eBay Canada Expands Expedited Lite Shipping to All Categories

eBay Canada announced the expansion of the ‘Canada Post Expedited Lite’ service to include all categories available on eBay.ca. This expansion aims to enhance the shipping experience for both buyers and sellers.

Utilizing a tracked shipping service offers several benefits, including increased buyer confidence and added security for sellers. However, it’s widely recognized that for lightweight items with lower values, tracked shipping can be cost-prohibitive.

In response to this challenge, eBay Canada has extended its partnership with Canada Post to introduce a domestic tracked service tailored for items weighing up to 200 grams. This specialized service provides the features of the Expedited Parcel service at a more affordable price point.

Sample rates for the new Canada Post Expedited Lite service are as follows:

• Toronto to Toronto: $5.05
• Toronto to Montreal: $5.70
• Toronto to Halifax: $5.87
• Toronto to Vancouver: $5.94
• Toronto to Yellowknife: $5.99

These rates represent base prices, and additional charges, such as fuel surcharges and taxes, may apply.

eBay Canada Expansion of Expedited Lite Service Is Good for Sellers

Previously, the Expedited Lite service was limited to items in select categories. However, with this expansion, it is now available for any items meeting the specified weight and dimensional criteria.

The process for utilizing this new service is straightforward. eBay sellers can conveniently purchase and print shipping labels through eBay, benefiting from the eBay Labels experience. Additionally, the tracking number for each order will be automatically uploaded, simplifying the shipping process.

This expansion of the ‘Canada Post Expedited Lite’ service underscores eBay Canada’s commitment to enhancing the overall buying and selling experience on the platform. By providing sellers with a more cost-effective and reliable shipping option, eBay aims to empower its community of sellers and improve the satisfaction of buyers across the country.

With this development, eBay Canada takes another step towards facilitating smoother transactions and reinforcing its position as a leading ecommerce marketplace platform in Canada.

Richard Meldner

Richard is co-founder of eSeller365. He has over 17 years of experience on eBay which includes tens of thousands of sales to buyers in over 100 countries and even has experience with eBay’s VeRO program enforcing intellectual property rights for a former employer. And for about two years Richard sold products on Amazon using Amazon FBA in the US.

To “relax” from the daily business grind, for a few weekends a year, he also works for IMSA as a professional race official.