Lately while I have been hunting around on eBay I am finding that more and more people are not shipping to Canada and now, while looking at sales posts in the 2005 board I see people even on the boards are going this way. What the hell is going on? The Cdn dollar is the strongest it's been in roughly 30 years and I can't take bloody advantage of it. What is the big hassle with shipping here? Is it customs / postal or people just being to dam lazy and ignorant. If people are not shipping because of bad deals with others then why penalize an entire COUNTRY. Idiots!!!! It's petty I know but I get great pleasure when I see an auction go for very little because these idiots don't open it up to more buyers and increase the market. Hell Dam-Ass Morons!!!!!!!!!!!
I've never had an issue shipping stuff south of the border. However, I also make sure anything I send is trackable, as I need to cover my ass. This costs a little more, but I'm not willing to take the chance. Same thing when I get things shipped to me from the US... I want it trackable/insurable.
Maybe the customs forms are really complicated sending things up here. I do think it is retarded that they are unwilling to send things up here. I agree it is nice to see auctions go for less than they could go if they opened it up to N. America at least.
I don't like how people in the States charge a maxed out flat rate 'international' shipping charge and we have to pay as much as to China when sometimes we're an hour away. I've only made a couple of ebay purchases from the US, now that I'm getting into collecting g1 boxes though it seems I'm going to have to look to the south more frequently.
-If there's a given -specified- Canadian shipping rate, that's a plus.
-If I can contact the seller for a Canadian shipping rate, that's a plus.
-If the rate is what I've come to accept as reasonable shipping to BC ($8-$15), that's a plus.
Just gotta feel them out. As for reasons why people -don't- ship outside of their country, I suspect the customs process is simply too daunting/time-consuming for some to consider.
The shiping prices have changed in the u.s. to canada so shiping supposidly costs a LOT more now than it use too... I think thats causing a lot of people to bail of late as well.
What I find annoying is those who over charge for shiping now there prices are even higher :S E bay is going to take a hit for sure though profit wise because of alll this I think though ...
Shipping is still cheaper in the US than it is here... I just received my TF Universe Sunstreaker and shipping was only $4.66 for them to ship it to Canada. If I was to ship the same package the same way it would cost me $10 ot $15.
One of the big reasons I see is that shipping international from the US is such a huge pain in the ass. It is cheaper for sure but there is no real tracking unless you pay extra for it and you have to fill out tons of paperwork and include invoices for everything. I bring down a lot of international packages and then ship them USPS as Canada Post is so expensive.
One other huge minus is that the numbers that do come with each of the international paperwork is not valid with Payapl so a lot of the time sellers loose money when someone files for a not received claim and paypal sides with the buyer.
It is just so much easier to ship within the US. Sorry to be the voice of reason. Does not mean I agree with it.
It's almost at the point where it's not worth buying anything from the US. You have to pay for the item, then a lot of time they want you to pay $20 or more for shipping, then you have to deal with custom charges. This year I've had to pay $70, $35, and $25 customs charges. Unless I get a real deal I've stopped buying anything from outside of Canada.
Rant time - Fewer people shipping to Canada
It's petty I know but I get great pleasure when I see an auction go for very little because these idiots don't open it up to more buyers and increase the market. Hell Dam-Ass Morons!!!!!!!!!!!
As for reasons why people -don't- ship outside of their country, I suspect the customs process is simply too daunting/time-consuming for some to consider.
