As eBay looks out for its own interests- it is we as sellers who must resists the eBay nonsense about offering FREE SHIPPING, or including shipping charges.
SHIPPING is not free- we as sellers have to pay- and what sense does it make paying higher end value fees, when these amounts are included in the base auction price?
Canada, and the US, have many locations where shipping is prohibitive. So many US auctions specifically exclude ALASKA, and Hawaii. Maybe it's time we take a good hard look at the northern reality of Canada, and start to be clear about shipping into the Territories.
We love our fellow Canadians, but there has to be limits. I remember spending time in The NWT. People there talked about how they took advantage of the many SEARS sales that offered FREE CANADA WIDE shipping! It is unbelievable how many people went to Calgary, and Edmonton to do their shopping (In Hay River- there was/is? a catalog outlet there). If you think shipping a game console is expensive- try shipping a full size refrigerator- or a washing machine to the Arctic. (Very often (READ AS MOST OF THE TIME!!!) the delivery costs exceed the cost of the item. Thank you SEARS- while there, my food stayed cold, and my clothes clean! (Regardless of the ever changing colour of the tap water.))