First time successful bidder on an item. I realized that the US seller indicates he will not ship to Canada. He does not reply to me.

[case_jones]

Canadian buyer and successful bidder on an item where seller indicates he will not ship to Canada.  I have made several attempts over 4 days to contact seller to see if he will allow me to pay shipping.  Willing to make whatever arrangements he likes.  He has not replied. I do not want to make payment until I know I will get the item purchased. What are my options?

[toby_le_pue · Accepted solution]

Get his contact info from ebay and try to phone him.

[dtls1948]

If your bid was not blocked by their auction site, and did you receive a

confirmation that you won the item ?  If you have won then the seller

should be getting in touch with you. One reason for a delay (not being

able to get an answer) could be that the seller must wrap the item - to get

the proper shipping weight - take it to the post office to find out what the

shipping is going to cost. Some sellers who "don't ship to Canada" just

don't have an automatic calculator for postage and have to go into the

post office to get it. Going to the post office may require a special trip

including the chance (off work) to do it within post office hours. 

[heidilynn0_3 · Accepted solution]

A casual seller who should have had you blocked . Ask permission prior to bidding as it causes unnecessary grief.  If not prepared to ship.. cancelling , recovering ebay fees, relisting etc.

Can also report you as a malicious buyer.

[ok_so_im_50 · Accepted solution]

The seller probably didn't know about blocking bidders outside their ships to area.

The seller may not want to ship to Canada especially if they had a prior Canadian transaction that didn't go well or they are just not comfortable with international selling yet.

If the seller sends you a tranaction cancellation, agree to it. It has no negative impact to your account. It's the only way the seller can get a credit for their fees.