I have come accross many items I wanted to Bid On.. only to see the Seller will only 'Ship to the Lower 48'.  Gets a little frustrating at times!  I messaged one Seller, to see if he would consider Shipping to Canada, never heard back, and the Auction was Ending!  I took a chance, and Placed my Bid!  At Auction End.. I was the Winning Bidder!   Then I hear from them.. 'Will Not Ship to Canada'!  So.. I came up with this idea.. I called the closest US Post Office to me..(only 100Km South) and asked if I could have it Shipped there, and drive down to Pick it Up! There Response;

Have it Shipped in 'Your Name'  'General Delivery ' to that P.O. and show Proper I.D.  "No Problem"

Also.. if the Seller provides a Tracking Number from whichever Carrier they Shipped with.. You will know when the Item has arrived for Pick Up!

This works Great for Me.. as I am close enough to the US.. it may not be of much help if you are a much longer distance.. but hope this helps some of you!