Problems with eBay's Global Shipping Program?

[slidekellyslide]

This was posted to ebay's community forums today.

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Shippin...4503#U23194503

This is exactly why I use the Global Shipping Program.

[MikeKam]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

This was posted to ebay's community forums today.

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Shippin...4503#U23194503

This is exactly why I use the Global Shipping Program.

This seems weird to me, and if it is problem for you guys I do agree that the program does benefit you greatly. I ship from Canada using Canada Post, and no matter the country, I've always had the tracking go straight to delivery and not stop at processing.

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

This was posted to ebay's community forums today.

http://community.ebay.com/t5/Shippin...4503#U23194503

This is exactly why I use the Global Shipping Program.

Her issue was that the tracking didn't show "delivered" with the final scan due to the type of shipping she chose. This has long been a problem with defending claims when shipping internationally as ebay will automatically rule in the buyers favor unless you have a tracking that can be checked online and shows "delivered" for that final scan. When shipping to Canada now, as well as a number of other countries, the USPS tracking now tracks all the way to final delivery. This is a relatively recent development for USPS shipping though, and still does not apply for every country.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Her issue was that the tracking didn't show "delivered" with the final scan due to the type of shipping she chose. This has long been a problem with defending claims when shipping internationally as ebay will automatically rule in the buyers favor unless you have a tracking that can be checked online and shows "delivered" for that final scan. When shipping to Canada now, as well as a number of other countries, the USPS tracking now tracks all the way to final delivery. This is a relatively recent development for USPS shipping though, and still does not apply for every country.

Good to know, hopefully it becomes universal and there will be no need to use ebay's GSP.

[thecatspajamas]

Found this list of the current countries for which international tracking is available. Guess it's not surprising that Italy is one of the countries for which the service is currently suspended...

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Found this list of the current countries for which international tracking is available. Guess it's not surprising that Italy is one of the countries for which the service is currently suspended...

Surprised France and Denmark has suspended that service. Never had a problem with those countries.

Italy and Brazil I'm not surprised. They have been problem countries for me to. I have those countries blocked but will make an exception for a reliable customer who is aware of the customs issues in their countries.

China and Mexico are also blocked. Mexico, mostly because it seems to take at least a month for anything to get anywhere.