I find that ebay is less beginner friendly now than it used to be, not because of scams but because they have added so many rules over the years and it can be very confusing.
I do think that the area you sell in may have more problem customers than other categories but there are Canadian sellers who sell in that category or similar ones who do not use tracking so it is doable. Rather than using tracking, many sellers will 'self insure'. That means that they add on a bit extra to their shipping or item price and put that amount in a virtual cookie jar. When an item is lost, that extra virtual money is used to make up that loss.
There is also third party insurance that you can purchase for more expensive items. Unfortunately, you can't do that when you are using lettermail but you can use it for light or small packet to the U.S. or internationally. I would suggest that you sell to the U.S. as well as they have a much larger market than in Canada. Plus, many Canadians will shop on .com and since you don't have a shipping price to the U.S., your listings won't be shown to them on .com.
Light Packet USA has the same maximum dimensions as lettermail so if you can use lettermail within Canada, you can use light packet to the U.S. Small packet USA allows larger packages. Neither service has tracking or insurance.
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