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Refusal to Ship Goods Overseas
By John Kleinbauer

Hi All,  I had to laugh today when I saw the letter from Darrell
Clarke about shipping overseas.  I too sold items via eBay two months
ago.  When all was said and done I would not ship anything outside the
continental United States.

Here is why.  The buyer is always shocked to hear the shipping cost.
A check arrives drawn on a foreign bank even though the ad said to
send a money order.  I am told by the buyer to lie about what is in
the package, so they will pay a lower customs fee.  Then you have the
e-mails that are hard to understand because the writer's English is not
that good.   Let's add the time difference and the nasty e-mails I got
because I was asleep when the buyer phoned wanting a question answered.

Just like my friend, Ed Gaida, I needed to sell of some of my unwanted
toys.  Very quickly I learned just how much work it was to sell my
items.  I also found it is not worth the time selling an item valued
under $20.  Selling on eBay is a lot of work mixed with aggravation.

I feel that shipping overseas should be left to companies who do it
everyday.  Companies have the luxury of a markup and a nice shipping
and handling fee!

John Conrad Kleinbauer


(Message sent Mon 20 Dec 1999, 15:00:37 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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