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Topic: Canada Post ... new shipping rules?
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The Specialist
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posted July 15, 2013 11:59 AM
      
Hi Guys,Just came back from the post office to ship a few trades off. The postal worker said there are new rules for shipping cards abroad (I mentioned hockey cards since I just wanted to grab a few stamps quickly). New Rule #1: All packages containing cards are now considered parcels, and not envelopes, and have to pay the extra cost of upgrading to parcels. New Rule #2: They can refuse to send cards internationally, they once refused to send hockey cards to the US since ... it's hockey cards? Anybody Canadian Traders get the same sort of treatment? Did I get a grumpy employee, or is this really the norm?
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ev3olution
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posted July 15, 2013 12:35 PM
 
I haven't ever had this problem. I ship cards all the time. Just put some printer paper around them and they would have no idea it's cards specifically anyways. And if it's enough cards to be a parcel, I ship them as a parcel.
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T-O-N
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posted July 15, 2013 01:03 PM
For Canada Post, trading cards are considered objects so it's automatically a parcel. As ev3olution points out, if there's enough cards to be a parcel then so be it. Otherwise I call them as photos instead of trading cards, so I get the regular letter-mail rates. Your call on how you do it.Never heard about rule #2 though, seems more like he didn't have a clue. Try another employee/post office next time.
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AGO
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posted July 15, 2013 01:13 PM
Damn this makes me love my postal worker. She just dosent care what's in the package but tries to get me the best rate on sending items no matter what. Plus she's got big jugs to boot! Just sent 60+ cards to Canada for $3.50. I can letter rate as long as its only a toploader.
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Myy
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posted July 15, 2013 01:24 PM
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Originally posted by AGO:
Plus she's got big jugs to boot!
Pics or it didn't happen.
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KGtheLegend
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posted July 15, 2013 02:46 PM
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Originally posted by Myy:
Pics or it didn't happen.
+1
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Volcanon
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posted July 15, 2013 06:02 PM
This has always been the case. Canada Post is mostly self-sustaining, but to do so in a country so spread out, their service has to suck. Sadly.They only ship "documents" in letter post. Ditto for registered. Call it "paper products" and you're fine.
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The Specialist
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posted July 15, 2013 06:35 PM
Thank you for your responses.I've been shipping cards 15+ years, and it was the first time I heard of this. The lady grabbed my envelope, felt the plastic protectors, and said "Are these cards?"... ta-da, it's now a parcel, 3$ instead of 1.5$!  Anyhow thanks for the advice. I'll restrain my visits to the post office, and just drop them in a mailbox.
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Volcanon
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posted July 15, 2013 11:46 PM
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Originally posted by The Specialist:
Thank you for your responses.I've been shipping cards 15+ years, and it was the first time I heard of this. The lady grabbed my envelope, felt the plastic protectors, and said "Are these cards?"... ta-da, it's now a parcel, 3$ instead of 1.5$! Anyhow thanks for the advice. I'll restrain my visits to the post office, and just drop them in a mailbox.
Wrap the toploader with three or four pages. It smoothes out the envelope.
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Heresy19
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posted July 16, 2013 07:11 PM
I've been charged 3 times this years for an average of 30$ a pop to claim the ''parcels'' coming from the US. It is new and it's not only that employee at you local post office...
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Volcanon
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posted July 16, 2013 07:42 PM
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Originally posted by Heresy19:
I've been charged 3 times this years for an average of 30$ a pop to claim the ''parcels'' coming from the US. It is new and it's not only that employee at you local post office...
That sounds like you got charged duty. That's Canada Customs, not Canada Post.
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WeedIan
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posted July 16, 2013 09:32 PM
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Originally posted by Heresy19:
I've been charged 3 times this years for an average of 30$ a pop to claim the ''parcels'' coming from the US. It is new and it's not only that employee at you local post office...
I've had that happen 2-3 times in all my years buying things online. __________________
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denholm
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posted July 22, 2013 05:29 PM
If anyone asks whats in the envelope, just say printed material.Same when filling out forms for the US. What you choose to do to protect the item from getting bent is up to you.
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