Global Shipping -vs- International Shipping | Buying

johnnesbitt · 2023-09-05T23:30:46.469000Z

I regret all the nasty thoughts I had about the late-lamented eBay Global Shipping program. I have bought several items (USA to Canada) under the new program. 1. Without exeption, transit time is desperately slow. Slower even than Erlanger at its worst. 2. Global gave you a fixed cost, including any customs or GST. International leaves that undefined. With Canada Customs, there is some number below which they do not assess fees, and some other number above which they do. But there is a wide fuzzy area where they may/may not. 3. Finally, it appears that every US seller is being shoehorned into the International program. Sellers can no longer offer to ship directly? This is often much less expensive, and invariably the item arrives faster. Certainly, as a buyer, I am disinclined to buy much from the US anymore. Too much delay and uncertainty over total cost.

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