My 1st "Local Pickup" listing automatically says in red "SAME DAY SHIPPING" ...not good

[intimewithmusic]

Hi. I have a 3 day handling time on everything. I just listed my 1st "Local Pickup" item. I noticed without my doing, the listing states in red block letters "Same Day Shipping". It's a big problem because it's a large item (drum set) that has to ship in 3 separate boxes. Two are heavy. I've shipped a lot of drum sets. In Canada the eBay shipping Calculator doesn't work with UPS. I had to manually add basic UPS shipping info into the listing. I don't have any problem shipping to the continental US or Canada. Here's the problem. For Local Pickup the set can go out assembled.

  To ship it via any freight company it has to be completely disassembled with the parts bagged and tagged.  then the boxes are packaged as they were from the factory. This isn't going to happen on any "Same Day". It isn't necessary for local pickup.  For this reason drum sets remain assembled until purchased and I know if packaging is necessary or not. This is why I need the 3 day handling time.

  Does anyone know how to remove "SAME DAY SHIPPING" from a Local Pickup listing? Thank you!

[pjcdn2005]

There is no way to remove it.  It is a glitch that shows up in certain situations.  I haven’t heard of it causing problems for anyone yet though I am surprised that it hasn’t been fixed but now.  You might want to add local pickup to the title, not just because of the glitch but because quite often people don’t notice that it is for pick up and they buy expecting it to be shipped.  

[intimewithmusic]

    Thanks for your input. The drums aren't receiving the attention I thought. They would probably do better if Americans could quickly get a quote.  It's a shame Ebay.ca is sort of a "light version" of eBay.com. So many features they release never seem to materialize in Canada. Not having UPS and Fedex seamlessly integrating into .ca seams to exclude larger skus which are usually bigger dollar items. I'm not sure if the new Local Pickup "tracking sku" will ever get here.

   As this is just an experiment or call it a learning curve (because I will be selling a lot of other drum sets somewhere) I have some options. I can part them out which isn't my 1st choice. As you can imagine historic artifacts are being "chopped up" to bring in higher dollars and easier shipping. I think it's a shame. There are other musical instrument platforms such as "Reverb". I haven't researched them but I suspect they won't have the system to accommodate larger shipments originating from Canada. 

  This shipment is only 3 boxes. 2 of them could go Canada Post Expedited Parcel. 1 is 25lbs and the other is 48 lbs. The 3rd box is under 66 lbs at only 60 lbs but it's just outside the  size. restriction at 26 x 26 x26 for CP. 

  Selling it on a local platform isn't the best because it's a lower value collectible. I'm not in a metropolitan area to attract a collector. That's also why it's a shame to part it out. It would also defeat the purpose of this "experiment". Next year I'm going to be selling higher valued collectibles that cannot be parted out.  Before that I'm hoping eBay.ca will integrate UPS ( including multiple package shipments) into the shipping calculator. This would be an important eBay exclusive feature Amazon and others do not have.

   I know you are all probably thinking, "eBay's never going to do that!" When .ca's version of Terapeak is "light", .ca's version of eBay Shipping Supplies" is light  and on and on ...why would eBay.ca expand our Shipping Calculator beyond the realm of Canada Post to include a 26"x26"x26"?

   You're right. It probably won't happen. Bring in Shopify. My web site is already near completion and will be by then. I love the eBay.ca platform. I love what you get for your fees including great features and a global market. I would rather fit everything I sell onto it. I'd prefer my web site just to act as a funnel to send my customers to eBay. I hope I will qualify for the new "credit program towards Final Value fees" if your social media and web site links send customers to my eBay listings.  (Not sure if that new feature either is available in Canada ???) 

   Many Canadian sellers have skus bigger than a bread basket so if not eBay then ...?

[intimewithmusic]

If any large item sellers are interested in what we're discussing here's the link to the listing. Thanks.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/PEARL-DRUM-SET-ELX225-Export-Select-RARE-PROMOTIONAL-SILVER-SPARKLE-Vintage-... 

[femmefan1946]

I'd prefer my web site just to act as a funnel to send my customers to eBay.

When we had an active website (stamps for collectors) we found it worked the opposite way.

EBay was a good sales site, but many of our customers soon moved to our own site, which we preferred since our costs were lower there.

We used the same Paypal account for payment, so the buyers still had a third party buyer protection.

[pjcdn2005]

According to ebay, they did approach UPS but they were not interested as they didn’t feel there would be enough business to make the set up/maintenance worthwhile.

Americans are not going to see your set at all since it is pick up only and only visible on .ca.  You could set up rate sheets by region for within Canada and then have shipping to the US with them ‘asking you for shipping rates’. That can be set up on .ca so at least it would be available to more eyes. 

[intimewithmusic]

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@pjcdn2005 wrote:

According to ebay, they did approach UPS but they were not interested as they didn’t feel there would be enough business to make the set up/maintenance worthwhile.

Americans are not going to see your set at all since it is pick up only and only visible on .ca.  You could set up rate sheets by region for within Canada and then have shipping to the US with them ‘asking you for shipping rates’. That can be set up on .ca so at least it would be available to more eyes. 

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Thank you for the input. After nearly a month the listing has only 54 views. You are correct in the UPS Canada connection with eBay.com. When I went to estimate a flat rate shipping cost like you suggest I found that after 12 months UPS had closed my account due to inactivity. I had set it up in advance knowing that I would be selling items larger than Canada Post handles. 

This entire experience leaves 2 choices. I can use UPS Canada retail as a cost figure to build into a flat rate USA/Canada eBay figure which is between $300 & $450 or roughly 40% of the item value or I rip these unique musical instruments apart and sell the parts piece by piece. 

 I wonder how much France could get to part out the Mona Lisa? The nose? The smile? Each eye? That greasy hair doo?

Canadians want to sell things on eBay.ca that are bigger than a bread basket. eBay.ca has dropped the ball. USPS, UPS, DHL and others have all integrated their services with eBay.com. 

I mean no disrespect to Canadian sellers who can prosper putting stamps into stamped envelopes. That doesn't work for items above 66lbs. I bought a my boat trailer hitch from Amazon who hasn't got a "bigger than a bread box" boundary.  eBay constantly promotes INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING. In reality it's ISSTABB. (International shipping smaller than a bread box.) Sales and opportunities are excluded. If UPS Canada thinks that eBAy.ca is too small potatoes to include themselves in the eBay shipping calculator then eBay.com should step in and drop them. 

[intimewithmusic]

Thanks for your input. Business formulas are different for all. If your web site saved you money that's great. My site serves a completely different purpose.  Many of my items require providence, authentication and credibility.  I've leaned from my social media in an former offline and unrelated business that credible on line presence is very valuable. 

The extra cost of not selling direct by using eBay exclusively is totally worth the extra cost. That said eBay.ca isn't delivering the Full Meal Deal that eBay USA sellers get.  

[intimewithmusic]

I should add Canada Post has been awesome for my domestic, USA and International shipments that fall within their size and weight guidelines which are very liberal. I'm pro Canada Post all of the way!
Today eBay.com announced, due to slow delivery times, they've accepted and incorporated UPS's offer to become eBay.com's "go to" shipping company in addition to USPS. Obviously UPS (USA) wants the business (particularly with the current online shop surge). Is UPS Canada sleeping at the wheel? Seems to me It would not interfere with Canada Post and it would facilitate international shipment 's larger than 25" x 21" x 20" (66lbs) which is the CP max.
Maybe this eBay.ca.lite dilemma explains why some Canadian sellers maintain eBay.com stores and drive their shipments across the border or if lucky enough to be in metropolitan cities use services to do that for them.