UPS won't ship collectible postage stamps?
I wanted to send some stamps to the USA and chose UPS as the shipper.
They are telling me they do not ship stamps.
Now what? I have paid for the label .
Oh. This was not an eBay sale, so eIS is not available to me. I was using Paypal for the label.
3 comments
sapphyres-designer-jewellery
·1 week agoEven if EIS was available to you, they don't do stamps either.
Can you cancel the label and ship Canada Post?
C.
lotzofuniquegoodies
·1 week agoRe: Stamps. & UPS
Why Stamps Are Prohibited
Cash Equivalent: UPS classifies postage stamps as cash equivalents or currency substitutes.
Liability Risk: They are banned from the UPS shipping system due to the high financial risk if lost or stolen.
Official Policy: Postage stamps are explicitly listed on the UPS Prohibited Items list.
Regarding CP, there is a notation that Canadian stamps are also blocked from US customers on their website. Used stamps ARE permitted CP.
As an FYI @clemowbooks Stamps and currency are "supposed" to be on the no go list.
https://www.ebay.ca/help/selling/posting-items/setting-postage-options/ebay-international-shipping-program?id=5348&st=3&pos=1&query=eBay%20International%20Shipping%20program&intent=eis&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1704#section6
Restricted items and categories
Due to export limitations and restrictions, items listed in the following categories also can't be shipped with eBay International Shipping. This is not an exhaustive list and it may be updated based on transportation regulations and export laws.
Stamps, coins & paper money
Have any Canadian sellers actually sold any stamps/currency and then had them processed with eIS and arrive with customer or did they dead end at hub?
clemowbooks
OP1 week agoPoot.
I don't want to use FedEx because they have screwed up too many shipments in the past and Canada Post is in cahoots with Trump /Zonos to make me pay US tariffs.
Poot.