Seriously dabbling with the transition from .com to .ca. I have a few more questions! | Selling

rdemaree · 2025-03-04T13:01:16.162000Z

So due to the American instability and issues with tariffs etc. I really want to get as close to Canadian and International buyers as I possibly can and one of these measures would be to list on .ca in CAD. I have noticed that volume discounts isnt available on .ca which isnt the end of the world, I can get around this by offering variations of listings containing a higher quantity. I am curious how shipping would be calculated if a buyer purchases say 4 pieces of the same item. how will shipping be calculated? Will ebay count the weight of the item X4? will it charge them shipping 4 times? how does this work? If this is the case that it would charge them 4 times I would think about maybe discounting the variation of 4 pieces to account for 4 shipping fees. Is there any way around this? and is there any other glaring issues I should be aware about if I actually make the leap from .com to .ca? I have been meaning to dig into some accounting stuff at some point and might as well do it now. I figure if I also stop free shipping and go calculated (like I am planning on doing either way whether im on .com or .ca) that I wont have to calculate shipping rate increases every year. I have always used free shipping, is calculated shipping harder to sell stuff or is that just a myth? I sell handmade artist oil paint and vintage art supplies. Everything I sell is small and ranges in price of usually 19- 400 USD with around 50-150 being average customer purchase. If I charge shipping separately and reduce my prices how will this effect what ebay charges me? Another reason im wanting to abandon free shipping is that just makes my item appear higher in value for when tariffs will be calculated. All tips and help greatly appreciated! Thanks -Ryan

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