Canada Post has increasedrates nearly 50% - how can I avoid lower 'shipping rate' feedback?

[pbg1981]

I am finding it interesting as I hold a 100% feedback -- but some are not being very fair about the shipping charges.

Canada Post has increased shipping nearly 50% this year.   I have to charge more.   Unlike some in the USA who charge $60.00 for shipping one item, I am trying to break even here, but some just don't understand.   Should I put a note on all listings that Canada Post has made a substantial increase so buyers will know, or will they just not bother to understand?   I also purchase on ebay through the USA at times and do not understand why we are being charged SHIPPING AND INTERNATIONAL FEES.   Canada is not International.   We are part of North America - same as the USA.   Why are we being forced to pay two fees now, at times this can cost approx. 40% more than before.   I have never in 10 years had problems with duties/customs, now Ebay has changed this.   Please help in my problems.

[femmefan1946]

Should I put a note on all listings that Canada Post has made a substantial increase so buyers will know, or will they just not bother to understand?  

No. Your customers don’t care what you pay for shipping. They care about what they pay for shipping.

.   I have never in 10 years had problems with duties/customs, now Ebay has changed this.

Partly answered elsewhere and the subject of thousands of posts over the past several months.

Briefly, the Global Shipping Program was not introduced for the benefit of buyers. It is meant to encourage those provincial and xenophobic US sellers to open their listings to foreign buyers.

The advantages for US sellers is immunity to INR disputes and protection from negative feedback on the high cost of foreign duty and taxes because the customer pays them upfront instead of on her doorstep.