[vcf-midatlantic] Ebay International Shipping Improvement

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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 at 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!
>
>
>
>
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> On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 6:56 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic <
> vcf-midatlantic at 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 at lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > On Sep 14, 2017, at 5:31 PM, Jason Perkins via vcf-midatlantic <
> > > vcf-midatlantic at 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 at 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
> >
>