Great Question, great discussion! Thank you for asking, I was wondering the same thing.

My buyers have never had problems with US money orders and sometimes I have sent hidden US cash and it always arrived safely.I am happy to say I have had good service buying from my American friends and will keep on doing so.I rarely find someone who won't ship to Canada and if I do I figure its there choice.

When I am ordering from the USA, I try to remember to state USPS and then our PO will figure any duty or taxes to be paid for a flat $5 fee. UPS is set up to be the broker and then the fees are more like $30 plus duty and taxes. Yikes.

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Shipping to Canada in a package under 13 ozs is simple and doesn't require one of those custom forms & cost isn't bad but if you use a priority envelope for Canada and overseas shipping the cost is faily high

My son-in-law and his wife are living in Canada while he goes to school, and she runs into a lot of that - stores that won't ship to Canada. So she has them sent to my address and I send it on. I send all their Christmas/Birthday, etc through the mail as well. We've never had any problem and I haven't noticed anymore hassle sending to them than when I send things to my Navy family in other countries. As long as both parties understand about cost and agree on the method of shipping, it shouldn't be a problem.

I ship anywhere. I figure it may be cheaper to ship than to pay regular price in Canada and Australia.

Great conversation. I too am disappointed sometimes when it's "shipping to US only". But, I totally understand. This is personal buying/selling & that most of us are not the big business. When I see something I want to purchase I always, regardless of what the seller posts, (unless they clearly state "US only"), PM first asking if they ship to Canada. I am never in a hurry & always respect those that ask if they can get back to me regarding the shipping costs. This is the best communication! I have fun on this board & want to keep it cordial. A great place to be!
Maureen

I guess what the seller wants to do is up to him/her .
I ship my batik all over the world - yes, it's more work to print out all the customs forms, attach the plastic envelope to the package and insert the forms, but people from all over the world need batik......don't they???!!!!!!!!!!!

I have never shipped to Canada but have purchased things off Ebay from Canadians. I have no problem paying higher cost for them to mail item to me if I really want it. Never had any problems. Communication is the key!