Ebay International Shipping Improvement
If you're like me, you use Ebay to sell vintage computers to make space or for extra cash (so you can buy other vintage computers...). It's a nice efficient way to sell. Given the dollar exchange rate has declined 30% this year prices are cheaper to an international buyer. You maximize profit if you sell internationally and given you are hit with 10% fee you want to maximize the sales price. Problem *was* there are too many variables and taxes to track, custom forms, insurance, etc. International shipping has always been a problem because it's so hard to predict the actual cost, and I have been burned a few times with shipping costs. Slowly Ebay has been working to make this better. Recently Ebay has made available a new shipping option called "Global Shipping Program" that allows a person to ship their internationally-sold items to a hub in the US (Kentucky), and after that I guess the buyer deals with the shipping the rest of the way. A lot of people bust on Ebay, but this is really a nice feature and it really reduces the hassle for the seller. In short, now everything I sell is treated like domestic shipping, no customs no guessing. 25-50% of my sales are international. I don't want to get into a big thing about whether Ebay is good/bad but in this case - Ebay: Well done. Bill
I've used the eBay international shipping handoff - I found it works well, and was easier than diddling with the customs forms myself. -J On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 7:08 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
If you're like me, you use Ebay to sell vintage computers to make space or for extra cash (so you can buy other vintage computers...). It's a nice efficient way to sell.
Given the dollar exchange rate has declined 30% this year prices are cheaper to an international buyer. You maximize profit if you sell internationally and given you are hit with 10% fee you want to maximize the sales price. Problem *was* there are too many variables and taxes to track, custom forms, insurance, etc. International shipping has always been a problem because it's so hard to predict the actual cost, and I have been burned a few times with shipping costs. Slowly Ebay has been working to make this better.
Recently Ebay has made available a new shipping option called "Global Shipping Program" that allows a person to ship their internationally-sold items to a hub in the US (Kentucky), and after that I guess the buyer deals with the shipping the rest of the way. A lot of people bust on Ebay, but this is really a nice feature and it really reduces the hassle for the seller. In short, now everything I sell is treated like domestic shipping, no customs no guessing. 25-50% of my sales are international.
I don't want to get into a big thing about whether Ebay is good/bad but in this case - Ebay: Well done.
Bill
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On Sep 14, 2017, at 5:31 PM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I've used the eBay international shipping handoff - I found it works well, and was easier than diddling with the customs forms myself.
-J
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 7:08 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
If you're like me, you use Ebay to sell vintage computers to make space or for extra cash (so you can buy other vintage computers...). It's a nice efficient way to sell.
Given the dollar exchange rate has declined 30% this year prices are cheaper to an international buyer. You maximize profit if you sell internationally and given you are hit with 10% fee you want to maximize the sales price. Problem *was* there are too many variables and taxes to track, custom forms, insurance, etc. International shipping has always been a problem because it's so hard to predict the actual cost, and I have been burned a few times with shipping costs. Slowly Ebay has been working to make this better.
Recently Ebay has made available a new shipping option called "Global Shipping Program" that allows a person to ship their internationally-sold items to a hub in the US (Kentucky), and after that I guess the buyer deals with the shipping the rest of the way. A lot of people bust on Ebay, but this is really a nice feature and it really reduces the hassle for the seller. In short, now everything I sell is treated like domestic shipping, no customs no guessing. 25-50% of my sales are international.
I don't want to get into a big thing about whether Ebay is good/bad but in this case - Ebay: Well done.
Bill
^^ what he said. My experience with eBay global shipping he been nothing but positive so far. In the past I did not do international shipping other than with buyers I added to my exempted buyer list (those I would have contact with and were from countries I was willing to ship to....no Bulgaria, no china etc) I've now started to allow international buyers to bid on some of my auctions as a result of the global shipping program. Tony
I sold a B500 that way recently, I believe to Italy. I have been and will be putting a few more items on Ebay this week. I kind of wanted to take a week off of programming and clear out at random items based on the size boxes I have lying around, which I also have too many of. I have a few more boxes left. I have a lot of duplicates/triplicates/quadruplicates of things. Bill On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 5:52 PM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Sep 14, 2017, at 5:31 PM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I've used the eBay international shipping handoff - I found it works well, and was easier than diddling with the customs forms myself.
-J
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 7:08 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
If you're like me, you use Ebay to sell vintage computers to make space or for extra cash (so you can buy other vintage computers...). It's a nice efficient way to sell.
Given the dollar exchange rate has declined 30% this year prices are cheaper to an international buyer. You maximize profit if you sell internationally and given you are hit with 10% fee you want to maximize the sales price. Problem *was* there are too many variables and taxes to track, custom forms, insurance, etc. International shipping has always been a problem because it's so hard to predict the actual cost, and I have been burned a few times with shipping costs. Slowly Ebay has been working to make this better.
Recently Ebay has made available a new shipping option called "Global Shipping Program" that allows a person to ship their internationally-sold items to a hub in the US (Kentucky), and after that I guess the buyer deals with the shipping the rest of the way. A lot of people bust on Ebay, but this is really a nice feature and it really reduces the hassle for the seller. In short, now everything I sell is treated like domestic shipping, no customs no guessing. 25-50% of my sales are international.
I don't want to get into a big thing about whether Ebay is good/bad but in this case - Ebay: Well done.
Bill
^^ what he said. My experience with eBay global shipping he been nothing but positive so far. In the past I did not do international shipping other than with buyers I added to my exempted buyer list (those I would have contact with and were from countries I was willing to ship to....no Bulgaria, no china etc)
I've now started to allow international buyers to bid on some of my auctions as a result of the global shipping program. Tony
Most what everyone said. There were issues early on with lost items and eBay or the Shipper wasn't covering them and YOU would take the loss. But that has now changed. As long as it enters the mail stream, you're covered. From what I have read lately, even from the insurance claim paper work too. Go to the PO and get a Receipt Scan for example, and you're about as covered as you can be. And the miles are deductible too! :-) I know a lot of buyers now request the Global Shipping Program, especially those in tougher countries like Germany and France, as they know exactly what to expect for taxes and clearance. And it's also less packing for me since I can use standard Regional and Flat Rate boxes which then get forwarded over seas. No special docs need to be printed and signed too. Yay! Henry S. Courbis Office Toll Free: (800) REACTIVE (732-2848) Office/Mobile Direct: (856) 779-1900 www.ReActiveMicro.com <http://www.ReactiveMicro.com> - Sales, Support, and News, Our Headquarters on the Internet ReActiveMicro.com/wiki - Support, Software, Manuals, and History. Create your own page today! Facebook.com/reactivemicrousa - Our Social Media Outlet and Support On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 6:56 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I sold a B500 that way recently, I believe to Italy.
I have been and will be putting a few more items on Ebay this week. I kind of wanted to take a week off of programming and clear out at random items based on the size boxes I have lying around, which I also have too many of. I have a few more boxes left. I have a lot of duplicates/triplicates/quadruplicates of things.
Bill
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 5:52 PM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Sep 14, 2017, at 5:31 PM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I've used the eBay international shipping handoff - I found it works well, and was easier than diddling with the customs forms myself.
-J
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 7:08 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
If you're like me, you use Ebay to sell vintage computers to make
space
or
for extra cash (so you can buy other vintage computers...). It's a nice efficient way to sell.
Given the dollar exchange rate has declined 30% this year prices are cheaper to an international buyer. You maximize profit if you sell internationally and given you are hit with 10% fee you want to maximize the sales price. Problem *was* there are too many variables and taxes to track, custom forms, insurance, etc. International shipping has always been a problem because it's so hard to predict the actual cost, and I have been burned a few times with shipping costs. Slowly Ebay has been working to make this better.
Recently Ebay has made available a new shipping option called "Global Shipping Program" that allows a person to ship their internationally-sold items to a hub in the US (Kentucky), and after that I guess the buyer deals with the shipping the rest of the way. A lot of people bust on Ebay, but this is really a nice feature and it really reduces the hassle for the seller. In short, now everything I sell is treated like domestic shipping, no customs no guessing. 25-50% of my sales are international.
I don't want to get into a big thing about whether Ebay is good/bad but in this case - Ebay: Well done.
Bill
^^ what he said. My experience with eBay global shipping he been nothing but positive so far. In the past I did not do international shipping other than with buyers I added to my exempted buyer list (those I would have contact with and were from countries I was willing to ship to....no Bulgaria, no china etc)
I've now started to allow international buyers to bid on some of my auctions as a result of the global shipping program. Tony
Beware that they sometimes appear to charge stupid high prices to the buyer. Other than that, no problems with the GSP here. For the most part, I handle international shipping of small items (under say 3 pounds) myself through the Post Office, with good results. Large items or one-offs go through the GSP so I don't have to mis-guess on what to charge for shipping. Thanks, Jonathan On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Support via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
Most what everyone said.
There were issues early on with lost items and eBay or the Shipper wasn't covering them and YOU would take the loss. But that has now changed. As long as it enters the mail stream, you're covered. From what I have read lately, even from the insurance claim paper work too. Go to the PO and get a Receipt Scan for example, and you're about as covered as you can be. And the miles are deductible too! :-)
I know a lot of buyers now request the Global Shipping Program, especially those in tougher countries like Germany and France, as they know exactly what to expect for taxes and clearance. And it's also less packing for me since I can use standard Regional and Flat Rate boxes which then get forwarded over seas. No special docs need to be printed and signed too. Yay!
Henry S. Courbis
Office Toll Free: (800) REACTIVE (732-2848) Office/Mobile Direct: (856) 779-1900 www.ReActiveMicro.com <http://www.ReactiveMicro.com> - Sales, Support, and News, Our Headquarters on the Internet ReActiveMicro.com/wiki - Support, Software, Manuals, and History. Create your own page today! Facebook.com/reactivemicrousa - Our Social Media Outlet and Support
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 6:56 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I sold a B500 that way recently, I believe to Italy.
I have been and will be putting a few more items on Ebay this week. I kind of wanted to take a week off of programming and clear out at random items based on the size boxes I have lying around, which I also have too many of. I have a few more boxes left. I have a lot of duplicates/triplicates/quadruplicates of things.
Bill
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 5:52 PM, Tony Bogan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
On Sep 14, 2017, at 5:31 PM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
I've used the eBay international shipping handoff - I found it works well, and was easier than diddling with the customs forms myself.
-J
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 7:08 AM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
If you're like me, you use Ebay to sell vintage computers to make
space
or
for extra cash (so you can buy other vintage computers...). It's a nice efficient way to sell.
Given the dollar exchange rate has declined 30% this year prices are cheaper to an international buyer. You maximize profit if you sell internationally and given you are hit with 10% fee you want to maximize the sales price. Problem *was* there are too many variables and taxes to track, custom forms, insurance, etc. International shipping has always been a problem because it's so hard to predict the actual cost, and I have been burned a few times with shipping costs. Slowly Ebay has been working to make this better.
Recently Ebay has made available a new shipping option called "Global Shipping Program" that allows a person to ship their internationally-sold items to a hub in the US (Kentucky), and after that I guess the buyer deals with the shipping the rest of the way. A lot of people bust on Ebay, but this is really a nice feature and it really reduces the hassle for the seller. In short, now everything I sell is treated like domestic shipping, no customs no guessing. 25-50% of my sales are international.
I don't want to get into a big thing about whether Ebay is good/bad but in this case - Ebay: Well done.
Bill
^^ what he said. My experience with eBay global shipping he been nothing but positive so far. In the past I did not do international shipping other than with buyers I added to my exempted buyer list (those I would have contact with and were from countries I was willing to ship to....no Bulgaria, no china etc)
I've now started to allow international buyers to bid on some of my auctions as a result of the global shipping program. Tony
Agreed. I sold an item to someone in Germany through that program and it was completely hassle free. On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 6:03 AM william degnan via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
If you're like me, you use Ebay to sell vintage computers to make space or for extra cash (so you can buy other vintage computers...). It's a nice efficient way to sell.
Given the dollar exchange rate has declined 30% this year prices are cheaper to an international buyer. You maximize profit if you sell internationally and given you are hit with 10% fee you want to maximize the sales price. Problem *was* there are too many variables and taxes to track, custom forms, insurance, etc. International shipping has always been a problem because it's so hard to predict the actual cost, and I have been burned a few times with shipping costs. Slowly Ebay has been working to make this better.
Recently Ebay has made available a new shipping option called "Global Shipping Program" that allows a person to ship their internationally-sold items to a hub in the US (Kentucky), and after that I guess the buyer deals with the shipping the rest of the way. A lot of people bust on Ebay, but this is really a nice feature and it really reduces the hassle for the seller. In short, now everything I sell is treated like domestic shipping, no customs no guessing. 25-50% of my sales are international.
I don't want to get into a big thing about whether Ebay is good/bad but in this case - Ebay: Well done.
Bill
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