I live in Toronto, used to shop on eBay A LOT in the 2000s, stopped for
5-7 years. Never had to pay import duties, or brokerage charges back
then. Recenty, I came back on eBay because I was interested in buying
Sports Cards. Purchased two from a US s...
Canada Post tanked my Q4 sales by at least 80% less compared to prior
years. Their greed and our government's inaction costed me A LOT of
money. Even if they are ordered back to work, it's TOO LATE.
Sellers have been making money off shipping since the beginning of eBay.
Remember, they gotta pay for packing materials and gas to the post
office. What really ticked me off, was DHL's additional charges it
worked out to be like a 50% tax on my item....
I'm Canadian, and I bought a sport card from USA seller for $50 bucks,
paid $20 for shipping. DHL forced me to pay an additional $25. HST is
Ontario is 13%. So why is DHL charging $25? That's a 50% TAX! What the
heck was my $20 dollars shipping for??...
My card values were $55 and $120, then I had to pay about $20 for
shipping and handling to the sellers. I was okay with that. Then, DHL
asked for $25 and $33 for import/duties. The acquistion cost of that
cards literally went up 25-30%. I don't inten...
