Shipping quotes before listing item; not after item sold

[chupacabra2000]

Ebay's got their promotion with Canada Post until the New Year and I've been taking advantage of the break in shipping cost, printing my own labels and dropping off packages with shipping already paid... But how can I get shipping quotes before I even list the item?  I can even pre-package the item, measure and weigh it at home and enter those figures with my listing, but I don't get any shipping quotes yet. 

So, I miscalculated the discount due to the size of the parcel.  When I confirm the weight and box dimensions, only before I'm about to send, and long after I estimated shipping and factored that into my listing.  So, I got stung pretty bad.  Am I missing something?  Can I even get quotes as I'm listing?

Also:  shipping options provided only cover to a maximum $100, but my item sold for over $200.  I normally deal with a cross-border shippers, so I guess I'll have to skip the offer thru eBay this time.

[flipistics]

You can go to https://www.ebay.ca/shp/Calculator

Keep in mind though that the rates vary depending where in Canada an item goes (plus the fuel surcharge changes weekly), so it's dangerous to use fixed shipping rates domestically unless you're using a flat rate box. If you're using flat rate for the States, you might consider setting it to calculated and use the option eBay gave us yesterday to show the customer the discounted rates. If you really want to build that in to the price, then use the calculator link above and make sure you set it to show you the discounted rates.

[chupacabra2000]

I get quotes from either my cross-border shipper or CP, or both if I'm offering within Canada and the US. It's usually much cheaper to ship anywhere in the US -and quicker- than within Canada, so some items I don't even offer domestically.