Post #695757 by Chad on Tue, Oct 8, 2013 9:28 AM

Thanks guys. I've sold plenty on eBay, and am familiar with shipping. There is zero intent on my part to profit off of shipping. The problem is the shipping calculation tools from eBay Canada to the US don't automate well. I have to state shipping ahead of time so that the buyer can include it in their final price. Anytime I ask the buyer to hold off on paying until I take the parcel to the post office for an actual shipping price, they invariably just automatically hit pay without the shipping included.

The market for the mug is almost certainly the US. Trust me, shipping from Canada to the US will be at least $22. I'm willing to bet the poster above who accused me if gouging hasn't shipped from Canada to the US. I have the same problem trying to buy US mugs - shipping to Canada makes a $15 mug suddenly becomes $35 mug, making the purchase hard to justify.

Tiki-Loki, I don't appreciate the accusation of price gouging. I read that this is a nice forum to post. I sign up, make sure I'm following the rules, post a little intro about myself, and try to keep all my posts polite, and this is how you greet me. Classy.

Thanks everyone else, though, for helpful feedback. It looks like the mug found a buyer at the $40 level.