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Bogus is mis-applied. The money goes to costs which are not bogus as the costs actually exist.
Bogus means fake, fraudulent, pretended. Your use of the word is wrong.
I meant to say double shipping, costs. Shipping costs are not doubled, they are increased with double handling.
Please refrain from unsubstantiated hyperbole.
I saw a remark that Rodney had made in that GSP has caused more American sellers to sell, internationally, which was the entire point. many sellers are in the programme and do not know it. To accuse them of "bogus" is disingenuous. They are merely passing along costs they do not realize are high.
Bogus means fake, fraudulent, pretended. Your use of the word is wrong.
I meant to say double shipping, costs. Shipping costs are not doubled, they are increased with double handling.
Please refrain from unsubstantiated hyperbole.
I saw a remark that Rodney had made in that GSP has caused more American sellers to sell, internationally, which was the entire point. many sellers are in the programme and do not know it. To accuse them of "bogus" is disingenuous. They are merely passing along costs they do not realize are high.
Definitely losing their canadian customers......... as soon as i see the extra charges, i dont even consider putting it on my watch list (^^) right on, i hope they get rid of this.... ebay should keep things as it was, if anything, make it easier and cheaper for sellers to ship things!!!! 
"and often inapplicable (used goods)"
???
This has nothing to do with GSP but I wonder what you mean with that comment.
Are you under the impression "used goods" are not being taxed?
Used goods are taxable (HST/GST/PST) the same way as new goods are. Go to Value Village where you find a large selection of used goods and consumption taxes will apply at the cash register - rate based on your province (from 5% in AB to 15% in NS).
The same will apply for large "used goods" such as used cars to small "used goods" such as postage stamps.
"Import fees/etc. are a complicated issue"
Ben, actually "import fees" should not be a complicated issue.
Canadians import regularly from the USA and overseas and understand the concept of paying tax (sometimes) when the goods are cleared through Canada Customs and delivered through the Post Office (plus $9.95 handling fee) or by courier (generally higher brokerage fee).
The problem the way I see it was created by eBay, PayPal and Pitney-Bowes by hiding the information.
Most questions would be quickly answered if eBay instructed Pitney-Bowes (your contractor) to give buyers full disclosures when payment is processed through PayPal. It is that simple.
Full disclosure means just that: tell buyers how much is collected from them for tax(es) (GST/HST/PST) and duty (if applicable) and how much is the service charge earned by Pitney-Bowes. That is not that complicated, is it?
One of the problems we have right now is that Pitney-Bowes sometimes hides their service charge with the shipping charge (usually when the item is worth less than Cdn$20) and sometimes their service charge is incorporated with tax (GST/HST/PST) (and duty if applicable) when the value exceeds Cdn$ 20 leading Pitney-Bowes to calculate and collect the tax (GST/HST/PST) payable.
All that nonsense could be avoided by being upfront about the exact amounts charged and their distribution (shipping, duty, tax, service charge).
Why not? Is is that difficult for eBay to instruct its contractor to provide the information upfront, instead of hiding it. It will not change the amount payable by the buyer but we will all know where the money goes.
It is not complicated. Canadians are being charged taxes that the government does not collect.
