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Originally Posted by lennyb
BUT again wont ship to Canada?.....i never understood this mentality!.....the same continent as the U.S of A he wont ship!
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In some auctions, I'll refuse to ship to Canada. I'll explain my reasoning. I can't guess at other folks' reasons but I'll explain my own.
I sometimes, on more expensive larger items (including guitars) will list a set low shipping fee or will allow for free shipping. I do this because actual shipping is difficult to determine on an item that can't be packaged until the auction close (as bidders may ask for additional pictures of a specific part of the item).
When I do this I exclude Canada, entirely. I used to say that Canadian bidders were welcome, so long as they contacted me and worked out the shipping costs before bidding. That all changed with one auction. I listed a $500 ish guitar (a strat, I think). It sold to a Canadian bidder who did NOT contact me first (despite explicit instructions to do so in the ad) before bidding. A minute or so after the auction closed, while I was at work, he then (still without contacting me) sent me money via paypal auction value plus the $25 I'd asked for DOMESTIC shipping. I had the guitar weighed and found that shipping would be over $100. When I contacted him about it, he threw a huge fit and had a hold put on my Paypal account until I returned all of his money. Since then, I don't allow Canadian bidders on items unless I'm doing actual shipping (which I rarely do). If any of you folks have better suggestions for how to handle this, I'd LOVE to hear them. I'd like to sell to Canada . . . and to go there, actually. A lot of my favorite artists never leave Canada.
Anyway, that's my $.02 (which, incidentally, is now worth what, one Canadian cent? :) ).