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High $ Ebay Item and a guy from Venezuela...Storm thoughts?

georgebailey2georgebailey2 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭
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Hello,

I've listed on Ebay a high dollar item (UD Babe Ruth 500 Club #714 not #POH) with BIN or BO. Based upon recommendations on this board, I have indicated no international shipping in my description and excluded all foriegn countries in that option on the listing. I received a question from a person in Venezuela regarding my best price and whether I have certain other cards in the set. Should I just tell him that I will not ship internationally or is there a way of shipping a card (or two) that I won't get bitten in the butt? Venezuela scares me.

I did ship a card to Japan once but I was very confident regarding that buyer as he had a strong history of buying cards from the set the card I sold him was in.

Thanks,
Paul

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  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,525 ✭✭✭✭
    probably a scam......
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  • TonyCTonyC Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭
    Shipment USPS Express International or GXG comes with tracking that is Paypal compliant. I believe that both of them require signatures, which will may you compliant for items over $250. Of course, I guess there is always a little bit of a risk, particularly to Venezuela over a country such as Canada, the UK, or another more "western" country. Has he bought other high-dollar cards from the US recently?
    Collecting Tony Conigliaro
  • Sean1125Sean1125 Posts: 3,479
    Tell them to pay via western union or have them send cash/mo and wait till it clears
  • storm888storm888 Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Tell them to pay via western union or have them send cash/mo and wait till it clears >>




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    Personally, I would not do such a transaction unless I was paid
    via WU.

    The problem is that if you suggest such a payment, you will get
    into trouble if the "buyer" reports your suggestion to EBAY.

    Thus, I would have to pass.





    Folks Who Bite Get Bitten. Folks Who Don't Bite Get Eaten.
  • ArchaninatorArchaninator Posts: 828 ✭✭✭
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  • EAsportsEAsports Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭
    Ask yourself this:

    Is it worth 5% less to you to wait on a US buyer and have piece of mind?
    My LSU Autographs

    Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
  • hhmag70hhmag70 Posts: 2,107
    They should not have been able to ask a question if you have your settings done correctly. You may want to just ask where he has his PP ship to because I have sold to a buyer that was out of country (Venezuela) but had all shipments to a Miami address.
  • georgebailey2georgebailey2 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭
    PM sent to hhmag
  • pclpadspclpads Posts: 457 ✭✭


    << <i>Don't walk...RUN the other direction! >>



    +1 Turn this around. Would you buy a collectible from Hugo Chavez?
  • georgebailey2georgebailey2 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭
    The buyer indicated that his paypal uses a verified US shipping address.
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