U.S. sellers overcharging Canadian buyers on shipping

[maybepossible]

Why do the vast majority of U.S. sellers want to charge Canadian buyers the same shipping rates as THE REST OF THE WORLD when the USPS has significantly cheaper postage rates to Canada (and vice versa, incidentally, for Canada Post to ship to the U.S.A.)? Numerous times I have complained to American sellers about this, and usually they have conceded my point and given me a proper Canadian rate, but I shouldn't have to ask in the first place - eBay makes it easy to list different shipping rates for different countries (something at least one American seller has claimed they don't, as a seller as well as buyer I know that eBay do).

[sweetcryssy]

Personally, I don't think most American sellers even care they are overcharging Canadian customers. The fact they can lump in higher postage rates to send items to us, and then pocket the difference is actually what lures them to do it. The thing is, they are only hurting themselves in the long run. They could very well sell items faster and turn over their inventory, if the postage rates were more reasonable. I'm a buyer, but I refuse to purchase from someone who charges me more for shipping then I'm paying for the actual item. And I know a lot of other Canadians feel the same way I do. If I'm looking for something and can't find it without having to pay ridiculous postage rates, well, then I will go without. Or find another way to get it other then ebay. I'm Canadian and I'm nice, but hell if I let you walk all over me. 

[momcqueen]

I agree completely. Postage paid is a necessary evil. If someone is padding it with excessive andling fees, I won't shop there. As a Canadian seller, not only do I NOT charge a handling fee but I also subsidize my buyers' postage costs. Buyers pay less for postage to me than I pay to Canada Post so I am very much intolerant to any attitude that it's all part of the selling price.