Hey!
I’m getting started with a small resale business and trying to find legitimate local sources for new brand-name clothing, footwear, or other products.
I’m interested in overstock, clearance, liquidation, or wholesale suppliers—ideally places where I can start with smaller quantities and see the products before buying.
Does anyone know of any reputable businesses, warehouses, auctions, or local suppliers worth checking out? I’m also open to suggestions for places outside Winnipeg that ship to Manitoba.
If you’d rather not share a supplier publicly, feel free to send me a private message. I’d really appreciate any advice from people with experience!
Thanks!

Looking for the best place to sell silver to, that i wont lose a large percent of profits to shipping so if theres somewhere in/around vancouver i can just drive to, or any companies that do prepaid shipping labels etc? :)

Genuine question for sellers. Between platform fees, Canada Post (or Stallion/Chit Chats), USD→CAD conversion and HST, I’m curious how people here work out what they actually made on a sale.

• Spreadsheet? App? Rough guess?
• What’s the most annoying part to keep track of?
• Anyone ever realised a “good” sale actually lost money once shipping was counted?

I’m a developer looking into this problem, not selling anything. Just want to understand how people handle it.

Is it possible to purchase a shipping label from Canada to the US and have the tariff costs paid by the recipient rather than pay it with the label? I sold an item on ebay and the sale price did not include tariffs

Of this prospective common access direct point of each more massive entertainment system point.

I need help shipping a package from Canada to my American address. I am purchasing a dress on Aritza from the Canadian link because my size is unavailable in the American link however I do not have a Canadian address.

With changing tariff rules and cross-border shipping requirements, managing orders between the US and Canada can get complicated. From customs documentation and duties to shipping costs, there are quite a few things to consider.

For those running WooCommerce stores that ship across the US–Canada border, how are you handling these changes? Have you updated your shipping process, adjusted product prices, or made any changes to your customs documentation?

Would love to hear what’s working for you and what challenges you’re facing!

Title says it all!
Normally Q4 is pretty great, but this year it just seems like a ghost town. Even with de minimus going away last year after august and the tariffs hitting hard, Q4 was still pretty good.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Just a reminder that if you choose a delivery service that has a guaranteed delivery time frame, and it's not met, you can call customer service to get a refund.

Also, most agents quote you the price you paid pre fuel surcharge and taxes, as your refund amount. Correct them and tell them fuel surcharge is also refunded.

Since mid summer it's been taking oversize lettermail six weeks to get to US addresses, and one of my deliveries to BC (I am in Ontario) took four weeks to get there. Normal for the past ten years has been two weeks or so. Anyone know what's going on?

Does Canada Post suspend delivery guarantees during the upcoming holiday season, or just modify the terms?

I have been using the express post flat rate promo and offering it as a flat rate based on what I thought was local and National differentiations, but have found out that it is based on rate codes and not just postal codes/regional location I somehow got the only person that Canada Post that could have given me a direct answer about this on the first call so wanted to share this because it is so vaguely worded and it is resulting in a bunch of overcharges on orders for me.

The eligibility is based on what is considered local via rate code, so you need to be able to look up rate code eligibility based on the origin postal code. I found out because I've had two orders from thunder Bay which is 13 hours away from me in Winnipeg, and they are qualifying for the local price break but not the national price break. Local is 2.5 kg for 6.xx and National is up to 5 kg for $12.

Here are the links, hopefully someone can use this, I don't know why this wasn't disclosed or at least made available through API use so that it would automatically come up instead of having to be invoked manually through snapship, therefore making it impossible to accurately quote unless you already know these rate codes, and these pages are buried on Canada Post site. Hope it helps someone. If it helps you upvote so other people will see this thread.

https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/support/kb/company-policies/terms-conditions/flat-rate-offer-terms-and-conditions.page

https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/tools/rate-code-table-lookup.page

I’ve been shipping to the UK smoothly with nothing. I’m wondering if anyone has been shipping to the EU using stallion express and had any luck getting packages into the EU without the stupid PPWR registration?

Thanks!

Did they do this to anyone else? I didn't really appreciate the random call asking for my information and even trying to get me to pick up more calls from some sales advisor guy afterward.

This package going to the USA was dropped off on Sept 6, almost 10 days ago. This isn't a one off. I have multiple packages like this. I'm very reluctant to give them more business at this point

Update: A full 15 days after dropping off my packages, they finally updated the status to:

Trying to figure out whether I've been neglecting Kijiji too much.

Most of my attention goes elsewhere because there's always something new to scroll through, but every once in awhile I'll check Kijiji and find something interesting that I hadn't seen listed anywhere else. Then I'll remember to check it regularly for about a week before slowly forgetting about it again.

For anyone sourcing locally in Canada, do you still treat Kijiji as a serious source of inventory or more of an occasional extra place to look?

I'm mostly wondering whether keeping an eye on multiple local platforms pays off enough to justify the extra checking.

Hi, as the title says, im just starting out to resell games and collectibles. I was just curious on how people handle shipping? Right now, for me to send a video game, its gonna cost about 4 Permanent stamps plus $2 for the bubbled envelope. So minimum its $6 to ship a video game. Feels like a lot of games are just dead on arrival. I don't think people will buy a 7 dollar game with $6 dollar shipping. Ive seen people do free shipping but don't up the price of the game. Just feels rough I guess? Maybe im missing something

This isn't just me, I sell comics and everything is done through eBay with correct HS Codes and exact declaration amounts, but I also know another person that sells comics that got 19 packages flagged. Comics are a US product so I'm not even sure what is going on.

My buddy sells the same product and uses Stallion and said he has had no issues. Does Chit Chats just suck? This happened months ago the first time the $800 de minimus was removed as well but Stallion was still business as usual. I have some angry customers as some people on eBay are absolutely insane, oh joy. Exact wording below.

Delays Due to Brokerage Review

Your shipment is currently on hold pending a brokerage review related to undervaluing and/or trademark compliance. While the review is underway, you have two options - Request a return: Have your shipment returned to you using your preferred return method OR Wait for clearance: Continue waiting for the shipment to be reviewed and, if approved, cleared for transit. Please note that clearance is not guaranteed following the brokerage review. We understand that waiting can be difficult, so we want you to have the information you need to choose the option that works best for you. You can find more details in our dedicated U.S. Updates Blog. Thank you for your understanding.

I've gotten in in the craze of selling those Canadian Tire bags that the stars of the TV show "Heated Rivalry" were spotted carrying.

I've actually gotten 4 sales - all in the US - but I suspect that's because ebay made my listing one of the cheapest by depressing the shipping cost they'll collect from the buyer, even though I've stipulated a higher fee in my shipping rules. Meanwhile, I'm having to shell out nearly double to ship them.

I know the simple answer is "Welcome to shipping to the US: Trump edition" but I'm wracking my brain trying to figure out how not to get soaked on the shipping. I know there's eBay EIS (not qualified yet) and Stallion/Chit Chats/etc (haven't really seen cheaper rates for my low volume, smaller package size operation.

Any constructive suggestions?