Paypal from Canada

poppie · February 8, 2006 1:10AM

I was looking 4-sharp-corners auctions on Ebay and they will not accept Paypal for Canadian orders. Any idea why only Postal Money Orders ? I thought Paypal was expanding to permit use of the USPS shipping system on Paypal orders.
PayPal (Preferred)
Cashiers Checks and Money Orders
Canadian customers must add an additional $5.00 U.S. funds per payment and pay with Postal Money Order only. Paypal and other forms of payment will not be accepted.

tripoli · February 8, 2006 5:25AM

I have no problem using paypal from Canada...except for the excessive exchange rates and fees they use...and of course, they prefer to take the money right from my bank account rather than Visa...

onefasttalon · February 8, 2006 5:28AM

The other thing is... you can't track any shipments to Canada (without paying an arm and a leg!) Delivery confirmation cannot be used shipping to Canada... so you'd have no proof of shipping if the recipient decided to say "He never got it!"
Now with Money Orders? ... Well, payment is in hand... who cares if the buyer wants to play the "I never got it" game...

bri2327 · February 8, 2006 5:37AM

<< <i>The other thing is... you can't track any shipments to Canada (without paying an arm and a leg!) Delivery confirmation cannot be used shipping to Canada... so you'd have no proof of shipping if the recipient decided to say "He never got it!"
Now with Money Orders? ... Well, payment is in hand... who cares if the buyer wants to play the "I never got it" game... >>

For less than one dollar you can get a proof of shipment receipt from the post office. I have done that several times when shipping to Canada. I had never heard about it until the guy at the post office counter clued me in.

poppie · February 9, 2006 12:37AM

I can not find how you get proof of delivery unless it is via registered mail. This is all i could find on the USPS.Com site. Recorded Delivery (360) NOT Available

Registered Mail (330) Fee: $7.90
Maximum Indemnity: $44.86
Available for letter-post mail, including postcards
and postal cards, aerogrammes, and matter for
the blind. Not applicable to M-bags.

Restricted Delivery (350) NOT Available

Return Receipt (340) Fee: $1.85
Available for registered mail

pandrews · February 9, 2006 2:00AM

<< <i>For less than one dollar you can get a proof of shipment receipt from the post office. I have done that several times when shipping to Canada. I had never heard about it until the guy at the post office counter clued me in. >>

please explain..

Knuckles · February 9, 2006 3:08AM

poppie.. he said you can get proof of shipment not proof of delivery for less than $1

I never knew about that.. Next time I ship something I'll try and get this proof of shipment thing.

bhl2359 · February 9, 2006 5:15AM

Proof of shipment won't protect you against a paypal chargeback. You need proof of delivery

bri2327 · February 10, 2006 5:50AM

No you dont need proof of delivery for paypal. As a seller you only need to prove that you shipped the item to the buyers address. Go into the post office and ask the clerk. I went through the same search on USPS site myself, and came up with nothing. If not for the guy at the post office telling me I still wouldnt know.

They give you a slip, I am almost certain it is called proof of shipment, either way, ask and they will know what you are talking about. This is around 85 cents I think, and it is marked right there as you hand over the package to the PO clerk. It is valid proof of shipment to Canada...I am certain of this, I had to provide that to paypal once and it was accepted as proof.

wick70 · February 10, 2006 5:58AM

Are you sure the teller just didn't charge you for your purchase receipt??

Wick

bri2327 · February 10, 2006 6:10AM

I hope that wasnt a serious question !

wick70 · February 10, 2006 7:00AM

nah.. just throwing a little dry humor into it.

Cheers! Wick

Sugar20 · February 10, 2006 7:15AM

Can you do the proof of shipment thing with usps global priority mail? or is it a registered mail thing? I stopped accepting paypal payments form non-US residents because one guy from Australia and one from Canada claimed they didn't get the package and did a paypal chargeback and I found out the hard way that the tracking number on the USPS global package wasn't enough for paypal. I had used it a couple times in the past and not had a problem, but found out that number is kinda hit and miss as far as registering on the usps tracking on their site, so I got screwed and only accept money order or cash now.

bri2327 · February 10, 2006 7:27AM

No idea how it works with global priority mail........ask the PO clerk, I am sure they will have any answer you need....BTW....Sugar20......I like the BONG !

bhl2359 · February 10, 2006 1:34PM

<< <i>No you dont need proof of delivery for paypal. As a seller you only need to prove that you shipped the item to the buyers address. Go into the post office and ask the clerk. I went through the same search on USPS site myself, and came up with nothing. If not for the guy at the post office telling me I still wouldnt know.

They give you a slip, I am almost certain it is called proof of shipment, either way, ask and they will know what you are talking about. This is around 85 cents I think, and it is marked right there as you hand over the package to the PO clerk. It is valid proof of shipment to Canada...I am certain of this, I had to provide that to paypal once and it was accepted as proof. >>

Paypal requires proof of DELIVERY that can be tracked online. The proof of shipment you get will not protect you in a Paypal dispute.

Paypal says: "What are some best practices for avoiding chargeback losses?

Follow the Seller Protection Policy guidelines by shipping to the buyer's [confirmed] address listed on the Transaction Details page and by retaining proof of delivery that can be tracked online."

Paypal from Canada

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