eBay

treadstone68 · ‎01-09-2026

I haven't finished converting my listings to the International Shipping program yet, and some items will not qualify due to their size or excluded category.... BUT... I sold some computer memory recently, which from what I looked up is duty-free for my American buyer, and he refused to accept the shipment when UPS was going to charge him a $50 delivery charge. This is the first time this has ever happened to me in 3 years of eBaying. HOW can I tell ahead of time if something I am shipping (outside of the International Shipping Program) will have a delivery charge?

I'm finding eBay more and more un-useable as time goes on.

flipistics · ‎01-11-2026

Here's a toy made in USA going from Ontario to Michigan:

And finally, here's that same toy except it was manufactured in China instead of the USA:

While I'm not sure I'd want to ship items that aren't made in USA that way, it could be viable for items that are. It's also a great way to estimate fees and other charges.

byto253 · ‎01-11-2026

Thanks for the info. Have you used this? It says you will not have any additional clearance charges, but I wonder if they are going to stick the recipient with a $10+ charge. I am suspicious of UPS !!!

flipistics · ‎01-11-2026

@byto253 wrote:
Thanks for the info. Have you used this? It says you will not have any additional clearance charges, but I wonder if they are going to stick the recipient with a $10+ charge. I am suspicious of UPS !!!

No, I haven't tried it. DDP (should) mean it includes everything though. I'm thinking of potentially trying it for books in the future.

byto253 · ‎01-11-2026

Please fill us in if you do!

treadstone68 · ‎01-12-2026

I WAS going to be an 'ethical' seller and refund the guy, but he jumped straight to leaving negative feedback and calling me a liar. And this was after giving me a low-ball offer from the get-go. Ebay, rightly, removed the negative feedback because at the end of the day it is the BUYER'S RESPONSIBILITY to pay all taxes and duties.

I asked Ebay if they have a tool to estimate duties, and they say they do not, and added that duties can vary on where the person lives and which carrier. I am not about to start calculating and estimating duties for every Tom, Dick and Harry, so I will simply leave a written warning that it is the BUYER'S RESPONSIBILITY to pay all taxes and duties on my listings, until I switch over to the Ebay International Shipping.... which I will be doing much sooner than later.

treadstone68 · ‎01-12-2026

It was a $10 computer ram. Most likely duties.

treadstone68 · ‎01-12-2026

The item was $10. Canada post is typically more expensive and slower by a week. Fedex, is always 3rd place.

treadstone68 · ‎01-12-2026

This is the kind of thing eBay should be offering to sellers, but I won't hold my breath. They seem to be more interested in putting more hurdles and more fees than anything.