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Common Poster Subjects => Packaging & Shipping => Topic started by: Dread_Pirate_Mel on March 15, 2014, 12:18:07 PM
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It's a major hassle and risky to ship internationally. Anybody tried this?
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-globally.html
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It's a major hassle and risky to ship internationally. Anybody tried this?
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-globally.html
Don't do it. They charge an arm and a leg for shipping to the seller. I sold a movie on ebay to a member from Canada. Ebay Global shipping wanted to charge him $18 bucks to ship a movie to Canada. The seller cancelled his winnign bid because of it. DO NOT USE GLOBAL SHIPPING FROM EBAY.
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It's a major hassle and risky to ship internationally. Anybody tried this?
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-globally.html
As a seller using global shipping it wont let you combine orders either so the buyer pays for each auction item to be shipped separately. And automatic customs charges you cant change. But yes its costs too much for shipping too.
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There you go Mel. Two people gave negative response about it so don't use it.
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One of eBay's worst implementations ever - and that's saying something!
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One of eBay's worst implementations ever - and that's saying something!
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I assume this to be true since eBay takes a cut of the shipping costs (which I still do not understand how it is not illegal) but
can anyone confirm if eBay also takes a cut of the customs fees that are built into the Global Shipping program total cost?
If so, that's even worse than taking a % of the shipping costs!
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It's a major hassle and risky to ship internationally. Anybody tried this?
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/shipping-globally.html
I don't understand the hassle,or the risk? Thru the USPS ya just fill out a custom form.I keep a stack at home so I have it all ready to go when I get their.If it's a rolled poster use PVC,if it's folded,some kind of hard board....I've never had any issues.Knock on wood.
I agree,don't use global...it's a rip off!
Anthony
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One of eBay's worst implementations ever - and that's saying something!
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I recently experienced this shambles buying an item from eBay US.
The seller was inexperienced with selling internationally and so did the whole global shipping thing.
I didn't realise the problems with the system (I'd never bought from someone who used it) until I won the said auction.
When I went to pay for my purchase eBay wanted me to pay $65 for postage and then $xxx on customs fees - customs fees before I had received my item? I don't think so! Not to mention the high postage cost.
In the end the seller cancelled the auction and sent the item to a friend in the US for $8!
Two days later my friend had the item in his hands.
Nightmare for sellers and buyers alike.
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It is dreadful - and potentially a major hurdle for Australian based collectors like myself. I recently bought some items (3) from one seller in Minnesota. I contacted them prior to bidding to ascertain combined postage costs and was quoted about $30USD which I was happy with so I placed my bids and won all 3.
THEN the Global Shipping problems started...
The seller was very helpful and proactive in trying to find a solution to the crazy postage eBay wanted to charge. Here's the email I received outlining the issue:
I called eBay Support today to ask how I would bill you for the shipping since I can't send you an invoice. It won't let me send an invoice to an international buyer through the Global Shipping Program.After talking with eBay Support, I think we were both confused about the new Global Shipping Program. Here's how they told me it works. You are supposed to pay the amount listed on your invoice which you received from eBay. The amount should include shipping. I do not know what this shipping amount is. eBay determines it as eBay partners with countries and determines a rate of shipping. eBay Support said that this most always makes shipping cheaper for you. After eBay receives payment from you, I am notified and then given the address to ship the item to the eBay Shipping Center somewhere in Kentucky. From this Shipping Center in Kentucky, global packages get delivered on flights. Since they coordinate it - rather than directly through a carrier like USPS or UPS, it becomes cheaper.They said that I am responsible for paying for the shipping from my home (Minnesota) to the Shipping Center (Kentucky). They said you are responsible for paying for the shipping from Kentucky to your home.I said I was worried that this might be more expensive than the quote of $31 dollars. They said this is highly unlikely as this shipping program is supposed to make things cheaper. By chance, how much did your invoice ask you to pay? Again, I guess I don't have control over this price. Also, I didn't realize that I need to pay to send it to the Shipping Center in the U.S.
If your wondering, Global Shipping wanted me to pay $75USD for posting the 3 items.
In the end the seller had to cancel the 3 auctions and relist all three items as one auction for me to go and buy again just so they could set the right postage!
My mind is made up - if the postage listed on the auction involves Global I'm just not going to bid - it's too hard for the seller to give you reasonable postage.
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Thanks for the info.
This makes me believe even more than ever that eBay are looking at becoming an Amazon-like outfit.
eBay - you are an auction site, not Amazon! FFS! moron1
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I have been avoiding sellers who offer this too. First Class international is cheapish ($20ish to the UK), fast (a tube took 4 days recently) and has basic tracking.
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What is the best shipping service to France that is trackable end to end? (Some "trackable" services end at the US border, which is useless.)
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What is the best shipping service to France that is trackable end to end? (Some "trackable" services end at the US border, which is useless.)
Fed-X
other than that, it is rather spotty depending on what country you're shipping to
Customs forms are now entered completely into the USPS database and the customs # on the green slip is trackable, sometimes all the way, sometimes not
there really isn't a perfect way with lower cost shipping (USPS).
On the Global Shipping thing..
clearly eBay just wants to create another revenue stream. That you have to ship to one of their depots and someone has to send it Internationally shows just the first step in making it more expensive for buyers and ultimately sellers as anything that makes it expensive for buyers makes final results lower for sellers.
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For the UK, priority and express with USPS is both end to end tracking. Is it not the same for France?
I think First Class is too - sometimes the tracking ends on the USPS website (until delivery confirmation), but if you put the tracking number into the website of the country it's going to, it appears on that system (e.g. A seller sends me a tube from the US and the tracking on the USPS site ends when it leaves the US, but then appears on the Royal Mail or Parcelforce website).
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it isn't trackable for all nations Tob and sometimes it isn't even all trackable to the same nations, largely because it does depend on the other side not having a lazy worker or inoperable scanner.
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Interesting, thanks Rich. For all the shit Royal Mail get, I have had good service from them and my postman is a good bloke too so I'm grateful.
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Interesting, thanks Rich. For all the shit Royal Mail get, I have had good service from them and my postman is a good bloke too so I'm grateful.
overall I have no complaints about USPS shipping. They get the job done at the lowest cost for small business. The post offices where I have or do get service are always very helpful & nice. Of course, I have all my mail done right - packaged properly, labeled and postaged for Domestic shipping so they would have little complaint about me. When I'm in line (at the post office or anywhere else) I'm never complaining about how long it takes to get to a window. Thankfully the post office exists, because if we all had to depend on UPS & Fed-X or any other service, mail order biz from people like us would evaporate due to the high costs.
eBay wants to make more money, in part due to investor necessity to show increased profits year-over-year (Wall Street is not a consumer's friend in this arena), but touting Global Shipping as a price drop is a Pants-On-Fire moment
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Fed-X
Thanks, approximately how much would it cost to send a medium tube with a $630 poster, insured, trackable, etc? Do I have to pay customs in advance? I need to send an invoice to a French buyer ASAP.
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So glad I live in the UK - so much easier over here!
Don't know why it so difficult in the US!?
Mel - buy a tube, package the poster, weigh it, measure it, and then go online for prices. You'd have an answer in no time at all.
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Thanks, approximately how much would it cost to send a medium tube with a $630 poster, insured, trackable, etc? Do I have to pay customs in advance? I need to send an invoice to a French buyer ASAP.
log on to Fed-x and get a rate quote Mel.
although last time I sent a tubed poster to Belgium Fed-x I think it cost about $150 and that was 2012
keep in mind, insured, will mean that have to pay full VAT at the other end
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The shipper/ seller does pay any customs fees when shipping.
That is charged to the buyer, once it arrives and they see the declared value of the item. Customs then notifies the buyer that the parcel has arrived and what fees will be added and charged.
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Another negative aspect of the Ebay GSP that buyers should be aware of is the aledged practice of opening and repackaging of purchased items after they have left the seller.
There have been numerous online reports that once the package arrives at the nominated US shipping office it is inspected and then often repacked in materials not necessarily of the same quality of those originally used indicating that cheaper and lighter options are being substituted no doubt to save cost.
Therefore, despite the best intentions of the seller to ensure their item reaches the buyer in the best possible shape it appears their efforts are being potentially derailed by the new system.
Needless to say what this potentially means when it comes to the handling of rolled posters and this (along with the upfront customs scam) has stopped me buying from anyone in the States using it.
Paul.
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The shipper/ seller does pay any customs fees when shipping.
That is charged to the buyer, once it arrives and they see the declared value of the item. Customs then notifies the buyer that the parcel has arrived and what fees will be added and charged.
never has this been my experience
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never has this been my experience
Rich, as the seller, you have paid some kind of up front customs fee, (in addition to the shipping and any insurance coverage) when shipping a tube to the UK, for example?
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Not with global shipping. Its all on on the buyers side.
I've shipped several things to the UK recently - USPS priority international and 1st class international - and only paid for the shipping cost (and added insurance, if wanted). No pre-paid customs fees were ever mentioned nor came out of my wallet.
Those costs, (if any), were the responsibility of, and would be charged to and paid by, the recipient.
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Rich, as the seller, you have paid some kind of up front customs fee, (in addition to the shipping and any insurance coverage) when shipping a tube to the UK, for example?
NEVER
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Thanks, approximately how much would it cost to send a medium tube with a $630 poster, insured, trackable, etc? Do I have to pay customs in advance? I need to send an invoice to a French buyer ASAP.
Monsieur Besson, I assume?
BTW, FedEx has ridiculous dimension restrictions. I tried to send a box to him that held two tubes side by side and they refused to accept it. I asked about one tube, and they acted like they wanted no part of it, and then quoted me something ridiculous. I forget the amount, but it was three times the USPS rate, which I ended up going with.
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Monsieur Besson, I assume?
BTW, FedEx has ridiculous dimension restrictions. I tried to send a box to him that held two tubes side by side and they refused to accept it. I asked about one tube, and they acted like they wanted no part of it, and then quoted me something ridiculous. I forget the amount, but it was three times the USPS rate, which I ended up going with.
Yes, but after all that fuss, turns out the shipping address is San Francisco, presumably someone who will forward it on to France....
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Yes, but after all that fuss, turns out the shipping address is San Francisco, presumably someone who will forward it on to France....
Ok good. That's right, he got that CA liaison after our business together. Shipping all that stuff to France was the worst.
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Anyone who pays customs fees as a seller BEFORE the buyer has received the item is making a mistake. Like Rich, I have never done this. Wonder what Bruce's slant to all this is?
Can someone here please explain how and why it is so hard for you guys in the US to send something out of your country??? Is it the postal system itself, forms or something else?
In regards to Besson, I have sent things to him and it is so easy, but he does exactly what I do at times - get items sent to a contact in the US and then have everything forwarded on at a later date. There's a business idea for an American...
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Anyone who pays customs fees as a seller BEFORE the buyer has received the item is making a mistake. Like Rich, I have never done this. Wonder what Bruce's slant to all this is?
Can someone here please explain how and why it is so hard for you guys in the US to send something out of your country??? Is it the postal system itself, forms or something else?
In regards to Besson, I have sent things to him and it is so easy, but he does exactly what I do at times - get items sent to a contact in the US and then have everything forwarded on at a later date. There's a business idea for an American...
Adam, personally, I have not found it difficult at all. The customs form is simple to fill out (be sure to use the correct one, and ask if not sure, as there are a couple to choose from, depending on the service and weight of the parcel). Then choose the shipping method desired and any added services like insurance (or delivery confirmation-if offered for that destination).
And make sure the package / tube is secured and sealed well. (It still may be opened once it reaches the destination country, for a random inspection, but better that, than falling apart while en route).
For me, the packaging was always the main concern. Even tho a bomb proof tube might be used, there is always a chance that it could get damaged or worse - lost.
Knock on wood, all things Ive sent have arrived w/o damage and swiftly so far. And I've used the USPS only, so far. ;)
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I don't think it's so much a matter of difficulty of shipping out of the US, it's more a case of e**y wanting a cut of the action. Bigger shipping fee = bigger cut.
I hadn't even heard of that shipping abomination option. A new low...
--Peter
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The forms and slow shipping are a minor hassle but the lack of tracking is a deal killer because you're dependent on the honesty of the recipient.
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The items I sent to the UK, as mentioned got there with lightening speed. One i shipped, in early Dec.. a larger, 6" diameter x 34" L tube, left me on a Tues and was literally in the recipient's hands, in London, on the following Tuesday - one week later.
The other, made it to the recipient in 8 business days (not counting the weekend).
So, all in all, both myself and the recipient were very happy with the turn around times. thumbup
I can see tho, that a concern could be there (by the seller) that some buyers might "claim" non receipt of an item, especially if the tracking falls off the radar, once overseas. They then have the goods AND get the cash back.
So that could be a worry, without a doubt.
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.......the lack of tracking is a deal killer because you're dependent on the honesty of the recipient.
The fact that the customer cannot track an item online from US to UK or UK to US doesn't necessarily mean that the postal services cannot track it. The tracking numbers change when the item enters the destination country - the intended recipient has to sign in any event and that action confirms whether delivery took place or not. I have had hundreds of poster shipments from the US - there has been one genuinely lost item, maybe half a dozen items claimed to have been lost but where I believe the item was not shipped in the first place and maybe a dozen damaged tubes, only one or two of which were properly packed. In my personal experience transatlantic shipping is reliable and fast, so long as the poster has been properly packed and it makes little difference what service is used.
Mark
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Can someone here please explain how and why it is so hard for you guys in the US to send something out of your country??? Is it the postal system itself, forms or something else?
it's laziness or fear and nothing more if people don't want to ship overseas
the biggest gripe I hear from people is "all those forms I have to fill out"
all those forms? You fill out one form. BFD
but this is part of our "people want everything done for them" thing.
Yesterday at the post office one person couldn't find the mail slot that was behind him with a big sign on it. He went along the line asking people if they would drop it in a box for him. He finally asked loudly "can anyone tell me where this goes". I said "I have a suggestion" to which a few people laughed.
people want everything done for them. It's sad when I think where we will be in 20 years
and Mark is 100% correct. it is a rare occasion that something gets lost or damaged and usually it is poor packaging. Peter's reported tube aside.
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and Mark is 100% correct. it is a rare occasion that something gets lost or damaged and usually it is poor packaging. Peter's reported tube aside.
Do you fellows not remember all my Mail problems.... ;)
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Do you fellows not remember all my Mail problems.... ;)
well, that was the RARE occasion
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So it turns out the buyer for my other print (Dune) did use the Ebay Global Shipping option, so we shall see how it goes. I'm shipping it to the Kentucky transit point.
If there are any problems with this, that's the end of international shipping for me. The extra hassle is not worth the extra international bids. They can find a US poster buddy.
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So it turns out the buyer for my other print (Dune) did use the Ebay Global Shipping option, so we shall see how it goes.
If there are any problems with this, that's the end of international shipping for me. The extra hassle is not worth the extra international bids. They can find a US poster buddy.
Is it not true that you can disable Global Shipping as being a shipping option in your auctions?
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Is it not true that you can disable Global Shipping as being a shipping option in your auctions?
Yup and if you have active auctions it tells ya it will take up to 24 hours to take effect or you can manually take it off each listing. And to take it off its cleverly buried in "site preferences" totally not where it should be. Hate it. It seems so nice until you find out how much it charges the buyer. And if I remember right the checkbox delivery confirmation for $2.75 is automatically selected and it only is for the trip to kansas.
And again it doesn't let you combine orders ....super lame
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Account > Site Preferences > Selling Preferences...you'll see shipping preferences, you can opt out of global shipping
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So it turns out the buyer for my other print (Dune) did use the Ebay Global Shipping option, so we shall see how it goes. I'm shipping it to the Kentucky transit point.
If there are any problems with this, that's the end of international shipping for me. The extra hassle is not worth the extra international bids. They can find a US poster buddy.
Ebay buyers don't get to choose how items are shipped.You did that.What happen was you forgot to unckeck the global shipping box.Don't feel bad..I did the same thing,Mel. :) They put it at the top of the international shipping section,a small box that's easy to miss....they're plan no doubt.I won't miss it again.
I'm sure everything will be fine.I have no doubt our posters will arrive safely.I'm just wondering how much this is gonna cost.If it's on par with the UPS store...it's gonna be ugly.
It would be a mistake to exclude international buyers.The poster I just sold woulda ended a hundred less had I not included everyone.
As stated throughout this tread,shipping international isn't hard or risky Mel.You just need more practice and you'll be an international shipping pro.
Anthony
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Account > Site Preferences > Selling Preferences...you'll see shipping preferences, you can opt out of global shipping
Yeah,I think you have 24 hours before the end of the auction to opt out.
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I don't like the fact that once sent to ebay you're totally out of the loop.The buyer thinks I'm sending him tracking info,wants to know who the carrier is...and I have no idea what ebay is doing.A message at least telling me it shipped would be cool.
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From how it all sounds, I would avoid the Ebay Global shipping service like the plague!
Especially reading the part about a seller sending his/her parcel to some second 3rd party, ebay shipping location, where they might possibly repackage or open it?
Let alone not being able, as a seller, to send ship and tracking info directly to a buyer, would have both parties in the dark-- waiting and wondering. uhno
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I'm hoping they at least tell me the buyer received it.Apparently,unless you tell the buyer to send you a message,the only way you know he got it is when they leave feedback.I'm most likely going to have to ask him next week if he got it.
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This actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.Ebay charged me $30 to ship to the UK.Considering I used pvc,it would've been over $20 for me to ship thru the Post Office.Probably an extra six or seven bucks they tacked on.Plus the $6.50 it cost to ship it to the facility (which is real close to me).It coulda been worse.If ya don't mind spending the extra twelve to twenty bucks (depending how close the shipping center is to you) and you like being dissolved of any responsibility...this might be your ticket.
Personally,it's just as easy to do it yourself and save the bucks.I don't envision ever using it again...unless I forget to uncheck the box again. :)
I don't like being out of the loop,though.The seller leaving feedback,weeks later,was the only way I knew it was received.I know ebay assumes all responsibility once received but I still like to know it went well.
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Yes, my experience went well too and I received positive feedback from the buyer, so I'll use it again.
The main complaint about EGS is that the foreign buyers are actually forced to pay the "value added tax" their countries charge. I don't really care. If you don't like it, work to change your country's tax system instead of being a tax-dodger.
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Yes, my experience went well too and I received positive feedback from the buyer, so I'll use it again.
The main complaint about EGS is that the foreign buyers are actually forced to pay the "value added tax" their countries charge. I don't really care. If you don't like it, work to change your country's tax system instead of being a tax-dodger.
Start collecting foreign posters and see how your attitude changes
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eyeroll
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Yup easy for the seller.
I dont see any benefit still for the program for sellers. and as a buyer charges them too much.
Might be fine for listing a few high dollar items.
Horrible for lower dollar stuff.
and lets say someone from Germany buys 4 posters from a seller.
The seller can't combine shipping and has to send in 4 separate tubes, buyer complains, cancel transactions, ...etc.
lots of hassle.
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Start collecting foreign posters and see how your attitude changes
I've received at least 50+ packages from overseas sellers over the years. I certainly never asked them to play games with customs forms, unlike most of the international buyers I've dealt with.
Out of all those packages, two disappeared in transit for no reason. They weren't tracked. I asked for a refund and received one.
I've sold a few to international buyers. One time a package inexplicably took five weeks to reach a buyer in UK. In the last couple of weeks I got daily threats from the buyer who claimed I was a fraud. That turned me off international shipping forever. International buyers are perfectly free not to bid in my auctions.
So for a casual seller the Ebay program works well. I delegate all shipping hassles to the Ebay program. They can deal with tracking, custom forms, etc. If the buyers don't like it and are angry because Ebay won't falsify their customs forms, that's just too ****ing bad.
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I've received at least 50+ packages from overseas sellers over the years. I certainly never asked them to play games with customs forms, unlike most of the international buyers I've dealt with.
A main issue is that eBay is charging you (as the buyer) customs fees as part of the program. Then they have the audacity to not only state that they will be the arbiter of what those custom fees should be for the buyer BEFORE the package even hits customs but to take a cut of those fees from the seller (along with a cut of the shipping fees too of course).
I do not understand how that process/policy is legal.
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I don't understand why international buyers would want to ''play games'' with customs forms. I have received numerous poster shipments from the US to the UK a/o Spain and the forms are pretty straight-forward. There is a customs tax but it is at a low rate in so it is not going to add a huge amount to the price of the poster. It is however true that customs issues tend to lead to delays. From personal experience, in the UK I think it would help enormously if we didnt have to deal with an uneducated customs staff. Their understanding of the UK tax system, rates and procedures is very concerning to say the least. But that is a conversation for another day.
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Repackaging issues:
http://www.youtube.com/v/ijmdVlQ36-w
http://www.youtube.com/v/qZwZgcoc_zw
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Everything was wonderful before Ebay Global Shipping came along. Now....
(http://www.posternirvana.com/0DNE3/2014-05/Doomed.jpg)
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Id rather tackle ebay global shipping than listen to Luke... go on.... and on....and on. A little editing might be in order.
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I had an interesting experience with EGS the other day. I'd bought some books from a lovely lady in the States and, as is often the case with dealers, she asked me if there were other titles I was chasing, so I sent her a list and she was able to offer me some other titles 'off eBay'. Long story short, we decided that I'd pay the eBay auctions and postage and make up the difference to her direct via PayPal. One issue though - what I paid her through EGS was over $70 MORE than what she received!! I paid $166 and she received $91 and change!!
Neither of us could believe how much eBay were skimming off the top - she still has to pack the books and send them to EGS for on-forwarding to me. Amazing!
Obviously we cancelled the eBay transactions and I paid her direct instead. FYI - postage for all the books I bought came in at just under $90.
No-one - except eBay - wins out of EGS.
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I've used eBay global shipping a few times and have had no problems. It's actually been excellent. I just ship the items to the global shipping center, and then eBay charges the buyers the actual cost to ship to them. The shipping times are always fast, and I don't have to goof around with customs forms and everything. cool1
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EGS sure is a waste of money.....
As a seller if you only offer Global Shipping you can't combine purchases. one item per package so any potential buyer that knows this wont bid on your items if they are interested in more than one. When it was brand new it was a headache for me as a seller and buyers....both sides didnt realize that when, for example, 5 posters were bought and they would HAVE to be sent in individual tubes the costs to the buyer adds up very fast. as an example: 5 posters just to ship individually to the reshipping site is an extra $32.50 more than what it would take to send directly to the U.K.
EGS forces the buyer to use Priority Intl which is far more expensive than First Class. and some buyers take it out on your feedback for shipping costs.
I saw a big difference once I removed Global Shipping on auction style listings.
It may be fine for a high dollar item but as most of us know we all hate the import charges and with EGS its unavoidable and no easier and slower than sending directly.
Anytime I have filled out a the customs form for the UK or Germany or Spain all I have to do is sign my name and date it and tape it on the tube. tada easy peasy pudding pie
Unless you sell a lot or often on ebay you wouldnt realize how much it sucks as a Seller. and you quickly realize from a buyers point of view it is simply a waste of your money.
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For a lot of people, eBay global shipping is A-OK. All of the hassles of shipping internationally are on eBay's shoulders.
The few times that I've shipped internationally without the EGS, it was not as easy of a process as domestic shipping, and the shipping time was several weeks. With EGS, international shipping is usually about a week or less, and they provide tracking and insurance. I've never had any complaints from buyers about EGS.
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EBay's global shipping is a damn joke. I tried to purchase two posters vallued at $20. The shipping and global fees came out to $45. There is no combined shipping with this stupid program. When I purchased 10 trading cards. They also charge pd me $10 each card because of no combined shipping. What a joke!!!
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You said it brother!
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One of the few benefits of eBay's Global Shipping Program is that it allows sellers who are averse to selling internationally to enter the game with little risk. Once ebay gets hold of the package it is their responsibility to see it delivered and the seller is off the hook if it gets lost or damaged in transit. A lot of sellers will not ship internationally because it can sometimes be tough to prove delivery by ebay/Paypal's terms or to work through an international insurance claim, which then sets a seller up for dealing with issues if the buyer claims "item not received" or claims package and item were damaged in transit.
So, while the costs of it (customs charges up front, processing fee, etc.) are higher than another ebay who might ship it 1st class for $20 and lie on the customs forms to reduce taxes, it has the benefit of allowing access to more items that might otherwise be unavailable because the seller previously refused to ship out of country altogether.
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I avoid sellers who use this like the plague. From a customer point of view there is nothing good to say about it.
In my experience the package has always taken longer to arrive and when it did, was in a worse state than packages that had been shipped directly. To be avoided at all costs.
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I avoid sellers who use this like the plague. From a customer point of view there is nothing good to say about it.
In my experience the package has always taken longer to arrive and when it did, was in a worse state than packages that had been shipped directly. To be avoided at all costs.
100% agree.
Mark
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I have only ever brought a couple of items on GSP. First was for 3 posters and was charging postage on each individual item, agreed with the seller to pay direct to combine. The other was a 30x40in Escape from New York in pristine condition, that never arrived and was put down as lost.
I don't buy from sellers offering GSP for International shipping
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This is why you do not use global shipping. This is unbelievable to say the least. I'll let the images speak for themselves for this fine shipping tube. Hell why even put any cardboard around it at all, should have just stuck the F'in stamp right on the poster.
I need to find someone to rip a new ass on this one, this is beyond ridiculous.
(http://www.movieposters4u.com/images/boxtube1.jpg)
(http://www.movieposters4u.com/images/boxtube2.jpg)
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Just when you think you've seen the worst in packaging something like this comes along. Not even sure it counts as packaging. Commiserations, that's a real sickener.
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I received about 30 poster rolls via global shipping, half from uk, half from us. Not one was repacked, non damaged. When ordering several items from the same seller I ask to change to direct shipping, this was never a problem. According to our tax system the GSP is bad for items below 100$ because it calculates a few dollars tax while shipping directly would be tax free. For items between 150 and approx 300$ the tax calculated by GSP is about 20$ to 40$ lower than shipping directly (why? i do not know) so I even prefer GSP in this cases....