Whats the deal?

flyingduckyflyingducky
in Everything Else
i've been trying to buy some NES stuff on ebay and everything that I want the seller won't ship to Canada. whats the deal with that? shipping is just about the same price as the states, theirs no extra work that goes into sending stuff here. so why the discrimination? this sucks

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  • NationalGameDepotNationalGameDepot
    The customs forms. I used to sell a bunch to up north, and it gets old filling them out. Seller that don't ship international are crazy IMO cause over half of my business was to Europe and Canada. The only reason sellers might not want to is cause it takes a while to get there and people can be impatient and might file charge backs.

    ~~NGD
  • michael242michael242
    My problem is when I ship to Canada with the USPS I dont get a tracking number. If someone makes a dispute thru paypal and you cant provide a tracking number you are screwed it has happened to me a couple times.
  • wrldstrmanwrldstrman
    Canada mail is funny ive sent stuff and the person got it in less than a week then sometimes its a month. I dont mind sending to Canada but there is no parcel anymore so everything costs more to mail
  • KHAN GamesKHAN Games
    I feel you Peter. Remember our old arrangement. I'm still here.
  • dangevindangevin
    I send about five things out of 30 each week to Canada. 1/6th of my business is nothing to sneeze at.



    That said, I have problems with shipments, about 2 per month go bad. Without tracking, on some larger-ticket items, it winds up sucking hard. But I'm still "up" from all the others that go off without a hitch, so I still offer it.



    And I have the act of filling out customs forms so practiced that it's quicker than lettering an envelope (since I have to be somewhat neat in order for it to get where it's going hehe).
  • BuyatariBuyatari
    I hate sending to Canada.

    I can't just print up a label with paypal and drop it off.
    Paypal requires tracking for you to be covered.
    Canada post office is one of the worst in the world. I'll get 10 emails asking where the package is. Sometimes a simple cart takes 30 days via airmail
    Customs sometimes tears the stuff apart.
    It doesn't matter if you say no international shipping in the auction you still get Canada bids.


  • jaredkkjaredkk
    My problem with shipping to Canada is this.  First off, it does cost more to ship to Canada than in the US.  I don't have a scale, so I am left guessing how much to charge.  For instance, the last thing I checked USPS.com for shipping price to Canada, I had to guess if it was 4 or 5 pounds.  4 pounds was $17.00 5 pounds was $37.00.  Thats a big difference.  If I charge $17.00, I may get stuck with the difference.  If I charge $35.00, the buyer may not wanna pay that much.  So, it is a pain inn the ass.
    Plus, like NGD said, it does get old filling out those custom forms.
  • maximus_cleanmaximus_clean
    Yeah, I guess filling out customs forms to make money sucks image

    I dont understand this, I am in Canada and have received nearly 100 packages. Only 1 time did I not receive the package. Only 1 time did I receive it in what I would call an obscene amount of time. (1.5 months).

    Maybe it is the buyers that are morons and make calims way too quick? or complain to much while the package is in their mailbox or local post office?

    just some thoughts...
  • DainDain
    Anytime I feel like filling out the customs forms is a pain, I just ask myself, "If I lived in Canada, etc, wouldn't I want people to ship to me, too?" That always keeps me straight.
  • NationalGameDepotNationalGameDepot
    exactly Dain, that is why I do it as well. I do understand why people don't though cause anyone in Canada could file a paypal claim and and since you can't get a DC# period from USPS then you are just out the money.

    ~~NGD
  • BuyatariBuyatari
    The customs form isn't so bad but now you also have to wait in line and have it processed. Then after you wait in line you aren't given tracking unless you pay for global express. Which is too expensive for most buyers. Now the buyer wants to know where the package is and demands tracking info. Well you don't have it and they file with paypal. Now paypal freezes your account until its resolved. Paypal removes the funds from your account and about 1 month later you get an email saying the item did indeed finally get there. You email back asking for payment and get no reply.

    All for a $5 game.

    You think this seller would ever want to ship to Canada again?

    This isn't an instance of sellers not wanting to go the extra mile. This is a case of a flawed system and need to be changed.
  • michael242michael242
    This is true I mean you cant even print a label from paypal to Canada without it costing 12.00 or more
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