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Old 09-20-2012, 01:22 PM   #1
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Ebay etiquitte for Canadians

I've been hunting for a few ebay items lately and was wondering if I may be crossing some unspoken rule with US sellers. I usually search on ebay.ca but have had much more luck with my searches on ebay.com (obviously). Quite often you find seller listings that include international shipping but don't show up on the Canadian ebay site for some reason. When they list US only, I've politely asked if they would be willing to ship to Canada with good response in the past, but lately nothing...

My question is...
Is is wrong of me to ask? Does this aggravate potential sellers?
Advice / opinions most welcome.

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Old 09-20-2012, 02:12 PM   #2
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i have no clue dude but one thing i can say is i am proud to be a canadian tmnt lover
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Old 09-20-2012, 03:22 PM   #3
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I don't think it's wrong at all.

I have done the same thing. Sometimes the seller forgets to include shipping to other countries. And I have found most are quite accommodating to help.
Yes there have been times when I get no response but some sellers never respond to any questions.

What can it hurt to ask? If they become snotty about it, you probably wouldn't be wanting to deal with them anyways.
If they are nice, but still can offer to ship here, that's their right.

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Old 09-20-2012, 06:28 PM   #4
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Thanks
That's pretty much what I thought, but lately I've been getting zero response. Even a simple "sorry I don't ship international" would suffice.
Or maybe I'm just being sensitive.
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Old 09-20-2012, 11:44 PM   #5
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Same boat as all of you fellow Canucks. I always ask and usually get the response I want
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Old 09-29-2012, 12:51 AM   #6
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as a seller, i can say that eBay has made international shipping a major pain in the butt. United States sellers now have to use a minimum USPS Priority International shipping service in order to be covered under the buyer/seller protection program (because it is the cheapest that contains a delivery confirmation) and it gets expensive fast and most customers are not happy that being said- i am always willing to work with my fellow dromers (right TMNT Canadian )for off of ebay sales or a detailed analysis of what the cost will come to... but i know that for me and many other sellers- eBay has made it more of a pain than the sale is worth.
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