Need US Address...

norwegianguy

I have been blocked from an ebay listing because I live in Europe, and not the US. The seller would only ship to the US.

The thing is... the coin, listed for sale at $6, didn't sell. It was a modern norwegian coin, and I live in Norway.

I collect these things because I live in Norway, and I doubt that he would find buyers in the US.

I have been in contact with the seller, and he will sell it if I have a US based address.

So the question is: Will you be my US address for this transaction? I need a trusted third party.

I can buy the item, get it shipped to you, and then I can pay you something to put the coin in an envelope and mail it to me.

Perhaps I can be your European address some day, too?

SaorAlba

Canna figure out the PM thang yet, but send me a PM, an' I can help you.

norwegianguy

Thanks.

I just sent you a PM

wybrit

newbiecollector lives in Norway. Try PM'ing him and see what he does.

newbiecollector

<< <i>newbiecollector lives in Norway. Try PM'ing him and see what he does. >>



I do without being able to bid on many many auctions ..........hate it but that is the way it is

Hussulo

Canna figure out the PM thang yet, but send me a PM, an' I can help you.

Just click on the yellow/ orange icon on the right of any post that looks like a padlock.

CIVITAS

The guy won't ship a $6.00 coin over seas? Geez, talk about lack of risk tolerance.........

SaorAlba

<< <i>The guy won't ship a $6.00 coin over seas? Geez, talk about lack of risk tolerance......... >>



There are lots of American and British sellers that refuse to send stuff out of the country because of some xenophobic fear of dealing with internationals.

Sometime back I found a 1904 Louisiana Exposition medal with the box, after nearly 2 years of looking, but a British seller had it. I benefited from it not being on the main eBay, but only eBay.uk, so the bidding was light. Seller fortunately was pleased as punch to send it back home to the USA, and he got a wonderful feedback.









So like how could I not want it?

But I do encounter British sellers that refuse to sell and ship to the USA, so I have either nixed the auction or had it sent to someone in the UK that in turn sent it to me.

ajbauman

If you didn't get a US address yet, PM me and we'll work it out.

Do you know I would ship something from the US to Neatherlands? USPS? UPS? FedEx? What about customs?

norwegianguy

<< <i>The guy won't ship a $6.00 coin over seas? Geez, talk about lack of risk tolerance......... >>



Yes.. and for a norwegian coin which probably noone in the US collect...

To the sellers defense: The seller has told me that he is disabled and cannot go to the post office. I will not make fun of him for that. Even though I asked to have it sent as regular First-Class mail at my risk.





<< <i>If you didn't get a US address yet, PM me and we'll work it out. >>


Thanks, ajbauman, but I think SaorAlba is helping me out here already

About your question: I don't know about Netherlands, but when you ship to Norway, collector coins and stamps are both toll free and VAT free - regardless of value. For registered mail, it must be declared outside the package that it contains collector coins.
For almost all other goods, anything with value more than $50 will be stopped by the Customs Authorities, and VAT (25%) plus possibly toll fee will be charged.

SaorAlba

Small coins slip through customs all the time, wi' out forms etc. Package them the right way in betwixt cardboard, an' nobody knows the better of them. And I get stuff and send stuff to Netherlands all the time, never a problem, a right good thang me thinks, since I like the Dutch stuff, spesh the banknotes an' auld guld.