Canada Post Strike (Lettermail / Oversized Lettermail Options)

[dougieboygames]

A lot of my items I ship with Canada Post Lettermail or Oversized Lettermail. With the potential strike, what do I do with my listings? Is no other cheap shipping option in Canada?

Will buyers still be able to purchase said items, or will Lettermail not be an option during the strike?

Will I have to end all my listings that only have Lettermail shipping available?

Am I going to have to go through ALL my listings to ADD alternate shipping options?

This is the first time I may have to go through this strike and I have nothing setup for alternate shipping on ANY of my listings. I may have to place my store on vacation mode until the strike ends.

[mapleleaf-collectibles]

I put all of my items on "time away" now. There is no cheaper way to send envelopes or parcels, and since Ebay has Canada Post integrated into their system, it is pretty hard to continue selling. This years Christmas sales are a write off and there will be none for me. I put my listings to sleep and had to refund my last sale because the person would never get it. This strike might drag on for weeks or months, and when it is over we may be dealing with a brand new way of shipping in Canada, privatized.  If nothing else the prices are going to go up again when the strike does end.  It sucks for everyone selling on Ebay, but this might be the last of Canada Post as we have known it.