Shipping to Puerto Rico

[esae5225]

Sorry to bother, but recently buying  from eBay from Puerto Rico is impossible because they consider us as international instead as domestic by USPS. Shipping charges are incredible high. In some cases 4 to 5 times the cost  of the product or more. USPS charge the same price for Puerto Rico and  to Orlando. Just check USPS. All my friends etc stop buying from  eBay and buying from Amazon because the shipping charges. eBay and sellers are loosing sales etc. And there is no way to speak to a person to explain the situation. Hope don't go the same as Sears, Kmart and others. Hope is not a discrimination situation. 

thanks for reading

EJS

[esae5225]

esae5225

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In response to bonanza125

‎09-03-2025 07:09 AM

Amazon have free shipping charges on everything with Prime in about 3 days , but again this start to happen a few months ago I have buying in eBay for about 20 years and this never happens before. This example is using my Zip code 00969

eBay International Shipping

Estimated between Mon, Sep 29 and Fri, Oct 10 to 00969 More than 2 weeks for delivery  

Shipping: US $25.88

Ronda 715 RL Date At 6 , 715 Quartz watch movement Date @ 6

New (Other)

$18.95

Buy It Now

+$25.88 shipping This an example. Again we are not international we are domestic as  USPS. eBay  is charging a lot more than USPS. And they use USPS to delivery my package This package is about the size of a matchbox box. eBay is making a lot of money with shipping. Buyers are starting to notice and sellers are loosing sales and image etc. Please let me know if you need additional information. Thanks for reading 

EJS 

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[moon_silver]

Didn't you know? Puerto Rico is now an international destination for packages from the mainland.... that is according to the Gods at Ebay. The rest of us are well aware that the international shipping rates are killing our sales. You have no idea how many sellers are happy to ship internationally to Uzbekistan, while they are scared to death of shipping to Puerto Rico. As you know us island dwellers rely of online shops and other sources for merchandise we cannot buy directly on the island in part because of the Jones Act.  Don't feel discriminated against though - Ebay also considers the US Virgin Islands in the same league... only they don't have 3,000,000 American Citizens living on that island.