EIS vs chit chats/ stallion etc?
Summary: rdemaree inquires about the feasibility of using EIS for shipping low-value items from Canada to the USA, considering future housing plans and the drawbacks of Canada Post due to tariffs and DDP requirements. ilikehockeyjerseys responds that currently, eBay allows shipments using both personal choices and eIS, though the exact costs and carrier details for eIS are unclear, potentially higher than Chit Chats. rdemaree asks about using EIS solely for US shipments, while mrdutch1001 advises patience until further details are available. marnotom! highlights complaints about US eIS being costlier and slower compared to USPS and other consolidators like Chit Chats, noting eIS involves additional costs for perks and services.
I want to keep Canada post eBay labels for Canada and all international shipments but ideally I’d want to strictly use EIS for the USA only since it’s soon to become a complicated mess to ship there going forward since Canada post is out of the question due to tariffs even for CUSMA stuff and they are requiring DDP for everything.
Do you think eBay will allow me to use EIS ONLY for USA ? Ideally I’d like to keep chit chats as my backup option. I’m assuming EIS will allow us to use Canada post to ship to the sorting location for the EIS program and honestly I’m trying to simplify my business as much as possible and am already anticipating a drop in American sales no matter how you slice it.
If prices are comparable for EIS vs chit chats: stallion for small low value shipments to the USA I’m definitely going to use it.
Even if it’s a dollar or 2 more expensive and takes a few more days to get to the customer. It’s a small price to pay for my sanity and for the sake of streamlining my business like it was pre-trump.
Going forward the focus will be on prioritizing Canada and international sales.
4 comments
marnotom!
·1 year agoIt’s been a while since I investigated this, but in the past I found that eIS’s shipping rates cheaper than USPS counter rates but generally more expensive than consolidators operating along the lines of Chit Chats. And then, as @ilikehockeyjerseys points out, you have to factor in a second shipping charge (unless you offer “free” domestic shipping).
Consider that eIS has a lot of perks associated with it that have to be paid for somehow. The program is basically using discounted international shipping and marking it up to help defray the costs of its operations.
ilikehockeyjerseys
·1 year agoAccording to the most recent communication from eBay, you should be able to ship to a country both directly using your choice of services/costs, and using the eIS. Buyers will be able to choose the one they prefer.
Nobody knows what eIS will cost or which carriers they will use for each order aside from the indication that international buyers will pay your domestic rate+eIS costs. Meaning, the rate that international buyers see will be made up of two shipping rates combined. First to have you ship it domestically to eIS, and then to have eIS ship it to them.
I would expect that eIS will be more expensive for the buyer than you shipping directly via Chit Chats. But I have no way of knowing for sure. Maybe they leverage Canada Post to give them great rates that are exclusive to eIS. I guess we will have to wait and see.
rdemaree
OP1 year agodo you think it would be possible to have no shipping rate available for USA other than EIS?
I really want to streamline my stuff to use Canada Post for as much as possible so im not going to multiple different post offices
mrdutch1001
·1 year agoUNTIL October, there is no way to know what eBay.CA is going to do...speculation, assumptions, get nothing accomplished...this is a wait and see...Right now P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E is a necessity.