[78-L] international shipping?

[Darrell Lehman]

I BELIEVE the seller can "opt out" a sale at a time - perhaps expressing 
your unwillingness to bid would get him to do so...

Cary Ginell wrote:
> 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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