There seems to be tons of discussion going on in a number of threads regarding shipping discounts.
My question to everyone is that if you're not already getting a good discount, why have you *NOT* signed up for the PS discount with CP yet?
In this post:
http://forums.ebay.ca/thread.jsp?forum=44&thread=100017316&message=100406005#100406005
I showed a sample of my PS discount rate versus the V1 rate...my discount equates to 30% off Venture One for that calculation, and 33.5% off counter rate.
Canada Post also introduced Commercial Pricing levels for Small Packet. They hiked the rates for COUNTER SALES, but left the rates the same for those of us with contracts...effectively, commercial customers get Small Packet discounts now too.
And finally, this takes ZERO work, ZERO negotiation. You go to the PowerSeller homepage, click the link, fill out the form. CP secure e-mails you your information in a few days, and you're off to the races.
Looking back, I don't know why I didn't register earlier, so I'm asking why so many people are on the fence about this?
Maybe we can dedicate this thread to dealing with the PS discount and any related questions.
(If you want me to post more sample shipping quotes, please post package info and postal code and I'll pull up a few more...)