Hello everyone, I have never owned a laptop before( PC user from the very start), I want a laptop for my IT career(coding stuff) but I have a really low budget and wanna buy just a second hand laptop that can run some lightweight Linux distro. The thing is that laptop prices are really high here in India, you can get a second hand laptop that has an i5 and 4gb ram for about rs.17000 (204 dollars), my aunt is in Canada and they are coming back to India next year so i can just ask them to bring me a laptop I went to ebay.com and found some really cheap options like “HP ELITE BOOK 840 G1” for just 30 dollars, now the question is that is it okay to buy a 30-60 dollar laptop from eBay and will they allow it while passing through the airport ???
In Europe when exporting items over 200€ you get a +30% tax to pay. You probably want to check your state regolamentation.
OP can just get their aunt to bring the laptop in as their personal item and leave it there. It’s common for people to travel with laptops
The bigger issue is OP finding an actual cheap laptop in Canada that isn’t either a scam, garbage, or needs a new battery