@marnotom! wrote:
@lotzofuniquegoodies wrote:
@marnotom!
I know this message is oldish but can you qualify soon please? Your response was from 2023 Personally not seeing it in 2025 listings!! Wasn't eBay talking about combined shipping for eIS awhile ago. Has that even happened?
I saw choices on a small handful of listings a few months (give or take) after I made that post, @lotzofuniquegoodies, but certainly not all listings where eIS was being offered. What's more, when I changed the destination country for the item, I found it would show up more often for other countries than it would for Canada. It kinda looked as though the choice was being offered when eIS would be the better option in terms of price, but I could be remembering that wrong.
I think the choice option might have disappeared when eBay changed how shipping rates were displayed on listing pages, but don't quote me on that. It might just be that there weren't many US eBay sellers willing to offer their international customers a choice between eIS and more direct international shipping, so the idea died a quiet death.
@marnotom!
eBay has made so many changes to those displays in the last few years, it has become hard to know what you fill see each new time you try. Just when one has it figured out, it will change so totally agree with your observations.
I was just looking at a bulky item that sold recently in the US. Large but not heavy. $75 USD shipping across the USA. Same item to Canada 175.00. (Anywhere in Canada with calculated, same price.) Do you know any Canadian who would be willing to pay 175 plus customs for a lower valued item? Unfortunately USPS and eIS listings have very little involvement when it comes to Canadian delivery methods and distance. Where, for us distance definitely matters. I know it will happen but until Canadian buyers can shop by service instead of only price we will be against a wall when it comes to purchasing in the USA. From speaking to Canadian users who have "tried" to combine on shipping from US sellers that is still a nightmare. With no improvements that seem to be in the pikes no matter what the US podcasts have to report when they say "coming soon".
When it comes to eIS, many sellers got opted in and if it is possible to opt out or do a 1 of that avoids it is very difficult. When using USPS everything got tossed in the dumpster when they chose to list most expensive in the dropdown. Strangely USPS does it that way too.
I have been able to confirm that if a buyer shops on ca but happens to be in the US my old small packet air is the default that comes up in search. Doing the same search on com shows tracked first.
In trying to edit 2000 + listings using the bulk editor is not for the faint of heart and definitely not to be tried in large quantities. Why I have been pushing for eBay to amend the listing tool for services to be by courier vs speed. That would be more intuitive and cause sellers much less grief.
As a just throwing this out there, can any Canadian buyers report getting a refund on US shipping? I know Canadian sellers routinely refund if something is hinky with final shipping costs. My impression is US sellers see shipping as a revenue source, similar to how eBay sees it.
