why can't I list US and international shipping when creating a listing on ebay.ca?

[dktdkt]

have tried to provide US and int'l shipping options while selling on ebay.ca but there are no possibities do so on listing form (such as listing 200937574078) .  haven't had this problem in the past.  what gives?

[pierrelebel]

As you know, you need to select "Shipping to USA" and offer a shipping cost to the USA to be seen on eBay.com.

Maybe the problem is related to having the listing as "private"

eBay advises:

"The private listing option hides the identities and email addresses of all bidders, both during and after a sale. Only the seller and the highest bidder see the listing results, and only the seller knows who bought the item.

There are cases where private listings are appropriate, such as the sale of high-priced items or approved pharmaceutical products, but you should only make your listing private if you have a specific reason."

Try revising the listing by removing "private" (I do not know if it can be done as I never listed a "private" listing). If it works, try adding USA as a destination with a shipping cost.

Good Luck.

[powerspcrepair]

Strange as it seems, I do not see what is called 'Global Shipping' here, but on ebay.com has that. If you go over to ebay.com, you should be able to see 'Global Shipping' under your account after you sign in there and add United States to cover your shipping if possible. Worth a try. I would make my voice heard to ebay about implementing 'Global Shipping' to ebay.ca as well, if I were you. I am from the U.S. just to let you know.  

[marnotom!]

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@powerspcrepair wrote:

Strange as it seems, I do not see what is called 'Global Shipping' here, but on ebay.com has that. If you go over to ebay.com, you should be able to see 'Global Shipping' under your account after you sign in there and add United States to cover your shipping if possible. Worth a try. I would make my voice heard to ebay about implementing 'Global Shipping' to ebay.ca as well, if I were you. I am from the U.S. just to let you know.  

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Think about how the GSP works for a moment:  An item has to be sent to Kentucky for processing and then sent out again to the destination country.  Seeing as the item has to go to the United States, why not send it directly to its destination rather than to Kentucky first?

It's unlikely that most Canadian sellers would opt into anything like the GSP unless there was a real benefit to buyers in terms of lower shipping and other after-sale fees.   The big reason why there aren't many Canadian sellers of large, bigger-ticket items is because our postal service charges a LOT to ship them compared to USPS.

[surplusdealdude]

Yeah, Global shipping won't work with the US, they're not set up for it.

[powerspcrepair]

"An item has to be sent to Kentucky for processing and then sent out again to the destination country.  Seeing as the item has to go to the United States, why not send it directly to its destination rather than to Kentucky first?"

marnotom,

Yes, I realize that now. If ebay decides to implement the GSP to ebay.ca, they gotta be nuts! One indivdual here had complained that ebay is raking in the "import fees" going in their pockets coming from our U.S. end with GSP. Must be where they are getting it from Kentucky.

[marnotom!]

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@powerspcrepair wrote:

marnotom,

Yes, I realize that now. If ebay decides to implement the GSP to ebay.ca, they gotta be nuts! One indivdual here had complained that ebay is raking in the "import fees" going in their pockets coming from our U.S. end with GSP. Must be where they are getting it from Kentucky.

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I'm not sure I understand your post, but the impression I'm getting from many if not most Canadian buyers complaining of "import charges" is that they're unaware that any personal import with a declared value of more than C$20 is subject to being taxed and that their items that have been sent through the mail have just been lucky enough not to be taxed.

It's a bit like residents of the 40-odd states who have Use Tax due on their out of state purchases but who don't pay it out of ignorance.

[powerspcrepair]

"Seeing as the item has to go to the United States, why not send it directly to its destination rather than to Kentucky first?"

marnotom,

As you mentioned above and if you think about this for a moment of what is actually happening with our U.S. sellers shipping to Canada, but the goods goes into Kentucky first before they get shipped into Canada. I believe you also mentioned that the fees and taxes is levied on the GSP. Ebay's money grab is in Kentucky. Does that make any sense to you now?

[pierrelebel]

"I believe you also mentioned that the fees and taxes is levied on the GSP. Ebay's money grab is in Kentucky. Does that make any sense to you now?"

American sellers participating in the program ship the goods to Pitney Bowes in Kentucky and the goods are reshipped to their international destinations by Pitney Bowes.

Pitney Bowes charge buyers a fee for shipping to their destination, duty and taxes (if applicable) and handling fees.  I do not know why some people call it "eBay's money grab" as that money goes to Pitney Bowes and the receiving foreign government (if duty and/or taxes are collected).

As indicated by many posters previously, it makes little economical sense to use GSP for relatively low value items (under $100). The additional costs to buyers represent a large percentage of the value of the transaction.

For larger transactions on the other hand, there are potential advantages as the shipping charges by Pitney Bowes are often lower than individual sellers could get from their carriers (USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc...).  Anyone taking the time to read the hundreds of posts on GSP will find many Canadian buyers explaining how the system worked fine for them.

[marnotom!]

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@powerspcrepair wrote:

marnotom,

As you mentioned above and if you think about this for a moment of what is actually happening with our U.S. sellers shipping to Canada, but the goods goes into Kentucky first before they get shipped into Canada. I believe you also mentioned that the fees and taxes is levied on the GSP. Ebay's money grab is in Kentucky. Does that make any sense to you now?

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Generally speaking, items shipped through USPS with declared values that work out to be more than C$20 are also subject to being charged taxes by the Canadian Border Services Agency and slapped with a C$9.95 processing/handling charge by Canada Post.  The rub here is that quite often, nobody at CBSA does the paperwork (for whatever reason) so the item gets through customs without additional charges being applied on delivery.

Those of us who have been on eBay for a while and have bought periodically from abroad will likely remember that items were more likely to be assessed for taxes (and duties, if applicable) ten or so years ago than they are now.  I suspect a combination of factors such as the increase in volume of purchases from abroad coupled with many border entry points for mail being closed over the past decade have meant that random checks of mailed items' declared value are now even more random.  The users who haven't been eBaying as long are more likely to see taxes on a personal import to be the exception rather than the rule, and they're probably the ones kicking up more of a fuss about the GSP's supposedly "bogus" import charges.