I need a Shipping from Canada 101 lesson. I'm a newbie. Any blog/site I should access for help?

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I need a Shipping from Canada 101 lesson. I'm a newbie. Any blog/site I should access for help?

This one.

 

What are your questions?

 

Start with a search on Canada Post here on ebay Community Canada. Read read read. Then expand to the whole Shipping category under Discussion or Answer Centre. Shipping from Canada cannot be mastered overnight but it can certainly be mastered. 

 

 

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I need a Shipping from Canada 101 lesson. I'm a newbie. Any blog/site I should access for help?

Your question is a bit vague, as to your starting point (have been selling in Canada, or have never sold and shipped before), and what you want to sell (different approaches depending on value/theft attractiveness).

 

You can browse the Seller Central forum for shipping threads:.

 

Here's a few recent ones:

 

http://community.ebay.ca/t5/Seller-Central/Canada-Post-shipping-to-the-UK-some-discount-comparisions...

 

http://community.ebay.ca/t5/Seller-Central/What-s-going-on-with-Australia-post-This-is-my-vent/m-p/3...

 

http://community.ebay.ca/t5/Seller-Central/Buying-extra-insurance-for-US-Tracked-Packet/m-p/365526#U...

 

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I need a Shipping from Canada 101 lesson. I'm a newbie. Any blog/site I should access for help?

Well, here's the basic one to bookmark.

 

https://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/far/business/findARate?execution=e1s1

 

Most parcel services have barcodes and are tracked.

Not all are tracked to every destination.

Don't ship outside North America until you have at least 10 Detailed Seller Ratings showing (rule of thumb only).

 

 

 And don't ship until you see the money in your Paypal account.

 

 

 

 

And when you are told by That Customer that USPS is cheaper there is this one:

https://ircalc.usps.com/

because That Customer is not always right.

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I need a Shipping from Canada 101 lesson. I'm a newbie. Any blog/site I should access for help?

Other important links to familiarize yourself with:

 

Delivery estimates within Canada for tracked parcels https://www.canadapost.ca/business/tools/ds/default.aspx?ecid=murl08002548

 

Rates charged by CPC and please note these do NOT include the discounts available to use via paypal shipping https://www.canadapost.ca/cpotools/apps/far/business/findARate?execution=e1s1

 

Prohibited and restricted items for import/export https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/pgIntDest-e.asp?letter=R%C2%A0

 

Post offices of the world http://www.upu.int/en/the-upu/member-countries.html

 

Report lost domestic lettermail https://www.canadapost.ca/web/en/kb/details.page?article=how_to_resolve_undel&cattype=kb&cat=receivi...

 

Open ticket for late (or lost) delivery of parcel https://www.canadapost.ca/web/en/kb/details.page?article=request_a_refund_for&cattype=kb&cat=receivi...

 

 

 

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