Classifieds and International shipping

[shooter445]

Ok I have a few questions and concerns, when selling on the classy I know the rule of thumb is that payment is to be made as goods to peotect the buyer...now when it comes to shipping internationally from the US without charging an arm and a leg there is no way to have tracking/delivery confermation. USPS says there is no way to track international orders with sensing as registered or internation express which usually is over $30. Most buyers will not pay that and I donr blame them, so when it comes to selling internationally what can be done to add protection for the seller...because the package can be recieved and the buyer "could" say they never got it and dispute it with paypal which in turn would screw the seller. Now im not saying anyone here has done that but just courious what can be done other than costly shipping...the simplest thing would be for the transaction to be made as "gift" but thats aginst the rules.

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[shooter445]

Anyone have any answers?

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[SissySpike]

Put insurance on it. Then you can protect your self. You might contack Vendors who ship over seas they would proabibly have the best advise.

 

[JollyRogers]

Registered mail and consider insurance. Prob is with ins, is it is a scam. Registered mail they have to sign for it. Personally have done a couple deals with people, but understood the risk involved. It worked out for me and the other party, now twice. I was able to track registered mail to Germany no problem, even in Germany.

 

[oldsoldier]

Insure it, register it and the buyer pays shipping.--pretty simple. It comes with the territory when dealing with international shipping.

 

[shooter445]

Ok thats what I figured.

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[kwalka]

I always ship international whenever someone wants to pay for it. These are the terms that are agreed to ahead of time: The buyer pays the cost of the listing up front. Then I go to the PO and ship international express, insured. Then when I return home I scan the receipt and the buyer pays me for the shipping. Now I understand this does not help with your lower price issue, but it is the only way to protect yourself and the buyer. I have done this about 10 times. Every time the shipping is between $30 and $45. Not once has any buyer backed out once I explained the terms.

 

[shooter445]

Ok...for now one I will do this...I just hooe the 2 packages I have already shipped get to where there going

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