Thread: Global shipping program?

Originally Posted by Substance

thats what they do it is UPS & a UPS tracking number until Kentucky then it transferrs to a FEKEB (FEDEX) tracking number
I think the theory is that the item should only get new sticker and sent on its way.

You pay the Seller the $6USD that is his UPS cost to Kentucky, as part of the the main sale price transaction, the buyer then also pays the additional $20USD in this case for FEDEX separately to Global shipping not the seller who gets nothing for it.

What a racket could be one possible way to describe being nailed twice for shipping charges on the same item. I guess if you were charitable you could say that is a creative way of shipping.

Bob

They must have changed things. Previously when I researched it you sent the item to the Pitney Bowes facility any means you wanted USPS, UPS Fedex-whatever and the buyer paid you at close of auction for the sellers shipping charges to the Eboy shipping center and then they contacted the buyer and billed for all the shipping charges from there to foreign and also repacked the item if needed.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Ketchikan is my closest US community and it is about three hours in a speed boat. That is the way it goes if you live close to nowhere. I quick drive to the border and fill up on cheap gas while you are there sounds pretty good to me, although compared to me everyone has cheap gas. LOL

Gas has gone down below 3 dollars a gallon where I file up in Jersey.
The Lands of Cheap gas.

Originally Posted by Suile

Gas has gone down below 3 dollars a gallon where I file up in Jersey.
The Lands of Cheap gas.

I wish. $1.78 a liter here. That is $6.73 a US gallon. I had fresh fish for super last night though. Didn't cost a dime. It's a trade.

It's still a Pitney Bowes transaction as far as I see up here on my trackin info.
Great info and insights from sellers perspectives, thanks for those.
As a buyer only, yes I have discovered etsy and other ways to buy as that global shipping program really, really bothers me. Knowing it is an entirely eBay specific thing, and clearly only about more profit on every transaction.. Just adds to my ire. I used to enjoy the gambling rush on imports,,, did I get hit with duty or didnt I? Yea,, slipped one through,, or dang, got to pay on that one.. Was a cheap thrill, but I liked it,, hehe.

From one seller's perspective ........ I was very annoyed when ebay instituted this new rule. Until I realized what it relieved me of. No more standing in line to fill out customs forms, no more worrying that the thing may never get to the buyer. I sold an expensive Escher y/g to a guy in Russia. Mailing that thing insured within the USA relieved a lot of stress I would have had if I had to wait the 4 weeks it took to get to the destination in Russia. OTOH, sellers will lose sales because of some buyers not being willing to pay the extra $ and that is understandable.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

From one seller's perspective ........ I was very annoyed when ebay instituted this new rule. Until I realized what it relieved me of. No more standing in line to fill out customs forms, no more worrying that the thing may never get to the buyer. I sold an expensive Escher y/g to a guy in Russia. Mailing that thing insured within the USA relieved a lot of stress I would have had if I had to wait the 4 weeks it took to get to the destination in Russia. OTOH, sellers will lose sales because of some buyers not being willing to pay the extra $ and that is understandable.

Yes, that is the other of the issue and I can well understand a seller liking the GSP especially on expensive items.

Bob

I probably should have researched the GSP before I listed the razor I have up at the moment, but I opted in this time because I'm tired of all the potential buyers I get wanting me to under-declare on customs forms, mark items as "gifts", and other semi-nefarious subterfuges. I guess the deal is that I don't make the rules on eBay, I don't make the rules on the SRP classifieds, and I don't make the rules at PayPal--- so I use the selling tools and try to stick to the rules because my privileges at all the aforementioned sites are important to me.

I don't understand the issue of people wanting stuff declared under value. Goods coming into Canada have a $200 exempt on taxes and there is suppose to be none on antique razors according to CBS web site. Really it shouldn't matter. People still always want to feel like they are getting away with stuff though. I do often ask that stuff is clearly marked as "antique" on the customs declaration, but they most often are so...

Customs defines "antique" as being at least 100 years old. So that leaves out most razors sold.

Most folks think if it's marked gift or undervalued they won't pay customs duty. What many don't realize is the sender can't claim more than the declared value if there is a loss not to mention it is against the law.

Besides, most Customs people know all of the tricks.