Question regarding eBay...

bradley25

I have an auction ending in about 10 hours. I received an email from an individual who is interested in bidding on my auction. He asked if I would ship international. Is there anything I need to know, insurance wise or what not or anything I need to do to protect myself when sending if he wins the auction? Is there added shipping costs for international?

Any help would be great,

Thanks,

Brad

mcdee2

its a bundle to ship internationally.. and near impossible to insure it properly... I would inform him that you will ship via Internation Priority mail.. which costs 8.50 with no insurance.. if he doesnt like it.. I would tell him not to bid then...

JErik20

Insurance is the same price for overseas, but shipping will be a bit more. Depending on what you're sending, i would tell him he can bid but will have to pay $3-4 more for shipping.

Erik

Undertaker

best way to send is either

a) Global Priority (insured or not.. it's pretty reliable)

or

b) Registered (that way.. he doesn't have to pay taxes.. which is a pretty anoying to do.. I can assure you that)

hope this helps

bradley25

Thanks for all of the help guys, I'm a novice....

tuneman

if it were me--id pass
dont need the head ache or the money that badly

if its only going to mean a few bucks id pass







tuneman

mcdee2

well .. if I had tony's money I could burn mine

supastar33

i've never understood why people refuse to ship internationally. either way you're going to sell it, and chances are if there are more bidders in the mix, it will sell for more. besides, the buyer knows they have to pay shipping!!! i have flawless feedback on ebay, but it frustrates me when i can't bid on cards because the seller won't ship internationally. its even worse when it's a really limited serial #'d card, as my chances of finding another may be very slim.

i also hate being overcharged for shipping. it costs HARDLY anymore to ship a small pakage to australia than it does to send in domestically in the US. i've had to pay $5 before to get a card shipped to me with a bubble envelope + $1.70 postage label. and the card was sent back to me in the top loader i provided with payment! and i know that the envelope didnt cost $3.30. i dont mind paying what the seller lists in the auction description is the int'l shipping charge because i can adjust my bid accordingly, but sometimes it means i have no shot at winning the card for a price within my limits.

the thing i recommend is if you don't know what the cards will cost to ship o'seas, set a firm shipping price that should cover the costs & allows the bidder to know upfront what they'll need to pay in total. $3 for a single card in a top loader is more than adequate. also, put a disclaimer for your own comfort that allows you the right to refuse to sell to int'l bidders with a feedback under 10 or something of that sort.

bradley25

Well, main my main goal is to get some $$$, and I don't have a problem shipping internationally, I just wasn't sure if I needed to do anything different.

I agree with you, that would suck if I found a card I liked on another continent, but they would not ship to me.

Thanks everyone,

brad