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03-27-2013, 02:17 PM | #1 |
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Hey all,
What is the danger of shipping international on Ebay? I've heard horror stories of people saying they never received an item and Ebay/PayPal automatically refunding their money; in the US you can get tracking, but I've heard that international tracking only goes as far as the border and is worthless in another country. I had someone send me a best offer on an MU figure on Ebay that wants me to ship it to Brazil. he has good feedback and looks to be a toy collector, but I want to make sure I don't get screwed. Thoughts? Thanks in advance! |
03-27-2013, 03:06 PM | #2 |
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This is just me, but I have had to stop shipping internationally. I used to ship everywhere and never had any problems until ebay changed their feedback system a few years ago when sellers can't neg buyers. Since that point 9 items i sold out 12 to international buyers were reported never received or held up in customs. all 9 times the payment from the buyers was automatically refunded and I was locked out of my paypal a few times so they could "clear things up." And I never got my items back.
I would not risk it.
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03-27-2013, 03:11 PM | #3 |
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I offer to ship everywhere, but I offer international priority so it gets door-to-door tracking. Never had a problem. Sometimes I'll offer first class to Canada, but that's only for small stuff.
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03-27-2013, 03:58 PM | #4 |
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Personally, I don't care how good the offer is or how good someone's feedback is...Is not worth the headache!
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03-27-2013, 05:04 PM | #5 |
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Ship it international priority ( especially to shady places like Brazil) or u run the risk of it being lost and not having a tracking #
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03-27-2013, 05:06 PM | #6 |
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Thanks for the feedback guys, I'll have to politely decline his offer then. I can't believe sellers can leave buyers negative feedback...
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03-27-2013, 05:23 PM | #7 |
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Well im not a seller, but i do buy gi joe stuff from ebay, its my primary methods to get them, since retailers in my country dont carry the joe line. The only way to find them in the wild is through toy shop and the quantity is very scarce. So ebay is my only life line i got.
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03-27-2013, 05:53 PM | #8 |
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I will ship to Canada as long as it's First Class International, but otherwise it's just not worth the risk or hassle to ship internationally. I definitely don't want to go through the headaches like super curry max described! |
03-27-2013, 07:29 PM | #9 |
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You can track international priority? Like for sure?
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04-01-2013, 05:02 PM | #10 |
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I think it depends on the country you're shipping to, much like Paypal's seller/buyer protection also depends on the country you're shipping to. Personally, I ship to US/Canada and maybe (big maybe) a few countries in Europe. When shipping international, I require tracking/signature and make sure the buyers know they will be charged accordingly. Makes the international shipping rather expensive and cuts down on the number of fraudulent buyers. But I would also check paypal's site to make sure the country you're shipping to is on their list.
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