CPM Forum
General => General Forum Comments => Topic started by: walktothewater on April 02, 2023, 10:02:46 am
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I'm just curious if anybody has ordered something from the US through eBay's "International Shipping program" only to be sent a message later that the item cannot be shipped & will be destroyed? The buyer will get a full refund but the item will be destoryed.
A CDN collector posted a thread re: this incident on the US based Paper Money Forum. Read his thread called "eBay Madness Has Hit a New Low:"
https://www.papermoneyforum.com/post/ebay-madness-has-hit-a-new-low-12595208 (https://www.papermoneyforum.com/post/ebay-madness-has-hit-a-new-low-12595208)
Please share if you have experienced something similar. After I contacted the collector he claimed this has been happening a lot so I would like some verification.
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I wonder if eBay Canada no longer allows items from shippers outside Canada (including our neighbors south of the border) to be sent to anyone in Canada?
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Wow, that's incredibly worrisome. Never had that happen, thankfully.
I did have an issue (not for a currency item) with their "International Shipping Program" where my order was returned to the sender as "undeliverable" even though it never left the US. I was refunded by the seller for the item but not for the shipping (which was over $300 USD). After weeks of back-and-forth with both the seller and eBay I was told by both to pound sand.
I definitely recommend avoiding anything shipped through that service (unless it's some low-value item that you don't mind losing).
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I think I know why some American sellers refused to ship to Canada at the time. It is likely because of a then-looming Federal public service strike, which started today, and immigration and shipments would be impacted. The American seller probably knew about it in advance.