[78-L] international shipping?

[Malcolm]

I've considered opting out already. The shipping charges for
two 78s will be the clincher as to whether I buy them or ask
the seller to make a cancellation request.
Thanks for all your replies folks, muchly appreciated!
Malcolm

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On 1/24/2019 8:50 AM, Darrell Lehman wrote:
> 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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