Over the next few weeks I'm going to list some computer components that are substantially more valuable than anything I've sold in the past. My experience goes up to $400 or so; I expect these items to sell in the range of $1000.
I'm looking for advice on selling in this territory, where learning by doing is likely to be costly. I'm open to any sort of advice, but I'm particularly interested in two issues.
One is shipping mode. I'm ruling out First Class Package International, since it can't be tracked or insured. I wonder whether there's any advantage (for me) in Priority Mail Express International, or whether Priority Mail International is just as good.
The other issue is "will not ship" countries. I've never used this option because it seems unfair to exclude bidders on the basis of where they happen to live, but in this case the value at risk is too high. What countries should I exclude?
Tentatively I'm excluding about 70 countries, including everything in Africa except South Africa, and several of the sketchier countries in Asia. I don't have time to research the countries, though, so I'm making decisions by gut feel, which may be grossly inaccurate.
