I have to tell that even though I had never had any problems with Canadian traders (actually, with none on Deckbox to be fair), when I see someone from Canada offering me cards, it's an instant turn off to me. Cost, hassle, customs slip (which for whatever reason is required at my post office), and generally speaking low values of trades (vs. time spent) simply don't make it worth it.

Additional waiting time and lack of cheap protection options (tracking and insurance) usually push me towards spending my $$ at TCGPlayer rather than paying USPS for sending my cards. Sad, but true :(

Vincentarasin wrote:I have actually had multiple shipments (some to, some from) canada go missing.

My issues are:
1. Cost
2. Tracking options suck / dont exist
3. Time delay

I hate to discount my canadian brethren, but I'm not in the business of just losing shit in the mail without a reason =(

I can second this.

These factors suck but i still trade with Canada, though.

Canada is one of those places where if I do trade there, I really don't need something immediately (aka: need edh).
Every other format, if I feel like it's too high value or time is pressed to get it, I don't do it.
It's too time intensive and their customs services aren't reliable.

For example, I received this message recently from a trade. I did the best to make it low cost.

"They said there's customs fee even if it's marked as gift. Honestly, in my experience, they just do whatever they feel like, whenever. There's very little rhyme or reason. However, I DO know that it's best to keep packages as small as possible just to help avoid getting any attention resulting in situations like this."

That kind of inconsistency kind of turns me off. I mean seriously, that shipment was air express and should not have had any problems. And I have shipped way more expensive trades the same way, without hassle.

To put it simply, I don't get it, and in the future may refuse Canadian trades based on this.