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Thanks, John! One additional question on shipping to Kentucky. Does Ebay 'forward on' the package you ship, do they 'repackage' the item itself, or do you ship a 'pre-made' package within the box you send to Kentucky? The item I have is about 14x8x3 inches and I would have concerns with ebay trying to repackage this. Or repackage anything in general as I usually send stuff nuclear proof.
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You ship the item to Kentucky and your tracking will tell you when they (Kentucky Ebay Center) get it. They then open the package to make sure it is the correct item, then they repackage according to international specs and regulations and Voila! You are literally only on the hook to get it sent to KY with tracking! Too easy! Except of course for those pesky buyer fees! Ugh! Nothing's perfect right? Peace, Mike PS To alleviate your concerns: Package the item as you always do. Nothing more, nothing less. They open it in KY and re-package the way they want to. You have zero control over the way it gets sent overseas from KY. Last edited by vthobby; 02-24-2017 at 10:44 AM. |
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Take this Wynn card for example. It sold for $151.50 and it's shipping cost is $46.99 dollars using Global shipping! Good “SGC AUTHENTICATED EX/MT EXAMPLE” Ended: Feb 21, 2017 , 11:00PM Winning bid:US $151.50 [ 25 bids ] Shipping: $46.99 International Priority Shipping to Canada via the Global Shipping Program Item location:Grayslake, Illinois, United States Seller: banty_red_tobacco ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/311802686802...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Then take this Hodges card, which sold for $4.00 dollars cheaper, or for $147.50 and it's shipping fees are $27.80?? Good “PSA EX/MT 6” Ended: Feb 21, 2017 , 11:00PM Winning bid:US $147.50 [ 17 bids ] Shipping: $27.80 International Priority Shipping to Canada via the Global Shipping Program Item location:Grayslake, Illinois, United States Seller: banty_red_tobacco (1785 ) | Seller's other items http://www.ebay.com/itm/311802673881...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT What you should notice, is both cards came from the same seller! Yesterday, I just received 3 PSA graded/slabbed card in a padded envelope, with tracking, and I see the seller paid $3.33 to have the cards shipped from N.Y. to me here in Canada. Color me confused, but if anyone doesn't think E-Bay is getting rich off of this scam, then they can't see the forest for the trees.
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Irv, get a Comc account and use their mailbox feature to have a u.s. delivery address.
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I just had to cancel 3 cards I sold to a collector in Canada--Global charged him $40---he complained to me, stating it costs around $5 ---I also state in my descriptions, I don't ship out of US----but he purchased anyway---But I did cancel his 3 transactions this morning.---Also, you cannot adjust your invoice through ebay when sale in complete.
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Part of how I got here was I did not realize the global shipping fee materialized on the buyer's side, which it did. So I quoted him what it would cost to send it (direct) and that's when he questioned the shipping cost difference. So he knew what EBAY said the shipping fee was going in, but I 'quoted' him a direct shipping fee. I will probably go back to the buyer and let him know that's in the 'global shipping fee' process loop and can't adjust the invoice. I can offer if he wants, to cancel the sale (though he did know what ebay said the shipping cost would be going in), or maybe even offer some 'rebate' on shipping since I messed up on my part. In any case, thanks to all for the input on this. |
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Hey, I get the fact that ebay is most likely making money on this, or at least breaking even, and the less hassle I have is good for me, but how do THEY come up with the shipping cost? One thing I can think of is your global shipping fee for that slabbed card to Canada is subsidizing (in part) my buyer's shipping fee for his item to get to Australia. |
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Agree 100% with Irv.....being in Canada, if I see Global Shipping, I just move on. U.S. sellers lose a fair amount of potential business from up North.
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As a seller, I have been ripped off by Canadian buyers claiming not to have received the item, when I believe that they did. There needs to be a happy medium to make both sides happy, and cover the tracking requirements.
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I had one seller state side, who was so thankful, offer me any card I wanted from his list and he said he would ship it for free. He was genuinely p*ssed off that E-Bay was being so secretive about what they charge foreign customers.
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Agree!!!
I for one simply don't bid or BIN when folks use Global Shipping. Typically the fees are outrageous for Canadian buyers. This topic has been covered on many Canadian boards. And while yes, we are small compared to the population of the US, there are definitely missed sales by US sellers who use this program to ship.
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