General Forum

Hey all,

I did some poking through the forums to see how people felt about the Sportlots box shipping option, and saw a mixed bag of opinions from US-based buyers. However, I'm curious how Canadian sellers feel about it. Is it worthwhile to offer? I know I always get anxious mailing across border with no tracking, so I can see how it would be beneficial to send multiple orders at once as a small, tracked package... but would you end up losing money that way?

I'm not currently selling there, but plan to, and would like to have my ducks if not in a row, at least in a somewhat organized cluster.

Also, if you are selling, throw your ID in and I'll check out your inventory!

Cheers,
Mark

I started selling there late last summer. In that time I have only shipped to the box three or four times. It costs me the same to ship into the US whether it's to their homes or to the Box. I can't offer any discount on that like some US based sellers do.

As far as I know, no Canadian buyer has asked me to ship to the box, as that would make no sense.

Makes sense. I suppose if your Box shipping is the same as your Budget or Premium, then you don’t have to worry about losing money in the deal. 
 

I don’t see any reason why Canadian buyers would want to use the box shipping with Canadian sellers either, unless they were moving or traveling for an extended period. 
 

Thanks!

Box shipping makes sense for large scale sellers and buyers that order from a lot of sellers.  Sellers that just get a handful of orders a week, the box is not the best idea.  Buyers that only order a couple times a month, also not the best idea.  I sold for a few years when they started the box option.  If you have double digit orders per week as a seller, it can save a lot of money if you know how to pack well.  As a buyer, I make several orders per week.  It has saved me probably hundreds of dollars in shipping costs.  It really just depends on how you use the site.