OT: Selling on eBay? Be careful sending items to Canada

[JohnH19]

"No wonder they mispronounce all those words. They can't afford the postage on quality American books."

Hmmm...I'm trying to think of words that I have trouble pronouncing.

Hey, Anthony, maybe you had trouble understanding tbob's post. The problem here is that he is having to pay more than he expected for postage to send books. We can certainly afford to pay whatever it costs to get quality American books over the border to us.

[J.McMurry]

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Please Send me a PM with the name of that guy if possible, as it sounds like a similar episode I had last winter.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Being Canadian, I have the opposite issue. Canada Post's costs are actually far worse for us to send bulky items down your way. Even domestically it can be a nightmare. I recently shipped a not-so-heavy book within the country and it cost $13.50! Sending that book domestically in the U.S. would have been $4.95 USPS priority (and even cheaper if sent media rate).

[GrayGhost]

I just sold my prized baseball recently to another forum member, and despite registered mail /Insured and customs crap, it got to him fairly fast, and in good shape. Was it cheap to send and hassle free? No, especially to the second part. Maybe I got lucky tho.

I occassionally sell cheap stuff on the Bay too, and hope I don't have to send to Canada, or any foreign land. Just a hassle overall.

[jb217676]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

I just sold my prized baseball recently to another forum member, and despite registered mail /Insured and customs crap, it got to him fairly fast, and in good shape. Was it cheap to send and hassle free? No, especially to the second part. Maybe I got lucky tho.

I occassionally sell cheap stuff on the Bay too, and hope I don't have to send to Canada, or any foreign land. Just a hassle overall.

Scott, I bet you're talking about me! I did get the ball in a little over a week and was very happy with that. It was also packaged very well. (Nice avatar BTW!) When I buy anything over $100.00 from the States I always offer to pay for insurance and tracking. Costs me a bit more but gives peace of mind to both the buyer and seller and creates good cross-border relations!

[byrone]

Originally Posted by JBirkholm

Being Canadian, I have the opposite issue. Canada Post's costs are actually far worse for us to send bulky items down your way. Even domestically it can be a nightmare. I recently shipped a not-so-heavy book within the country and it cost $13.50! Sending that book domestically in the U.S. would have been $4.95 USPS priority (and even cheaper if sent media rate).

Pretty sure Canada Post has been doing OK financially over tha past few years, in sharp comparison to USPS, which has been bleeding money big time. Americans can expect to see their postal rates skyrocket in the next few years, along with service cuts (i.e.Saturday service).