Canada Post, new service and eBay announcement

[cumos55]

From eBay

On February 11th 2013, Canada Post will introduce two lower-cost trackable services for US and International shipments: Tracked Packet – USA and Tracked Packet – International.  These services will be an attractive optio...

With the upcoming introduction of these two new services, Canada Post will retire the Small Packet – USA Ground service effective January 14th for customers using PayPal label printing. Small Packet – USA Ground service will be retired effective February 11th at Post Offices. Small Packet – International (Air & Ground) and Small Packet – USA Air will continue to be available at Post Offices and via Paypal label printing.

In addition, effective January 14th, liability coverage will no longer be available on any Small Packet services.

Tracked Packet – USA and Tracked Packet – International will become available via PayPal label printing at a special discounted rate for eBay sellers. We’ll have more details regarding timing and label-printing discounts for these services early in the New Year.

In early February, the new Canada Post Tracked Packet USA and Tracked Packet International services will become available on eBay.ca listing flows.

Also in early February, Small Packets USA – Ground will be removed from the available flat rate and calculated rate shipping service options for new listings on eBay.ca.

What this means for Sellers: Should you re-list a listing that includes Small Packets USA – Ground after the service has been retired in early February, the relist will succeed, but the shipping service will be removed. For Good ‘Til Cancelled listings, Small Packets USA – Ground will be removed from listings as they reach their first 30-day renewal date after the service has been retired in early February.

Remember that eBay.ca listings get full exposure on eBay.com – but only if the listing includes at least one flat rate or calculated rate specified shipping service for US buyers.

If you have listings where Small Packets USA – Ground is the only service available to US buyers, you’ll need to add a different service prior to February to avoid losing listing exposure on eBay.com.

Recommended Best Practice: If you have any listings that currently offer the Small Packets USA – Ground service as the only available service for US buyers, revise those listings in January to either add an additional shipping service for US buyers, or to remove Small Packets USA – Ground and replace it with a different US shipping service.

Read more about Tracked Packet – USA and Tracked Packet – International

Thanks for your collaboration in this matter.

Sincerely,

The eBay Canada team

[cumos55]

Canada Post Small Packet Services,  USA  and then Interantional  have allowed us to live in a pampered environment of moderately priced international services.

They were bound to change....  They have been used effectively...

These are major changes.... Expect more to come.

The local and international markets will adjust....

[pocomocomputing]

Canada Post Small Packet Services,  USA  and then International  have allowed us to live in a pampered environment of moderately priced international services.

They were bound to change....  They have been used effectively...

These are major changes.... Expect more to come.

The local and international markets will adjust....

??? Pampered

??? Moderately priced

??? for International services

I always thought the rates were very high once you got into the 500 gram and higher for Small Packet Air. So much that it makes international sales difficult. Surface was cheaper but hard to use on eBay sales because of the short 45 day claim period for Items Not Received relative to the long delivery times for Surface. Buyers just got nervous when items did not show up in 4 weeks.

The new Tracked Packet International is way too high to use for many sellers. But for some sellers who used Xpresspost with those extremely high rates, the Tracked Packet is a savings.

I do agree that we all have to adjust to the "new reality" of Canad Post shipping costs and services.

[dipmicro]

services will be an attractive option for eBay sellers".

Received something from China, it was $2.95 with free shipping and it came registered, postal outlet required signature to release. Took 1 month, so I think this may be equivalent of that CanadaPost Tracked Mail.

[wanderingmountain]

So what happens if they lost my package? If I'm sending 100$ baseball card with no tracking and no insurance. I'm just taking a gamble? if they lose it i'm SOL? this seems crazy

[cumos55]

Moderately priced....compared to the new pricing   that starts tomorrow.

The fact that small packet international or small packet air USA no longer have insurance  has to make people think about what they really want to do.

Tracked Packet USA has to be a consideration because Small Packet surface is gone...  and Tracked  Packet USA is only a few dollars more than Small Packet Air at 0.5 to 1.00 kg.

At the lower weights for parcels  to the US the addition of insurance and tracking does add significant cost....

The high cost of insured and tracked international mail is making international sales more difficult....

Everyone has to make a decision based on what they sell....