| Author | Message | ||
     12rrrrrr |
just a curious question really - living in the UK i am finding it harder and harder to find people on ebay who will ship even small items / parts for my xb12r to here - even if i have a verified account and 100% positive feedback! its getting on my nerves to be frank, so thought i would ask if there are major fraud issues (above and beyond the norm of ebay scams) concerning the UK or is it something else? cheers Amit | ||
| Sifo |
With me it's just easier to not deal with overseas shipments. I don't know and don't want to know Jack about any legal issues that may arise from an overseas shipment. Add the overseas scammers that are out there and I just say no thanks. The US market generally has gotten me a good buck for what I've sold with less hassle and worry. I don't think it has anything to do with the UK though. | ||
| Loki |
You are coming up against one of those proverbial stonewalls. Sellers are finding it a big hassle to ship overseas. I have had buyers balk when the shipping charges exceeded the purchase price. When you do get good shipping rates. The time for passage is excessive....Packages get hung up in customs and require extra monies to be shelled out. Shipping to/from Canada can be a real pain and we share a border! | ||
| Froggy |
It is more involved to ship internationally, you need to fill out customs forums and such. It is rare that I do ship overseas so I don't mind. Also I don't sell on eBay, so I don't recall ever getting solicited for a scam from anyone overseas. I think the real reason is because your tea tastes funny  | ||
| 12rrrrrr |
ahh fair enough just so people know (am sure most already do) sellers are not liable for customs when items enter the UK, its the buyer who is liable unless 1 - they are prepaid before dispatch or 2- the value is less than £18 (about U$27ish) if something arrives with unpaid customs then the post office pays customs the tax to take it to the local depot and informs the buyer their package has arrived and they have to pay the customs charge and a post office fee... probably a bit similar to the US system? can agree 100% with the form filling hassle - no end to the paperwork i drink coffee was just getting a bit concerned - people didnt seem to want UK buyers on at least a dozen items over the last month - even when items were selling for well under the normal ebay prices.... might have been just bad luck on my end  (Message edited by 12rrrrrr on August 10, 2009) (Message edited by 12rrrrrr on August 10, 2009) | ||
| Froggy |
I have ordered stuff from China, Japan, UK, Italy and probably a few other places over the years, I never once had to pay any custom fees or similar. It just shows up at my doorstep just like any other mail or parcel. | ||
| P_squared |
Mailing (filling in the forms) can be a real PITA for U.S. eBayers. Having said that though, I've sold a LOT of stuff to folks overseas, making it clear that THEY had to pay the shipping costs. As a result, I usually wound up getting more $$$ than I would have if I'd only sold to U.S. addresses. You want to see a bidding war explode, sell tuber parts and allow overseas buyers to bid.  | ||
| Ducbsa |
This was just before 9/11, but I sent a Norton 2LS wheel to Finland and the customs form wasn't but a minute or two. I never heard if their customs duty was much. The wheel would have been 34 years old then and I labeled it Used and Vintage, so maybe that helped. "Used" can be a money saver, it seems. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
And to think,drugs flow freely to any place........ | ||
| Xbpete |
Been selling on Ebay for over 10 years and have no trouble selling to anywhere in the world. I do my shipping forms and payments through USPS website, it even generates the customs forms on my printer. All I need is the clear envelope to put the forms in from the PO... not a hassle at all to ship anywhere in the world... Yet so many have trouble doing it.. It makes no sense to me at all to cut out potential buyers for my goods by saying only USA sales. If the buyer is willing to pay the actual cost of shipping, what is the difference.. how can two minutes for a form be such a biggie??? | ||
| 12rrrrrr |
i gues s i will keep trying and hope someone takes pity on me lol must be my deodorant...  (Message edited by 12rrrrrr on August 11, 2009) | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
I've only had one bad transaction with an international ebay purchase, who knows where that Corbin seat ended up... Since then, if I've had any doubts I've messaged the seller first to confirm they're ok to send stuff to Australia. A couple of times the item has been "U.S. only" and I've asked if they would mail to Australia (at my cost) and they have. So my advice is ask first (if you haven't been already). I've noticed some U.S. companies prefer to use UPS or FedEx which can be pricey for shipping small parts. U.S. Postal Service can be quite a bit cheaper. Don't forget BadWeb classifieds too. |
