As a seller i share marks comments
Priority international used to be my preferred method but after a few nonreceipt claims it's express or nada In most cases.
Also On more than one occassions buyers outside the us have purchased an item, then slammed the feedback that the shipping was too high, which it is crazy expensive but the only way to protect the seller
Barry Scott Portland Oregon USA
On Tuesday, May 4, 2010, accobra <accobra@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> Greg,
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> As an active eBay seller, I'll speak to this. A good 30% of my sales are outside the USA. What has spooked eBay sellers is eBay's/PayPal's insistence that a shipped item have a tracking number to verify delivery. If the package is lost (or the buyer says he didn't receive it) and the seller can't provide proof of delivery via a tracking number, we as sellers have to eat it.
>
> The only way to have a tracking number outside the USA is to send via the very expensive USPS Express Mail. My actual cost is $37.50 & up for small parts with insurance coverage. I tend to take the chance & send "without protection" for items under $75. But over that amount, I set up the auction for $37.50 International shipping. I HATE to charge that much for an item that I normally could send for $10-15 via USPS 1st Class Airmail. But on the other hand, the buyer IS using PayPal & not sending me cash. The risk always remains that a loss could occur and I could get a chargeback. I don't want to be hung out to dry, or be in a difficult spot risking negative feedback over a dispute. But knock on wood, I can't remember ever having a legitimate lost item overseas. Occasionally it takes too long. And, believe it or not, occasionally a buyer will forget that he actually already received something (this happens more than you would think).
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> It's for these reasons I suspect some sellers don't want to hassle with sales outside the USA. But, I think it's better to at least offer an item worldwide and let the buyer decide whether he wants to pay the high price of Express Mail or, as a seller, be willing to take a chance on "loosing" a $30 package. Again, it's been my overwhelming experience that the post office IS dependable and people ARE honest on the other end, no matter the country.
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> Mark Winkelman
> Dallas, Texas USA
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Lone" <gwlone@yahoo.ca>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:12 PM
> Subject: [CR] USA only Ebay sales
>
>
> Hi list, I have been observing what seems to be an increasing trend on EBay to limit bidding to U.S. residents only. When I first started buying vintage cycling parts and bikes 5 years ago I would occasionally { but realy not that often at all} run into such a roadblock. The trend has increased to the point that it seems 2 or 3 item out of 10 have the bidder restriction. I live in Canada; a stones throw from the border , and find the whole thing rather puzzling. Has something changed with the post system regarding weather a seller can prove the buyer has realy recived something ? {and disprove false non delivery claims}. Or as has been suggested by some friends has a general distrust of foreign mail transactions of any kind become more commonplace. {Nigerian scams Etc.} Not all non U.S. residents are scheming opportunists, I for one have a substantial number of ebay purchases with 100% positive feedback. Is mail fraud realy that widespread? Of the
> several hundred vintage cycle ,car and motorcycle items I have purchased over the years only 3 come to mind that have never arrived. I assume that's about average as it's a fairly big sample number. Can anyone explain things from a regular EBay seller prospective, { I never sell on EBay, only buy}.
> Greg Lone
> Langley B.C.
> Canada
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