[78-L] international shipping?

[Darrell Lehman]

In case you misunderstood me (and probably didn't)... I meant that the 
SELLER might opt-out of the "Global,,, " program for this sale(s) when 
faced with the loss of a couple sales.

IN THE US the seller can mail it himself, opt-outing of eBay's 
"Global,,, " program on a case by case basis.  In the "Global... " 
program, IN THE US the seller mails it to Kentucky which reships it to 
you.  The seller gets paid the sale price and the shipping to KY.  eBay 
bills the buyer the ripoff price.

Malcolm wrote:
> 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
>
> *******
>
> 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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