Comments on: eBay Warns Shipping to Canada Is at a Crawl

By: Ina Steiner

Ina Steiner — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:54:36 +0000

In reply to Michael in BC. Thanks for sharing that, Michael - hope things improve.

By: cfrphoto

cfrphoto — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:18:54 +0000

The only affordable option for inexpensive lightweight items is USPS First Class Mail International, by UPU regulation, off limits to merchandise. If eBay adapts a system similar to Australia where tax information is appended to the address for shipments to Canada or other countries, if may be no longer feasible to ship inexpensive items.

By: Actual Seller

Actual Seller — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 06:07:56 +0000

Already got burned by a Candian scammer and eBay did NOT back me.
Used PirateSHip Simple Export, got stuck in Candian customs, buyer won INR case but PirateShip would not let me file an insurance case until like 45 days.
So now buyer is refunded and item gets delivered later but eBay sticks with it and PirateSHip won’t approve insurance cause the item was eventually delivered.

By: Michael in BC

Michael in BC — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:32:35 +0000

I live in western Canada, and we’re still getting Christmas cards from California, mailed before mid December.

Even internal Canadian mail is taking forever. I had one package that had to travel 8 miles to its destination – took 27 days. The buyer had opened an INR after 2 weeks, but I tracked him down on Facebook and explained (a) it was going to take a while to reach him and (b) opening a case was detrimental to a seller – he had no idea. He closed the case and waited. I could have strapped the packet on a turtle and it would have got there faster.

For the past while, I’ve been restricting sales to Canada only – as folks in the US are not going to pay around US $18 for shipping a $10 postcard via Xpresspost USA, which my local Postmaster advises me will not get there any faster than FCM, no matter what it says in their ‘anticipated delivery times’ or in eBay’s ‘estimated delivery times’. .

By: ChristmasElf

ChristmasElf — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 22:42:45 +0000

We had a sale to a Canadian customer through our eCrater store and shipped the order via the USPS on 8 December. It delivered on 11 January. What a joke. We have a great contract with UPS and ship everything with them domestically. Their Canada rates are too high so we have to use USPS, but with poor service it’s not worth it.