Learned Lesson with USPS Global Shipping Program

[mantleman]

I only buy about 20 % of what I used to on Ebay because of the Global Shipping rates.

I am also absolutely dumbfounded that Ebay does not let the seller know what the buyer sees when considering a purchase.

All of the $1 singles I used to buy that now fall under the Global shipping, I am being charged roughly $17USD per card. For us Canadians, that is huge, PLUS FACTOR IN THE ROUGHLY 30 % EXCHANGE RATE !!!

Another gripe with Global shipping is I do not believe you can do combined shipping for most orders

[irv]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

As many of you know, I’m in Canada and am strictly a buyer. As other Canadians have said on this forum, we find eBay’s GSP an utter ripoff. The shipping costs are neither accurate nor consistent. Cards and comics (what I mostly buy) can range from just over ten dollars to over fifty dollars, from the same city and the same state. When I’ve reached out to different US based sellers, it appears they do not have any idea how much the GSP is showing on their listings.
This has been discussed before, but from someone who always pays quickly, I find it frustrates me to pay these excessive Shipping fees. however I have heard on this board how it protects sellers from fraudulent buyers.

Originally Posted by mantleman

I only buy about 20 % of what I used to on Ebay because of the Global Shipping rates.

I am also absolutely dumbfounded that Ebay does not let the seller know what the buyer sees when considering a purchase.

All of the $1 singles I used to buy that now fall under the Global shipping, I am being charged roughly $17USD per card. For us Canadians, that is huge, PLUS FACTOR IN THE ROUGHLY 30 % EXCHANGE RATE !!!

Another gripe with Global shipping is I do not believe you can do combined shipping for most orders

I no longer, and haven't for a long time now, purchased any cards/memorabilia from sellers who use Global Shipping. I am not knocking or condemning those that choose to, just stating the fact, like what is mentioned above, it can get spendy!

My most recent search of either baseball or hockey cards lead me to a seller in California whose GS fee was $92.00 U.S.!

The thing is I have purchased other cards from sellers in California and other southern states and none of those have come remotely close to that figure.

In my opinion, like a lot of things in this hobby that I have learned about in my relatively short time here, this hobby can be real ugly at times.

[bobbyw8469]

Ya'll do realize that sellers dictate NOTHING about the way operates the Seller Global program??? It is solely a way for Ebay sellers to feel more comfortable about shipping items international. But we don't dictate the prices Ebay charges for that.

[vthobby]

I've used GSP as a seller about 10 times...........a few items have been claimed lost on the other end........one of them was a $300 item..........I have NEVER been charged back for a GSP sale. NEVER!

I feel its solid. Yes the buyer pays a very high amount on their end but that is their choice. If they did not like the charge, then they would simply not pay.

You'll be fine.

Peace, Mike

[ngnichols]

Another reason why I don't bother to even offer items I sell to international buyers. Just too much that can go wrong. Hell, it's hard enough just to get stuff to someone here inside the US at times.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Ya'll do realize that sellers dictate NOTHING about the way operates the Seller Global program??? It is solely a way for Ebay sellers to feel more comfortable about shipping items international. But we don't dictate the prices Ebay charges for that.

Maybe I missed it, but no one on here claimed Ebay seller's dictate the GSP prices. The point some American sellers seem to be missing is that you can still ship normally to Canadian customers WITHOUT using the GSP. A number of items have sold far below what I would have paid if the seller wasn't using the ridiculous GSP, so in the end it's both sellers and buyers who lose using it.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

Maybe I missed it, but no one on here claimed Ebay seller's dictate the GSP prices. The point some American sellers seem to be missing is that you can still ship normally to Canadian customers WITHOUT using the GSP. A number of items have sold far below what I would have paid if the seller wasn't using the ridiculous GSP, so in the end it's both sellers and buyers who lose using it.

Yep, I've watched cards go for much less than I was willing to pay due to GSP.

I've reached out to a few the last few years but due to their stance, have refused to use anything else.

Like I said, I understand why some choose to use it, but I also know, like was also previously mentioned, some sellers have no clue what their listings read as far as shipping fees go.

I've copied and pasted more than one in PM's to sellers and most times they are shocked at the amount EBay is charging. There is zero consistency anywhere and there is no doubt EBay is banking large on this scam.