Buying from E-Bay?

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by irv

Serious answer, chad.......... I'll eventually learn and hopefully someday I'll be as smart as you?

Doubtful

[MooseDog]

Irv -

If you know or visit anyone in the States and plan on buying a lot it might be worth having your shipments sent there, it will be MUCH cheaper in the long run. Of course you'd have to trust your recipient.

I have a couple of regular customers from Canada, one lives in Vancouver and has a mail box service in Blaine, WA just across the border that he has me send to. Another lives in Toronto and has a son in Buffalo so he has me send stuff there.

[grainsley]

EBay's Global Shipping has indeed made life difficult for us Colonials. I have had very good luck contacting sellers and asking what they would charge to just put a card in a toploader in a p.w.e..........most seem to be quite reasonable about it, $2 or $2.50...and they seem surprised that Global Shipping to Canada for a single card is something like $16.75. (U.S.$$$), so more like $20 to us. A lot of them lose good potential Canadian business because they aren't aware of this total rip-off that they are party to.

[irv]

Originally Posted by MooseDog

Irv -

If you know or visit anyone in the States and plan on buying a lot it might be worth having your shipments sent there, it will be MUCH cheaper in the long run. Of course you'd have to trust your recipient.

I have a couple of regular customers from Canada, one lives in Vancouver and has a mail box service in Blaine, WA just across the border that he has me send to. Another lives in Toronto and has a son in Buffalo so he has me send stuff there.

Originally Posted by grainsley

EBay's Global Shipping has indeed made life difficult for us Colonials. I have had very good luck contacting sellers and asking what they would charge to just put a card in a toploader in a p.w.e..........most seem to be quite reasonable about it, $2 or $2.50...and they seem surprised that Global Shipping to Canada for a single card is something like $16.75. (U.S.$$$), so more like $20 to us. A lot of them lose good potential Canadian business because they aren't aware of this total rip-off that they are party to.

Great info, guys!

Thanks.

[irv]

Originally Posted by grainsley

EBay's Global Shipping has indeed made life difficult for us Colonials. I have had very good luck contacting sellers and asking what they would charge to just put a card in a toploader in a p.w.e..........most seem to be quite reasonable about it, $2 or $2.50...and they seem surprised that Global Shipping to Canada for a single card is something like $16.75. (U.S.$$$), so more like $20 to us. A lot of them lose good potential Canadian business because they aren't aware of this total rip-off that they are party to.

I recently contacted a few sellers who use Global shipping, and your are right, most don't realize we have to pay these extra fees.

One guy, who also referred to Pay-Pal as Pig-Pal, said he wasn't surprised so he said he was going to look into other alternatives as he doesn't want to lose business.

An another also looked into it and stated it was $9.50 per card and that he'd have to fill out a Customs form, which was enough for him to say sorry, he wasn't going to even think about shipping to Canada.

I guess, likely, different states have different rules/costs etc than some other states do?

[irv]

Another showing the crazy prices using Global Shipping!!

Just hope more and more on here who use, and are unaware of these crazy fees, consider using something else in the very near future.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-Topps-W...UAAOSwoudW13It

I have seen a lot of nice cards that I'd like to throw a bid on but when I see the shipping/import fees using Global, even at the very low priced cards I am considering bidding on, I quickly change my mind!

Shipping: $19.07 International Priority Shipping to Canada via the Global Shipping Program | See details

Item location:
Voorhees, New Jersey, United States

Ships to:
United States and many other countries | See details
Import charges:
$29.58 (estimated and based on current bid)
No additional import charges on delivery