[78-L] international shipping?

[Cary Ginell]

One record I've had my eye on was located in Germany. Shipping went from $18 to $51 overnight. 

Cary

> On Jan 24, 2019, at 9:13 AM, Malcolm <malcolm at 78data.com.invalid> wrote:
> 
> 
> I don't think I've see this mentioned here before, and I may be the only 
> one on the planet that didn't know about it since I don't have Facebook, 
> but here goes. I recently found a 78 on eBay that I wanted and won the 
> auction. Record sold for a very nice price and it's in England. Turns 
> out there's some kind of shipping agreement eBay, as a business, has 
> with Britain and, I am assuming, most other international sellers.
> Turns out there's a good reason for the low seller's price. The shipping 
> for one 78 now costs me almost $25 USD. My well priced record now 
> becomes a high priced one. The terms are called the "eBay.com Global 
> Shipping Program" with an effective date of Sept. 12, 2014. You can go 
> here to see it:
> https://pages.ebay.com/shipping/globalshipping/buyer-tnc.html
> I am royally shocked. I have paid for and received 78s from Europe and 
> Britain since 2014 and never been hit so hard for shipping. Maybe it's 
> because I bought from individuals and the terms of the eBay agreement do 
> not seem to apply there.
> This program stifles international commerce on a small scale (I'm sure 
> there are nice breaks for wholesale or bulk buyers/sellers) and is 
> seemingly discriminatory. Instead of promoting international trade it 
> effectively stifles it. The swine.
> So, no more records for me from anywhere except the good ol' Ewe Ess Ay!
> Comments?
> Malcolm R
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