When I purchase items through Amazon.ca they seem to arrive within days, often "free".When I purchase an item through ebay.ca (from the USA) where seller has used International Priority Shipping, I am charged much more and the package seems to be shipped all over the place before coming to Canada.I know the estimated delivery time in the order shows much longer than seems reasonable, but now I know part of the reason why. Here is the current status of my purchase. It is being shipped EASTward fr...

I'm probably going to say much of the stuff that's already been said, but differently. You're looking at two different business models. Amazon sells and warehouses most of its own merchandise in locations throughout North America. In addition, there are sellers on Amazon that may choose to have Amazon warehouse their merchandise for them rather than ship the merchandise from where they're located. These sellers will not qualify for Amazon's "Prime" service and you not see...

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