Shipping from Canada

[noname55]

I ship from Canada, small parcel post here has no tracking only proof that parcel has been accepted by the post office. That kind of shipping is in the range of $10 to $12.

To get a tracking for USA it costs $20 and for rest of the world only way is to send it surface 6 weeks trip at the cost of $40 or more. Most of buyers do not belive it and when I send them the Link to CPC they demand the cheap no tracking way.

I put this in my listings; Shipping Terms: Without Tracking  $10.00 packing/shipping to USA $20 with tracking $12 without tracking for all other countries and $40 with tracking.  $12.00 for Canada with tracking, Please chose the method! I will not be responsible for shipments without tracking number.

Is there a better way? Most of my items are to low price to pay for the shipping.

[waltswhatsits]

Good morning,

I'm another frustrated seller in Canada. I regularly email the ombusman complaining about how much more it costs to ship within Canada than it costs to ship to the USA. In fact, I sent two of the same items around Christmas, one to Alberta, the other to Sweden. Guess which package was cheaper. Even so, I continue to ship internationally. My shipping prices are as close as possible to my actual cost. I scavenge shipping materials wherever I can. The reality is that most of my customers are Americans. For the few things that I do lose money on shipping, I consider it part of the cost of getting good feedback. Every business has to take a loss somewhere to gain a profit somewhere else. It may sound counterproductive, but I am operating consistantly at a profit.

Hope this helps!