Bleep!!! My Mickey Mantle Signed Baseball just sold to a zero feedback Canadian
frankhardy
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How can I guarantee my protection with Paypal? Can this guy file a claim and win? Is there a way to get delivery confirmation to Canada? Please help. This is so frustrating!
Shane
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<< <i>How can I guarantee my protection with Paypal? Can this guy file a claim and win? Is there a way to get delivery confirmation to Canada? Please help. This is so frustrating! >>
I think a form of Delivery Confirm to Canada is around $25-$30, if I'm not mistaken.
<< <i>How can I guarantee my protection with Paypal? Can this guy file a claim and win? Is there a way to get delivery confirmation to Canada? Please help. This is so frustrating! >>
thats karma for advertising in my "unique" thread, lol. If it makes you feel any better, a few months ago I put a 1965 Ford Galaxie on there that I had $1300 in. It went like wildfire and ended up getting over $4400. I was pretty happy and then I looked and the winning bidder was from Spain, lol. He sent the $500 paypal deposit, but then wanted my bank account info to send a money transfer for the rest and said he had bought several cars from the US before and had them shipped to Spain. I told him that wouldn't fly and he happily sent the rest through paypal. Sure enough about a week later his shipping company came and picked the car up and took it to NJ to be shipped out. I'm guessing he paid almost as much to ship the car as he did for the actual car, lol.
<< <i>Will cost you $27 to deliver with confirmation. >>
Not doubting, but where did you get that info? Is that with USPS?
Shane
That is the way you can get DC or signature.
If you claimed on the auction that you ship only to the US you may be able to get out of the sale.
Steve
Shane
Steve
Steve
My local PO guy's theory was that they didn't support the Iraq war and this was their way of expressing their disapproval
I think it's because they don't teach the lower case up there
I have shipped to Canada using registered mail. I've never had
a problem with R. M. to Canada, although it takes 2 - 4 weeks to get there.
It gets scanned and tells me when it
was delivered. I think it would be at least $10 cheaper than G. E.
The PO has changed a few things.
Steve
USPS Express Maill International is acceptable to PayPal.
The cost, with full insurance and online viewable signature confirmation
of delivery should be just under $40.
Do NOT waive the signature requirement. If you have the buyer's
phone number, put it on the EMI form.
Go to the USPS website and read the EMI details.
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Sorry OP, I did not see this thread.
Edit because I was at again last night.
<< <i>For awhile, Canada was requiring the address written in ALL CAPS. I actually had one returned cuz it wasn't ALL CAPS
My local PO guy's theory was that they didn't support the Iraq war and this was their way of expressing their disapproval
I think it's because they don't teach the lower case up there >>
That's such BS, this has never been a requirement. Maybe your writing needs to be more legible, lol...
"Hi Shane, This is my first purchase on ebay so Im new to this. I was unabe to send a message with mypayment so I was wondering if you could mark GIFT on the package or reduce the value so that my custom charges will be less. Thank You Emidio"
How will this affect tracking and shipping via USPS Express Maill International?
(copied PM to Storm)
Shane
Tell him that you can't do that because that will effect the insurance/Paypal etc.
It also is against the law.
Steve
Personally, I never mark "GIFT" on the customs form. It's against the law and not worth the headache if caught. Overseas buyers, especially Canadians, know this. Whenever I've been asked to mark "GIFT" on a form, I politely replied to the buyer with a legal explanation and all was well.
eBay WILL and has erased any negative feedback related to such. Save the email with the request on it, in case you do get zapped with a neg. I sincerely doubt if you'll have to though.
JMHO,
PoppaJ
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NEVER mark an item as "gift," unless it IS a "gift."
(I have no confidence in a buyer who tries to get me to help defraud his
government, BUT assures me he will not defraud me.)
A large BOOK could be written on the myths/facts of the consequences
of "falsifying" the subject docs.
The primary thing to note - if you worry about being arrested/fined - is
that the ADDRESSEE's country is the "defrauded" country.
If you try to have $10-million in diamonds sent from Amsterdam to your
house in Chicago as a "gift," expect a visit from UNITED STATES Customs.
The addressee is the party that the "fraud" can impact. Canada often
seizes merch that is under-declared; the addressee then has to pay
the duties and a fine to get his merch. (A can-of-worms can also be
opened by such an event. See the Germany story here at bottom.)
"All Orders Shipped Internationally Will Be Declared To Customs At Full Retail-Sale Price."
That phrase in an EBAY listing will allow for FB removal, when an international
buyer NEGs the seller for not falsifying the customs forms. (Of course, if the pist
buyer does NOT mention the customs-issue in his FB, the NEG will NOT be removed.)
I had to stop shipping internationally to strangers due to EBAY/PayPal rules. I regret it,
and it has cost me $$THOUSANDS in sales, but it is just not worth the grief, to me.
ONLY EBAY/PayPal could find a way to take "world-wide" out of www.
Canada opens LOTS of items. If you have a $500 packing-slip in the box AND the
customs form says "gift," OBVIOUSLY the inspector KNOWS wasup.
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EBAY
Customs and documentation
Customs is a government agency responsible for regulating shipments entering a country. All shipments being sent to and from a country must clear customs first.
As an eBay seller, you'll need to fill out the appropriate customs form as provided by your local carrier. In most cases, this means that you'll only have to fill out one form that contains the following information-sender's name and address, recipient's name and address, and the package's contents, value, and weight. If you choose to send your item with the USPS, there are two forms that may apply-Green Tag 2976 & the White Form 2976-A. Below is a description of when each of these forms is applicable.
Explain customs, duties & tax responsibilities. Let international buyers know they may be responsible for customs fees and experience longer shipping times due to customs-related delays. Let them know they can find more help with customs forms from the USPS, UPS, and World Customs Organization sites.
Represent the value of the item (closing price) accurately on customs forms. And don't mark an international item as a gift on customs forms. It's against the law.
Service Shipping Method Green Tag 2976 White Form 2976-A
Letter Post (small mail) Ground & Airmail Less than $400 value Value is $400 or more White form inside package andtop part of green sticker outside
Parcel Post Ground & Airmail N/A All packages
Global Priority Mail Airmail Non-dutiable items (little or no value) Dutiable items
You can find these forms online as well as other relevant customs information on the USPS website.
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USPS lingo:
"A false or misleading declaration may lead to a fine or seizure of the item and additional penalties. "
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Good overview from auctionbytes.com
customs gifts
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EBAY
***Reporting Value on Customs Declarations***
August 22, 2006
Postal administrations in several international countries have contacted the United States Postal Service about the declaration of value placed on customs forms. They have noted that in many cases, the declared value is understated when compared to the actual invoice or known value of the item, especially for sales conducted over the internet.
While this applies to sellers both on and off eBay, the USPS has asked us to remind our sellers to declare the proper value on all customs forms.
The correct value of each item is required on customs forms as it helps determine the proper duties and taxes, and whether they should be applied. Some countries will soon begin taking steps to address this issue, such as levying fines on the addressee when the declared value is determined to be lower than the invoice.
To make sure you're complying with international regulations, please make sure the stated value on your customs declaration is supported by your invoices or other documentation.
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Likely true 2006-story from Germany:
"I have a personal peeve with German customs so always mark anything under $50 as a gift and under report it.
Several years ago I worked in Germany and would often buy German coins from the U.S. as well as the local German coin shows. Usually I would receive three or four packages a week from the U.S.
One morning I had a knock on the door and number of German customs agents entered with a warrant and seized everything I had, approximately $25,000 worth of coins, mostly older German. I ended up having to pay several thousands in taxes and customs fees even on those I had purchased at the German coin shows. Their reasoning was (1) Even though the coins were German, they had been produced prior to the current government, thus they were imported. (2) Since I had no receipts (who gets receipts at coin shows?) I could not prove I had not purchased everthing from outside of Germany. They even charged me customs on some loose U.S. currency, and change they had found thinking these were collector's items.
To add insult to injury, they also seized about 10 boxes of uncirculated Bundesrepublic (The current government) rolls of Deutche Mark coins. These they had to return to me without charging customs fees, or their value added taxes, but they did charge me storage fees, and transportation fees to and from their office for the month they kept them before deciding they could not charge me anything on these.
By marking items as gifts and at $25 it is my way of getting back at the German Customs. I figure I have about $2,000 more to go that they stole from me."
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I am going to email the buyer and let him know that I will not mark it as a gift. I will then give him the option to back out and give the next highest bidder a second chance offer.
Shane
Who is that left up to? The person receiving it?
Steve
I was mistaken it does in fact ask for a value even if it is a gift.
Steve