prices for shipping to Canada????

[patrick_the_loner]

WHY oh WHY are we THE CANADIANS who are at least the 75 % that buy on E BAY have to pay such a shipping cost???. You buy a die cast car  you pay $16.00 for it it will now cost you import charge and the seller charges are at a $43.00.. Now that be 3  times the price of the item you bought.... What in the hell is going on in E Bay?????????? A lot of Canadians now are and thinking of leaving the E Bay  even the Canadian E Bay sellers they can't make anything on this site. I guess that the yank system they don't believe in someone trying to make a living??.So who ever supposed to have that brain storm of raising the USPO up 80 %  and that new stupid IMPORT CHARGE  along with the GLOBAL SHIPPING  man your an idiot...

E BAY BEST YOU STAT LOOKING AT THE DISCUSSION BOARD AS YOU BUSINESS MAY BE IN BANKRUPT STATE.. LISTEN TO YOUR MEMBERS..

[pierrelebel]

There is no point in starting new threads with the same message.

[pierrelebel]

http://community.ebay.ca/topic/Seller-Listing-Tools/The-New-Import/4000009158?start=0

[theafkgamer]

Unless you're purchasing from Asia, shipping charges are very expensive. That's nothing new.

These "new import charges" have always been around, just never enforced by ebay. "Gifts" that are valued at $20 will not be charged, while anything over is charged.

If you don't like the GSP, don't buy from sellers that use it.

Also, I would have to disagree with your statement about 75% of buyers being Canadian... I'd say probably about 80% are from the US. ebay is a site created in the US, and was originally designed for Americans.

[inuk_the_polar_bear]

eBay bankrupt? SNORT!

2012 Revenue $14,000,000,000

2012 profit        $4,000,000,000

Yeah, they are hanging on by a thread.

I think there is a reason Patrick is a loner. Does not play well with others.

[reallynicestamps]

Postage prices are set by postal authorities, not by eBay. Couriers also set their own fees. The actual cost of stamps does not include taxes or fuel surcharges.

These costs are not related to the value of the item being shipped, but to the dimensions of the parcel.

Sellers are allowed to add handling charges to those charges to cover packaging costs.

Sellers are also allowed to choose the shipping service they prefer. This allows the seller to choose a service that insures the parcel against loss or damage in transit and to confirm that the buyer has in fact recieved the parcel. These services are more expensive.

The Global Shipping Program is, I believe, a mistake and particularly hurts Canadian buyers. Because it has been poorly explained to US sellers, the high cost of the program due to the charges added by Pitney Bowes because shipping has moved from the postal system to a privately run courier system. The program has no impact on eBay, who may even benefit from fewer "non-delivery" disputes and from fees charged on the higher shipping cost. But in the long run, it will have an impact on US sellers faced with very unhappy customers and unhappy foreign customers who dislike the increased shipping cost and stop buying from the USA.