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US only sales WHY???

As a UK based audiogon member, i'm constantly surprised at items only being offered to the US, and not worldwide as most ebay items are now, why is this?

After all if the payment is received in full in $USD via Paypal or bankers draft,including the designated shipping fees, what difference does it make to address the item to a non-US address, most items are either picked up by the carrier or taken to the post office and if the seller asks for it to be sent to a foreign address, it takes no more time other than filling out a customs declaration form--Thats It!!, it makes perfect sense to offer worldwide sales and sell items quicker to a [Much Larger] audience.

So the next time that you fill in the for sale details, please give us a chance guys, Thanks!
largeyo
t_bone
1,182 posts
 
Fpeel,
I would agree with others that it comes down to what is agreed between buyer and seller. If the buyer wants to take that risk away from the seller, so be it. I have other issues with the practice but that's besides the point to the people who choose to go down that path.
fpeel
455 posts
 
T_bone, none of my comments were relative to a seller giving up their responsibility to the buyer as it's not something I'm likely to do. I give what I expect and that means the seller is responsible to deliver as advertised. We certainly concur that if a buyer and seller agree to specific terms that's their business.

In my experience someone who will openly game the system is likely to do the same to me. So I avoid them.
trelja
3,226 posts
 
Ironmine, your words and overall demeanor perfectly illustrate one of the many reasons every one of my Audiogon ads clearly states, "USA SALES ONLY!"
drew_eckhardt
394 posts
 
>As a UK based audiogon member, i'm constantly surprised at items only being offered to the US, and not worldwide as most ebay items are now, why is this?

Some people have had bad experiences and other ones are lazy.

I'll ship outside the US via USPS global express with the actual value specified for insurance (I've made one claim) and customs purposes.

Delivery is usually in 3-5 business days and a tracking number is provided to confirm receipt for paypal.

I wouldn't ship parcel post (no tracking number) and you really don't want to pay for what UPS and FedEx charge.
drew_eckhardt
394 posts
 
>Shipping paperwork is a HUGE hassel. There is none of that if you just sell in the US market. I sold an item to someone in France one time, and the associated paperwork took me an extra 4 hours.

I haven't spent more than 10 minutes looking up the requirements for a given country, filling out the necessary USPS forms, and generating however many invoices or shipping lists the country's rules call for.

Looking up the foreign customs rules and finding where multiple shipments are a good idea (IIRC Australia only charges VAT, etc. on shipments or multiple shipments received at the same time with a total cost of $1000 AUD) isn't much more work.
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