it's always been this way, when shipping to the US. For all my time on Ebay, i have been able to ship packages far more cheaply to anywhere in the US, including Alaska and Hawaii, then i could ship them across the street, or to myself.
When you shp to the US you are taking advantage of USPS's much lower rates. As stated above all CP does is send it to the US and so handles the package very little. The Universal Postal Union has also kept a tight cap on rate increases when shipping internationally, so we are benefitting from that as well when we ship internationally. Also, you don't pay tax when shipping internationally, which saves 5% to 15% depending on your province.
This is also the reason why US sellers have to charge so much when shipping to Canda. Most of the charge they have to pay reflects Canada Post's relatviely much higher rates, as compared to the USPS.
This all applies to smaller packages, under 2 kg. With larger packages it can be a different story and they can often be shipped more cheaply within Canada. With packages 1-2kg it can be a **bleep** shoot whether it's a lot cheaper or not sending to the US. Often it's only a bit cheaper.
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