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.

[mrdutch1001]

I tend to agree that for many of us on eBay, there simply is no viable option to replace Canada Post rates for lettermail/oversize lettermail for within Canada and really nothing that compares to eBay's Tracked Packet service to the USA. I have ended most of my listings here on eBay and will wait it out for any items for which there is no viable shipping option. For a select few of my items, I can offer shipping options(Purolator/UPS) at a much higher cost than for my usual flat rate box rates within Canada and Tracked Packet for USA), but a lot of buyers simply are not going to purchase.... Purolator/UPS are doable within Canada for large city to large city but otherwise not so great and for shipping to the USA, well those rates are all over the place depending on city, state,etc and that's just the way it is with UPS...

I know there are many sellers who have found great alternatives and will not be switching back to Canada Post, but I for one will take Canada Post's ease of shipping over trying to work with an alternative that is not so user friendly,not competitive in rates, not competitive in destination points,etc