The Canada Post / ebay / paypal shipping shell game

[ypdc_dennis]

Some International numbers

All for a package going to Germany, 21x16x2 cm, 400g

From worst to best choice

(Rank 5) Over the counter:

Light Packet - $24.57

Small Packet (air) - $19.75

Tracked packet - $52.66

(Rank 4) through the eBay link (currently handled by paypal):

Light Packet - $24.57

Small Packet (air) - $19.75

Tracked packet - $43.76

(Rank 2,3) through paypal directly or via Canada Post's EST

Light Packet - not available

Small Packet (air) - $19.46

Tracked packet - $40.07

These are the tier 1 rates for a Solutions for Small Business member

(Rank 1) Canada Post's Snap Ship

Light Packet - not available

Small Packet (air) - $16.54 (19.46 with 15% discount)

Tracked packet - $34.06 (40.07 with 15% discount)

The 15% discount will end July 31.

International Shipping conclusions:

If you can get it to work, Snap Ship is the winner until the end of July.

eBay.CA really needs to renegotiate the discounts for Canada Post International shipping.

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[momcqueen]

Yes, it appears on the final page right prior to payment.

[momcqueen]

As to PayPal, I printed most recently last week but it was all fine then. eBay.com is having issues though.

http://www.ecommercebytes.com/2017/06/19/ebay-struggles-patch-shipping-label-platform/

[pjcdn2005]

Sorry, you will probably want to ignore my post. I was describing how to sign into a Canada Post account which probably isn't a help to you unless you already have set up a user name and password.  

[ypdc_dennis]

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@zee-chan wrote:
I just made a Snap Ship account and I'm not seeing that additional 15% discount quoted... do you need to go all the way through to checking out to see that additional 15% discount?

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Yes, you need to reach the payment page.

You can still go back to make changes since you haven't paid at that point.

The discount is on top of any other discounts and has it's own special promo line on the Payment page.

Probably set up this way so they can do other types of promo discounts in the future.

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[zee-chan]

Great, thanks! I haven't paid yet since I wanted to look up shipping quote for a potential buyer.

[ypdc_dennis]

Adding Shippo into the mix, I take  another look at some International numbers.

Values for a package going to Northern Ireland (UK), 23x16x12 cm, 970g

Small Packet (surface)

at under $20, it's a reasonable price but not recommended for eBay sales because of the delivery time.

Small Packet (air)

Over the counter - $38.72

eBay linked through Paypal - $38.72

Paypal direct - $38.15

Snap Ship (tier 1, after July 31) - $38.15

Snap Ship (tier 1, until July 31) - $32.43

eBay rate using Shippo (until January 15) - $31.66

For Small Packet, use the eBay rate via goShippo,com for best value.

Hopefully the eBay discount will continue beyond January 15 next year.

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Tracked packet

Over the counter - $64.14

eBay linked through Paypal - $53.59

Paypal direct - $53.88

eBay rate using Shippo - $53.88

Snap Ship (tier 1, after July 31) - $53.88

Snap Ship (tier 1, until July 31) - $45.80

Snap Ship wins until July 31, then not much choice in online rates after that.

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Xpresspost

Over the counter - $75.40

eBay linked through Paypal - $70.96

Paypal direct - $70.29

eBay rate using Shippo - $70.29

Snap Ship (tier 1, after July 31) - $70.29

Snap Ship (tier 1, until July 31) - $59.75

Snap Ship wins until July 31, then not much choice in online rates after that.

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The only time to use the over-the-counter rate is if you have a bunch of discounted stamps (and a package big enough to be covered in stamps).

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[ypdc_dennis]

Just got a message from eBay today (June 28):

As of today, selecting the "Print shipping labels" link on eBay.ca will now direct you to Shippo to set up your Shippo account and print your discounted Canada Post labels. eBay’s label printing platform on PayPal is no longer available.

Don't know if this is a general message or if eBay is doing a gradual rollout.

Yesterday my eBay link was to paypal.

Now I need a sale to see if the eBay link to Shippo works correctly. Going directly to goshippo.com does work for me since I have it set up so sales info is automatically pulled from eBay.

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[thestuffofchris]

I also got the message today.

[lady.stark]

I also got the message today.

Regarding discounts, it seems that using Shippo will be almost the same as using PayPal. Except maybe for some small packets (not all). Very disappointing 😞

With that said, my biggest disappointment and frustration is loosing the Light Packet option as more than 50% of my items are shipped that way.

[ypdc_dennis]

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@lady.stark wrote:

With that said, my biggest disappointment and frustration is losing the Light Packet option as more than 50% of my items are shipped that way.

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Alternate method: Attach address, attach CN22 label, add discounted stamps, drop in mail box.

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