Question about Ebay

[Freewheeling]

I'm selling my XTR9 grouppo (item # 7181695558) and got a question about
quoting a shipping price to the UK. I have no idea. Anyone have a clue how
to figure this? Do I have to pay duty and excise and all that krap?

--
--Scott

 

[Jeff Grippe]

The furthest away that I have shipped is Canada. As the seller I don't
believe it is up to you to pay any import taxes. It may be up to the buyer,
however. My buyer in Canada wanted me to ship using USPS because he said
that the import fees were lower. USPS doesn't give you tracking
internationally but he agreed to it and I shipped itl

Both Fedex and UPS have on-line shipping calculators that will compute rates
for international shipping.

Good Luck,

Jeff
"Freewheeling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:TXkVe.3476$XO6.3286@trnddc03...
> I'm selling my XTR9 grouppo (item # 7181695558) and got a question about
> quoting a shipping price to the UK. I have no idea. Anyone have a clue
> how to figure this? Do I have to pay duty and excise and all that krap?
>
> --
> --Scott
>

 

[Servojohn]

> > I'm selling my XTR9 grouppo (item # 7181695558) and got a question about
> > quoting a shipping price to the UK. I have no idea. Anyone have a clue
> > how to figure this?

You'll need to have the measurements of the carton, the total weight,
and the destination address. You can contact any shipper from the
USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, along with many other companies that handle
shipping internationally.
You will have to inform the recipient of the package that all shipping
costs, import duties or taxes, plus customs brokerage fees are their
responsibility, and handled and paid for at their end.
Now, the buyer can also specify a shipper. This means the shipper
would have
office in the country that you reside in, so they can contact you
directly to get the information on the package, and make arrangements
for pickup. When this happens, the shipper probably has a customs
broker hired on the other end to clear the package into the country,
and collect the fees from the buyer.
Now, don't forget one of the now classic internet purchasing scams
involves someone in another country offering you much more than your
asking price, paying with a cashier's check in the overblown price,
asking you to send the balance along with goods, then the check turns
out to be fraudulent, and you're left owing the bank(by law). Don't
fall for it.

Best regards,

John

 

[Freewheeling]

Thanks. Sounds like the easiest thing to do is just ignore this, and sell
to a bidder in the US. About the last thing I need right now is more
rigmarole. Looks like the stuff will probably sell even though it hasn't
yet reached my reserve price. I'm sort of depressed about selling this, but
it's also an opportunity to get rid of a bunch of krap I'm not using anyway.


"Servojohn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>> > I'm selling my XTR9 grouppo (item # 7181695558) and got a question
>> > about
>> > quoting a shipping price to the UK. I have no idea. Anyone have a
>> > clue
>> > how to figure this?
>
> You'll need to have the measurements of the carton, the total weight,
> and the destination address. You can contact any shipper from the
> USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, along with many other companies that handle
> shipping internationally.
> You will have to inform the recipient of the package that all shipping
> costs, import duties or taxes, plus customs brokerage fees are their
> responsibility, and handled and paid for at their end.
> Now, the buyer can also specify a shipper. This means the shipper
> would have
> office in the country that you reside in, so they can contact you
> directly to get the information on the package, and make arrangements
> for pickup. When this happens, the shipper probably has a customs
> broker hired on the other end to clear the package into the country,
> and collect the fees from the buyer.
> Now, don't forget one of the now classic internet purchasing scams
> involves someone in another country offering you much more than your
> asking price, paying with a cashier's check in the overblown price,
> asking you to send the balance along with goods, then the check turns
> out to be fraudulent, and you're left owing the bank(by law). Don't
> fall for it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> John
>

 

[gotbent]

"Freewheeling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:upmVe.3492$XO6.2170@trnddc03...
> Thanks. Sounds like the easiest thing to do is just ignore this, and sell
> to a bidder in the US. About the last thing I need right now is more
> rigmarole. Looks like the stuff will probably sell even though it hasn't
> yet reached my reserve price. I'm sort of depressed about selling this,
> but it's also an opportunity to get rid of a bunch of krap I'm not using
> anyway.

Got any spare Glocks?
>
>
> "Servojohn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> > I'm selling my XTR9 grouppo (item # 7181695558) and got a question
>>> > about
>>> > quoting a shipping price to the UK. I have no idea. Anyone have a
>>> > clue
>>> > how to figure this?
>>
>> You'll need to have the measurements of the carton, the total weight,
>> and the destination address. You can contact any shipper from the
>> USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, along with many other companies that handle
>> shipping internationally.
>> You will have to inform the recipient of the package that all shipping
>> costs, import duties or taxes, plus customs brokerage fees are their
>> responsibility, and handled and paid for at their end.
>> Now, the buyer can also specify a shipper. This means the shipper
>> would have
>> office in the country that you reside in, so they can contact you
>> directly to get the information on the package, and make arrangements
>> for pickup. When this happens, the shipper probably has a customs
>> broker hired on the other end to clear the package into the country,
>> and collect the fees from the buyer.
>> Now, don't forget one of the now classic internet purchasing scams
>> involves someone in another country offering you much more than your
>> asking price, paying with a cashier's check in the overblown price,
>> asking you to send the balance along with goods, then the check turns
>> out to be fraudulent, and you're left owing the bank(by law). Don't
>> fall for it.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> John
>>
>
>
>




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[none]

Freewheeling wrote:
> Thanks. Sounds like the easiest thing to do is just ignore this, and sell
> to a bidder in the US.

It's no more difficult to sell internationally. You already have the
package weight and size for the US shipping fee, so just enter the same
information into the USPS international calculator for the international
fee. If the buyer asks you to lie on the duty form (not an uncommon
request), simply refuse.

When you mail the package at the post office, the clerk will ask you to
fill out a duty form declaring the contents and value of the package. It
takes all of five seconds to fill out -- no longer than the insurance
form. That's all there is to it.

Avoid all other shipping companies, including UPS and Fedex, since they
make international shipping unnecessarily confusing for both the buyer
and the seller.

-Mike

 

[none]

none wrote:
> When you mail the package at the post office, the clerk will ask you to
> fill out a duty form declaring the contents and value of the package. It
> takes all of five seconds to fill out -- no longer than the insurance
> form. That's all there is to it.

Just in case you don't know how to declare the contents: in this case
you would write "Used bicycle parts". The quantity is one and the value
is the sale price.

-Mike

 

[nj_diver]

Don't do it. It's more hassle than it's worth. I speak from
experience. Even shipping to Canada (or buying from our neighbors to
the north) can be a royal P.I.T.A.

 

[Jeff Grippe]

"Servojohn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Now, don't forget one of the now classic internet purchasing scams
> involves someone in another country offering you much more than your
> asking price, paying with a cashier's check in the overblown price,
> asking you to send the balance along with goods, then the check turns
> out to be fraudulent, and you're left owing the bank(by law). Don't
> fall for it.

This is easily dealt with by refusing to accept international money orders
or cashier's checks. I find paypal's fees annoying but worth it. I would not
either send or accept a non-electronic payment for an ebay transaction
anymore.

Jeff

 

[Call me Bob]

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:28:49 -0400, "Jeff Grippe" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>> Now, don't forget one of the now classic internet purchasing scams
>> involves someone in another country offering you much more than your
>> asking price, paying with a cashier's check in the overblown price,
>> asking you to send the balance along with goods, then the check turns
>> out to be fraudulent, and you're left owing the bank(by law). Don't
>> fall for it.
>
>This is easily dealt with by refusing to accept international money orders
>or cashier's checks. I find paypal's fees annoying but worth it. I would not
>either send or accept a non-electronic payment for an ebay transaction
>anymore.

Don't believe that Paypal offer you any security as a seller, they
absolutely don't. It's very simple for a buyer (or scammer) to reverse
a Paypal payment once the goods have been dispatched, even months
after the original transaction. Paypal will offer you no recourse and
no help should this happen to you, they'll just take what they want
from your account, possibly even adding charges on top.


"Bob"
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[Jon Meinecke]

"nj_diver" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Don't do it. It's more hassle than it's worth. I speak from
> experience. Even shipping to Canada (or buying from our neighbors to
> the north) can be a royal P.I.T.A.
>

Yes. Sold my BOB YAK trailer to a guy in Canada. Shipping
was easy, but he ended up owning about US$35 in import
brokerage fees and taxes. NAFTA obviously didn't apply. %^)
Even so, the used trailer including shipping, import fees
and taxes was about half the cost of a new trailer and the
hassle for me was minimal (UPS has online tools).

I later learned shipping by postal service between US and
Canada may result in more reasonable/predictable import
fees as they are more of a set rate.

Jon Meinecke

 

[Servojohn]

later learned shipping by postal service between US and
Canada may result in more reasonable/predictable import
fees as they are more of a set rate.

More than likely they have internal customs brokers to help clear the
goods. This is where the real delay will occur when shipping
internationally-it really pays for the buyer to have a customs broker
"hired" to get the package cleared and on it's way in the buyer's
country. Also, shipping companies often will have better service to
certain countries, and the buyer may have a recommendation.

John

 

[Jeff Grippe]

"Call me Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Don't believe that Paypal offer you any security as a seller, they
> absolutely don't. It's very simple for a buyer (or scammer) to reverse
> a Paypal payment once the goods have been dispatched, even months
> after the original transaction. Paypal will offer you no recourse and
> no help should this happen to you, they'll just take what they want
> from your account, possibly even adding charges on top.

I have a very different experience although I believe what you are saying is
true if you paid using a credit card.

My experience (as a buyer):

I bought an ipod on ebay and paid using paypal where the funds were deducted
from my checking account. The seller turned out to be a scammer. He shipped
me a box full of newspaper. Paypal would not give me my money back.
Ultimately I got back $200 from paypal's fraud insurance and $150 from
ebay's which almost covered the cost of the item.

I think if I had used a credit card I might have been able to dispute the
charge. If the credit card company charges back to paypal then they probably
charge back to the seller. I haven't had enough experience to know.

I can assure you that even in the face of absolute proof of having been the
victim of a scam, paypal would not reverse a transaction and refund me my
money.

The same scammer got three other people for larger amounts of money. Some of
them paid by certified check and one of them was international so I'm
certain they didn't get their money back.

Jeff

 

[none]

Servojohn wrote:
> later learned shipping by postal service between US and
> Canada may result in more reasonable/predictable import
> fees as they are more of a set rate.
>
> More than likely they have internal customs brokers to help clear the
> goods.

At the border, USPS just hands the package over to the respective
country's postal service. For this reason, USPS packages rarely get
inspected by Canadian customs or charged duty fees. If the buyer is
charged duty, it will be the actual cost of the tax, not a massively
inflated brokerage fee.


> This is where the real delay will occur when shipping
> internationally-it really pays for the buyer to have a customs broker
> "hired" to get the package cleared and on it's way in the buyer's
> country.

Customs brokers are a scam like credit card 'currency exchange' fees
that are typically several times greater than the actual exchange rate.
The brokers take advantage of sellers who are usually unable to
determine the amount the buyer is truly required to pay, even if the
seller sees the brokerage fee at all.

The default FedEx and UPS brokers are sure to leave your buyer with an
unpleasant, usurious surprise. You can act as your own customs broker,
but it is quite complicated and simply not worth the effort since USPS
is usually cheaper anyway.

-Mike

 

[Freewheeling]

"gotbent" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Freewheeling" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:upmVe.3492$XO6.2170@trnddc03...
>> Thanks. Sounds like the easiest thing to do is just ignore this, and
>> sell to a bidder in the US. About the last thing I need right now is
>> more rigmarole. Looks like the stuff will probably sell even though it
>> hasn't yet reached my reserve price. I'm sort of depressed about selling
>> this, but it's also an opportunity to get rid of a bunch of krap I'm not
>> using anyway.
>
> Got any spare Glocks?

No, but I'm selling a CZ 75 Kadet Kit. Turns the CZ 75 into a .22 for
target practice and plinking.

>>
>>
>> "Servojohn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>> > I'm selling my XTR9 grouppo (item # 7181695558) and got a question
>>>> > about
>>>> > quoting a shipping price to the UK. I have no idea. Anyone have a
>>>> > clue
>>>> > how to figure this?
>>>
>>> You'll need to have the measurements of the carton, the total weight,
>>> and the destination address. You can contact any shipper from the
>>> USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, along with many other companies that handle
>>> shipping internationally.
>>> You will have to inform the recipient of the package that all shipping
>>> costs, import duties or taxes, plus customs brokerage fees are their
>>> responsibility, and handled and paid for at their end.
>>> Now, the buyer can also specify a shipper. This means the shipper
>>> would have
>>> office in the country that you reside in, so they can contact you
>>> directly to get the information on the package, and make arrangements
>>> for pickup. When this happens, the shipper probably has a customs
>>> broker hired on the other end to clear the package into the country,
>>> and collect the fees from the buyer.
>>> Now, don't forget one of the now classic internet purchasing scams
>>> involves someone in another country offering you much more than your
>>> asking price, paying with a cashier's check in the overblown price,
>>> asking you to send the balance along with goods, then the check turns
>>> out to be fraudulent, and you're left owing the bank(by law). Don't
>>> fall for it.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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