The post office still gives out free boxes for international buyers, too. Just
take the free US box, and turn it inside out.
Or get empty boxes of all sizes from countless supermarkets, general stores,
etc., sometimes sitting right there on the floor waiting to be thrown out.
Fortunately the lines here in LI near me, are short most of the time. I'm
surprised they're that long elsewhere.
Can't say anything about insurance. I just quote it for them, and they decide if
they want to pay it, or chance it.
Larry
Tom Scales wrote:
> Because it is a pain. For a US buyer, the post office provides free boxes.
> If the item isn't too expensive, I can pack it, stamp it and drop it off.
>
> To ship outside the US, I have to buy my own box, fill out the appropriate
> customs form and stand in an hour long line. Worse, insurance is usually
> prohibitive, so I have to ship it risking loss.
>
> Lastly, payment in the US is easy, but overseas it is much more difficult.
> Not impossible, just not as easy.
>
> All that said, I still sell world-wide and live with the difficulties, but I
> can understand why many people don't.
>
> Tom
> From: "Garth Wood" <garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Anybody noticed that an increasing number of the more desirable OM items
> on eBay are for sale only to U.S. residents? What, isn't the rest of the
> world's (ROW's) money green enough for these people?
> >
> > Garth
> >
> >
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