07-06-2018 10:36 AM
I do not currently ship Internationally - only to the lower 48 states, U.S.
I sell an item. Print a label via Ebay Shipping Label page. Slap the label on the package, and hand it off to the Postman at my door. I love the simplicity of the whole exercise.
Does International shipping work the same way? (sell it; print the label; send it out the door)
Or is there additional work involved - forms, declarations, customs, etc. - that have to be filled out?
I am asking this question for two reasons:
1) Sales so far in 2018, have been absolutely horrible - on average, down 80-85% from same period last year. Some months, I barely sell enough to cover my Basic Store Subscription on eBay.
2) So far in 2018, I have been getting requests from Buyers (on average 2 or 3 per month) in other countries, asking me to ship items Internationally - - - even though all of my Listings state "Does not ship Internationally".
I MUST increase Sales, or I will shortly be out-of-business. So what is the eBay Community's take on International Shipping? How much extra hassle is involved? Should I be shipping Internationally?
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07-10-2018 03:56 PM
Not at all. I ship to the territories as well.
Only current exclusion is PO Boxes - and they will remain permanently excluded, due to size considerations for many of my items, and for security reasons. I have had a number of "scam" situations resulting in missing items and forced refunds via eBay's ridiculous Seller policies: every one of them involved me shipping to a PO Box.
No more.
That is another reason why I am still a little hesitant about International shipping. EBay does almost nothing anymore, to protect its Sellers - only its Buyers.
07-10-2018 05:18 PM
Ummmm.... PO Boxes are probably the safest place to ship.
07-10-2018 08:54 PM
So long as only one person has access to the PO Box.
07-11-2018 08:59 AM
@themonitorman wrote:So long as only one person has access to the PO Box.
that's up to the owner of the box...
07-11-2018 12:41 PM
which is why they are always a potential security risk.
I don't ship to them, and won't ship to them.
And I make the same recommendation to everyone who sells here.
07-11-2018 12:50 PM
I sell to just about anywhere. I dont exclude states out side the lower 48 but I do offer one postage rate ($3 for jewelry, $5 for other items) for the US. I dont do free shipping so if my buyers are willing to pay the postage, I will mail it. International is getting rare though because the rates have gone way up for them. And some items just dont get their interest.
07-11-2018 12:54 PM
Have you also tried best offer? I saw a few items that were more than I would pay but we werent far apart. Give buyers a chance to offer what they WILL buy it for rather than you listing at a price they WONT buy it for. Also consider shipping. You had $7 shipping on items that could go First Class for half that.
07-11-2018 12:55 PM
My particular personal interest is in broken jewelry I can fix in metal working class. You have some broken pieces but they are WAY overpriced for broken.
07-11-2018 01:08 PM
@themonitorman wrote:which is why they are always a potential security risk.
I don't ship to them, and won't ship to them.
And I make the same recommendation to everyone who sells here.
you do realize that it's quick and simple to steal something out of a mailbox in front of someone's house, and not so quick and simple to steal something out of a PO Box..??
07-11-2018 03:31 PM
I frequently sell items via Best Offer.
You know, "Best Offer" is always a possibility, whether the item is listed as Best Offer or not.
I have often been contacted by Buyers, with an offer, for Items listed at Buy-Now price only, and ended up accepting their offer: simply edit the Item to include "Best Offer" so they can make the offer.
As a Buyer, I have often contacted Sellers with offers for items listed as Buy Now, and ending up making the purchase from them.
07-11-2018 03:35 PM
Bingo!
07-11-2018 03:41 PM
You are mistaken. You must have me confused with someone else. I do not sell any broken jewelry - unless someone else has been adding items to my store without my knowing it.
About once or twice a year I might list an antique pocket watch, "for parts or not working", but it is very rare. I usually sell items like that as "Auction" listings anyway.
As far as pricing is concerned: every single item I list has been thoroughly researched - not just on eBay, but on the Internet - and my List price, is the exact median price the item sells for, world-wide. That is how I set prices.
07-11-2018 11:02 PM
Hello,
I have a question about shipping to Germany and if the seller is using the Ebay Shipping Service.
When/where have I to pay the shipping costs?
And can anbody tell me how much the shipping costs are?
I can't see it at the offer and the seller says that she can't tell me anything about the costs.
Thank you.
Ralf
03-28-2019 07:31 PM
@themonitorman wrote:So long as only one person has access to the PO Box.
Actually, if memory serves, only persons authorized are permitted to receive mail from a PO Box. I'm not sure that all PO Boxes are individually owned.
03-29-2019 03:23 AM
@7606dennis wrote:
@themonitorman wrote:So long as only one person has access to the PO Box.
Actually, if memory serves, only persons authorized are permitted to receive mail from a PO Box. I'm not sure that all PO Boxes are individually owned.
they're not... some businesses have them...