@brandeentertainment wrote:
So with a min of 1000 parcel to Canada a year i can get deep discount and reaching volumes of 5000 would give me Expedited to anywhere in ontario for about $5 ..
I always knew there had to be good discounts for the bigger guys, both on eBay and elsewhere, but I didn't realize the discount would be quite so generous. When you say "1000 parcels", do you mean 1,000 parcels going by Expedited, or 1,000 parcels of any kind, by any service?
As a smaller seller, I worry about shipping issues making me less and less competitive and attractive on eBay, and chipping away more and more of what modest profits I make each year. I doubt I'll ever have 1,000 parcels a year, so CP discounts are pretty much out of the question for me (except for, thankfully, what I get through Paypal/PitneyBowes by using online labelling).
With eBay encouraging and rewarding free shipping everywhere, and shipping costs rising every year, it's a big concern. For example, even though I discount almost all my flat shipping rates by 10% - 30%, I still obviously have buyers who feel that's not sufficient, because I can never seem to get 5 star DSRs for shipping costs. Not that the 5 star rating is essential, but to me it's a reflection of customer dissatisfaction about shipping if they are "5-star happy" with everything else.
I don't mean to poke a pin in your balloon, but shipping is a bigger struggle if you're a small seller, and it's one more reason why I think "boutique" sellers like me are going to become rarer on eBay. EBay rewards high turnover sellers in a number of ways, and Canada Post discounts help those sellers only.
Just a commentary from the other side of the equation...
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