Buying and Selling on eBay: Tips, Tricks, Problems & Questions

[dad2bandm]

Yikes. That's terrible.

 

[drlivingston]

I am increasingly happy that I cut out international shipping long ago.

 

[dad2bandm]

Stupid Ebay, and their spammy "coupon/ad emails", that show items, that the coupons/promo don't even apply to.
(it was one of @SpooPoker 's items actually....it was an auction, so obviously didn't qualify). lol.

 

[California Dreamer]

I am increasingly happy that I cut out international shipping long ago.

The way things are here now, it is folly to offer it. I've cut it out for now, and I doubt that I'll go back. I can't sell perfume to international customers, and I can't remember my last international purchase for anything else.

 

[SpooPoker]

I shipped stuff to Macedonia, Japan, China, UK, France, Spain, Mexico, Sweden, The Netherlands and Singapore.... and thats just today!

 

[Fueco]

I shipped stuff to Macedonia, Japan, China, UK, France, Spain, Mexico, Sweden, The Netherlands and Singapore.... and thats just today! YMMV

FTFY

 

[txwoodworker]

You ship priority express, or does it vary?

 

[SpooPoker]

You ship priority express, or does it vary?

always and only express (except ties, PMFRE)

 

[California Dreamer]

I shipped stuff to Macedonia, Japan, China, UK, France, Spain, Mexico, Sweden, The Netherlands and Singapore.... and thats just today!

But when will they arrive?

 

[robxznyc]

International deliveries, we're just stuck refunding now? I only have a few, but nothing has made it in the past couple months. Only have had one person open a case, and it was probably the least overall $, just refunded $39

This one will be a couple hundred bucks when the guy opens a case.

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This one was shipped April 6th. Surprised to see an update, maybe there's a chance.
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Departed London...
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I hope you bought 3rd party insurance to cover package loss or damages. Your second and third shipments may not have any issues. So far all of my shipments (1) without a departure scan from a USPS International Distribution Center or (2) delivery scan after "departed London" were delivered.

 

[Fueco]

If you do international shipping, here’s one for your block lists.

 

[jalebi]

Do these people not realise the importer pays VAT and customs? Surely eBay will side with you?

 

[robxznyc]

If you do international shipping, here’s one for your block lists.

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It's my understanding when buyer refuses package they lose buyer protection. That should include returned packages due to unpaid duty and taxes?

 

[Fueco]

Do these people not realise the importer pays VAT and customs? Surely eBay will side with you?

Oh, eBay will absolutely side with me. I’m especially annoyed in this case because I went through the trouble of combining shipping for him and had to relist the items because he put in the wrong shipping address the first time.

 

[kurenai]

Hi folks,

Quick queries that I was hoping some of you more experienced eBay folks can advice

I had an item that was marked delivered about 2 weeks ago that my warehouse did not receive (they have never had an issue with over a 100 items for me over the course of a few years)

I have bought numerous items from this seller with no issues too, especially details of the delivery address/tracking etc.

However, I've had my first experience where my item seems to have disappeared (and its a costly one 400+ USD) and i'm working with the seller to try and figure out what happened.

Courier used was USPS

I'm pretty sure they have messed up the scan/delivery

1) Is it possible to get them to provide me the GPS location of where exactly they dropped my package off/scanned it
2) Are there any other things I can do to identify the lapse area so I can locate my package/file a claim on USPS ?
3) I don't want to raise an INR on the seller if the courier screws up the delivery - what other recourse would I have ?

Could use some advice please