Mike,
That's what I thought too. The site says coverage up to 1000. However, I just passed by the PO since it was on my way to fill up gas to make sure. Unfortunately, the MAX coverage for
International Small Packet (Surface)
and
International Small Packet (Air)
is 100CAN.
The guy at the PO said that items shipped like that usually have little to no value, so they only cover up to 100 and I'd be **** out of luck with the rest if it got lost or if the winner claims to never have received the package. He said the only way to insure the package more than that is to ship the package in a larger parcel, which will be even more expensive (so stupid). With a larger box, these are the options:
The following shows the rate(s) for a parcel of 31.00cm x 26.00cm x 8.00cm weighing 0.6000Kg.
International Surface Parcel
Base Price: $27.35
Fuel Surcharge: $1.85
Insurance: $2.40
Total: $31.60
International Small Packet (Surface)
Base Price: $11.50
Insurance : $0.00 (Max Coverage of $100.00 is included)
Total: $11.50
International Small Packet (Air)
Base Price: $26.25
Insurance : $0.00 (Max Coverage of $100.00 is included)
Total: $26.25
Purolator International (2 to 3 business days)
Base Price: $86.00
Fuel Surcharge: $5.81
Insurance: $1.20
Total: $93.01
PuroPak (2 to 3 business days)
Base Price: $54.00
Fuel Surcharge: $3.65
Insurance: $1.20
Total: $58.85
The item will have to fit inside the convenience PuroPak package
Xpresspost International (4 business days, guaranteed)
Base Price: $48.72
Fuel Surcharge: $3.29
Insurance: $1.20
Total: $53.21
With a bigger box, all I get is 1 more option. So Surface shipping just sky rockets this way and it'll take even longer to arrive. I didn't ask how long it would take this way, but it seems long and more likely to get lost. So, I'm not sure if I have any other option.
So, basically, I can only insure an item over 100 if I ship it surface in a larger box or with Xpress or Purolator. Why no option for airmail? Honestly, USPS is way better than Canadapost. They should just let you insure items as high as you like so long that you pay for it. I didn't know Canadapost would make shipping worldwide such big problem.