eBay Question.... Shipping to Canada?

[toystoryduo]

I had an auction end this evening and the winner is in Canada. I stated in my auction that I only ship to the U.S., but if the process is an easy one, I may go ahead with the sale and send the item to Canada. What do I need to do to ship an item to Canada? Are there special forms to fill out? What about delivery confirmation? Please help!

 

[Tinkerjane]

Hi Tracy,
I'm in Canada and an ebay seller. If you decide to proceed with the auction all you need to do is fill out a customs form. Usually they ask what the item is and cost. Delivery confirmation from the U.S to Canada will probably be costly. You will probably need to find out their postal code or province to figure out shipping costs. Depending on the weight of the item, you can usually still send reasonably.
I've done a few thousand ebay transactions selling from Canada and shipping to the U.S and have only had maybe 3 parcels never arrive which is pretty good.
Everything should go smoothly.

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

It is pretty easy, I do it all the time. I usually ship and have my stuff picked up though and all the others I pre pay through PayPal, so it is a pain to have to go to the post office for the Canadian ones.

Also, lots of Canadians try to get you to lie on the customs form too, so they don't have to pay too much tax or whatever it is. I hate this!

Shipping on smaller packages, are usually less than US shipping too, so if it is a pound or less, just charge what you charged for a US shipping.