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ormichelle1227 · ‎05-25-2021

Is it worth shipping a sweatshirt to London. I am new on Ebay and have mainly been shipping in US only, should I consider expanding?

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wastingtime101 · ‎05-25-2021

Did you receive a specific request from a buyer located in London? Typically, unless there's something special or desirable about it, international buyers won't pay the high shipping rates for common clothing.

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whattheactualfox · ‎05-25-2021

If you are looking to expand your shop globally, I don't see an issue with that. Before you go ahead and expand I would read about eBay's global shipping program. This link explains a lot more and even shows prohibited items.

https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/shipping/ebay-global-shipping-program.html

Now there's no additional fees for selling globally. Just the regular ebay fees. Now Shipping to the UK is expensive. Plus the buyer has to pay import fees and taxes. You could offer free international shipping and returns as an incentive, but its costly.

To sum up my answer. That would depend on the value of your item, my rule of thumb is that if the shipping is half or more of the item, I typically don't ship it

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chapeau-noir · ‎05-25-2021

Is it the No Fear sweatshirt? Some things people just want. Shipping overseas is really easy - you can open up to a few countries (UK, Canada and Australia, for instance) and give it a go. First class international shipping is what I've used almost exclusively unless I was shipping items worth over $150. No GSP - I just ship, making certain that it's clear that the recipient pays customs and the pick up rate at the post office (last time I was there it was £8). Increments are up to 8 oz, 9 oz to 2 lb, 2-3 lb, 3-4 lb. Everyone else calls it 'small packet' if they mention that. Be certain to give your possible buyer a shipping rate first, though - it is hefty unless they really want that whatever they want. You can always just add shipping to the UK to that particular listing, too.

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downunder-61 · ‎05-25-2021

I am in Australia and while your GSP provides good seller protection, for a buyer it can be very cost prohibitive.

If you decide to go with Global when shipping O/S please enter the dimensions of your package into GSP as this reduces the cost to the buyer immensely, almost in line with USPS, otherwise GSP will just set the rate at the usual flat for international which can be upwards of $80.00+ to the buyer.

If you choose another service, check that GSP is not automatically added to your listing as many US sellers are not even aware that this can happen

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lamber9347 · ‎05-25-2021

@ormichelle1227 I have always sold to other countries, for many years now. Never had an issue anytime. I find that Int'l buyers are usually very grateful that I am willing to ship to them, as so many sellers refuse to. I just look at it as more buyers available for my items. I also only use the GSP, I find it extremely easy to use. Best of luck to you....

argy_eyes · ‎05-26-2021

@ormichelle1227

As a new seller you might want to hold off on international shipments until you have gained experience with USA-only sales.

In my area (camera equipment) the highest bids usually come from outside the USA, so it's worth it to offer international shipping. I don't think doing international BIN's on low or moderate priced items is worth the hassle (customs forms, customs delays, getting full tracking, expense and delay for the buyer).

As @chapeau-noir said, USPS 1st Class International would be good for a small package. If you can keep it under 8 ounces, it's reasonable (I think the next break point is 2 pounds).

One thing to consider is the list of USPS Delcon countries (United Kingdom is one). These give full tracking for USPS 1st Class International. To non-Delcom countries I use eBay International Standard delivery and have had good luck with it.

Mike