Shipping Question for Ebayers esp Canada

[Dallaz77]

If this isn't in the right place, feel free to move it, but this is more of a question for my friends to the Great White North.

This past 2 weeks or so I've noticed that the tracking I provide to Ebay buyers shows a delivery date over a MONTH! Is that truly how it is going?

Ex.

Accepted
Done
Sat, Mar 30

Done
In transit
Done
Out for delivery

Estimated delivery
Wed, May 8

Just seems insane to me that it could really take this long for a packet?!

 

[30ranfordfan]

When I buy from the USA.... I swear it's quicker if it's shipped without tracking.

It probably will not take that long (I assume you're shipping via USPS?) but I think the "estimate" errs on the side of caution.

 

[hduong]

I got the same thing on a package purchased in March.

Shipped Mar 25 - Estimate delivery Wed May 1.

It's still in transit as I write this.

Another card I purchase a day earlier arrived in 4 days even though the delivery estimate was over a month.

 

[creasecollector]

I find that the delivery date it shows is really long and not accurate, especially if something is coming from the United States. If it shows a month, it's probably around two weeks (max) most of the time.

 

[Dallaz77]

Sounds like this is more the norm than the exception, so I shouldn't be too worried. Thank you all for the input!

 

[sjw241]

It is hard to predict how long Customs will delay the package. Perhaps they are accounting for that and when it arrives sooner people are happy.