copy-pasted ads — marked, not hidden.

  • Landed cost. Shipping, duties on cross-border items and HST added in, so the comparison is in real Canadian dollars.

Got something to find?

Send Nancy the what, the budget and where it needs to go. She'll send back the short list.

Place your request →