First time selling in a long time - where are shipping rates at?!

[ravens_creed]

Hi folks,

I'll be setting up my first big sale in a long time today, and it's been so long that I'm not sure where shipping prices are at right now. I live in the Toronto area, so I checked out canadapost.ca to have a look, and things seem a lot less complicated than they were when I last sold, and in some cases the rates actually seem to have went down, I'd like to confirm these.

A bubble mailer within canada still going for a $1.80 stamp plus tax? Seems to be.

A bubble mailer to the USA that weighs under 100g (most) is now only $2.95 plus tax? Is that right? I thought it was $5.00 last time I had to send out a package. Over 100g it jumps up to $5.15 plus tax.

A bubble mailer to Europe is now $5.90 plus tax if it's 100g or under? Again, I think that's less than the last time I sold, but I could be mistaken.


https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/per...prices.jsf#usa


Is this right?

[13stepper]

Hi folks,

I'll be setting up my first big sale in a long time today, and it's been so long that I'm not sure where shipping prices are at right now. I live in the Toronto area, so I checked out canadapost.ca to have a look, and things seem a lot less complicated than they were when I last sold, and in some cases the rates actually seem to have went down, I'd like to confirm these.

A bubble mailer within canada still going for a $1.80 stamp plus tax? Seems to be.

A bubble mailer to the USA that weighs under 100g (most) is now only $2.95 plus tax? Is that right? I thought it was $5.00 last time I had to send out a package. Over 100g it jumps up to $5.15 plus tax.

A bubble mailer to Europe is now $5.90 plus tax if it's 100g or under? Again, I think that's less than the last time I sold, but I could be mistaken.


https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/per...prices.jsf#usa


Is this right?

Spot on buddy!

[ravens_creed]

Thanks for the confirmation. Wow, that's pretty great that the rates to the US and International have actually gone down closer to what they used to be. Woo hoo!

[rydlar99]

They haven't gone down... I think someone overcharged you before.

[thehip66]

Depends on the postal clerk/outlet .. if you they make you send as a Light Packet to the USA , then it's 5.00 $ ( which they all do around me ) some still seem to get away with sending regular mail

[creasecollector]

Depends on the postal clerk/outlet .. if you they make you send as a Light Packet to the USA , then it's 5.00 $ ( which they all do around me ) some still seem to get away with sending regular mail

I've had my mail sent both ways. Sometimes they'll let it slide w/regular mail, other times i'll pay around $5.00. But at my post office, when they start seeing me regularly, will charge me just for regular mail.

[xahax]

Yes the last few i've sent to USA have been $5. A couple other times the clerk said should be able to go regular mail but they both came back due to insufficient postage, so i do light packet now.

[ravens_creed]

Shucks, thanks for the confirmation. I guess if it seems to good to be true... although, funny how those are the rates as posted on their website.

[87sluggo]

If you buy stamps and then throw your bubblers into a mailbox you can get away with all of that above. You're playing with fire by interacting with a postal clerk. FIRE!!!!

[creasecollector]

If you buy stamps and then throw your bubblers into a mailbox you can get away with all of that above. You're playing with fire by interacting with a postal clerk. FIRE!!!!

This is a good point. Thankfully the clerks are super friendly where I go, and I suppose they give me a break pretty often.