Ebay Frustration

I never said anyone was "crooked" or that everyone overseas is a crook, I merely stated my reason for not shipping overseas. I'm sorry if you do not agree with it. It is my business and I will run it as I see fit. Let's use another example, I do not deal in replica coins or copies. This is just my choice, I know that other dealers do and I'm fine with that. Should someone get upset because they want to buy one from me and I choose not to sell them? I'm am sorry you are having trouble finding the coin and I know your frustrated but blaming someone for their chosen business practice seems petty.

I just finished reading this discussion and chose to respond as a neutral party (kind of like Switzerland at the UN) regarding mail/package tracking.

My story below:

I couple of years back, I purchased a set of 5 Canadian coins from a nice old chap in Australia, who had relatives here in Canada. He sent me a ebay message that Australia's "Pack and Track International Mail" system does not track outside of Australia, so he can not verify delivery, after it is successfully enters Canada. I replied to him that the last 2 characters in the tracking code represents your country of origin, that once it enters Canada, I can enter the Australian tracking code into Canada Post's mail/package tracking system and track it from there. The seller did not know that, and in the end I received my package, watching it from Australia's Post tracking website and switching to Canada's Post tracking website after the package entered Canada. I gave the seller a positive review.

I have purchased from the USA and the UK with their tracking codes and once it enters Canada, switch to the Canada Post tracking public website. This is when I was a buyer, but I assume this works as a seller too, so vice a versa. Someone with better knowledge than me about World Postal Mail tracking systems, can confirm that tracking codes for USA, Canada, UK, NZ, and other countries, have the last 2 characters in the tracking code as the country of origin and how their tracking codes are represented. (Edited here for clarity)

Not all countries have a tracking system or a country has a reputation for corruption. But it still that seller's choice whether to be local to one's country's customers or go after international customers. Yes it still causes me frustration when I can not bid on a great coin because a seller will not ship to Canada with tracking.

(Edited here, again for clarity)
Legal Disclaimer: The story above does not represent, in anyway, ebay's Global Shipping Program which I dislike intensely, but put up with.