Us Ebayers not shipping worldwide. What do you guys do?

[cliffy21]

Hey guys!

I was just wondering what youses do when an US Ebayer says they won't ship worldwide as I have noticed a few of you somehow manage to win their auctions?

Thanks

 

[gemini0928]

Hey guys!

I was just wondering what youses do when an US Ebayer says they won't ship worldwide as I have noticed a few of you somehow manage to win their auctions?

Thanks

Email them and ask if they will ship to Australia and for how much. Around 70% would say yes...

 

[hsv006]

Just use the contact member icon on 1 of there auctions bud...some will do it as long as your prepared to pay whatever lame postage price they choose...
But there are also some good ones out there..

 

[cliffy21]

thanks guys! But what about the other 30% that still says no? I am having that problem at the moment grrrrr!

 

[bargey]

I threaten to fly over there and turkey slap them, that scares them into sending.

 

[gemini0928]

thanks guys! But what about the other 30% that still says no? I am having that problem at the moment grrrrr!

Believe me, dont bother!!! If you insist on them to send after they said no, you will have more problems. Either they will charge you huge in shipping or if you win the auction, they will either delay the shipment or not ship at all. This is from my experience.

 

[Funkadelic]

Unless you really need the card, move on. Another one should pop up, unless it's a 1/1, then you should start begging..

 

[gemini0928]

Unless you really need the card, move on. Another one should pop up, unless it's a 1/1, then you should start begging..

Thats what I ended up putting in my rule book for ebay shopping

One of my experiences was that I won this card from this A****** seller and while waiting for the card to arrive, I couldnt bid on the same card that came up on ebay and I miss out in the end (twice). Thats Life!!! And we Live and Learn!

 

[ozballer23]

Hey guys!

I was just wondering what youses do when an US Ebayer says they won't ship worldwide as I have noticed a few of you somehow manage to win their auctions?

Thanks

I ask, if they dont allow it, I don't bid! Saves me a headache!

 

[Klattsy]

I found a few baseball sellers like this.
I check 3 things before bidding:
Price
Paypal
Postage

If they aren't all satisfactory I don't even bother asking. Their loss really, not mine. Unless its such a great deal, but I rarely get that...

Then again you find the people that have free shipping at the moment! I just won 10 cards and didn't have to pay for shipping from the states

Mark.

 

[cliffy21]

yeah I ain't gonna bother! Bloody yanks! Sorry to the yanks reading this

 

[ljandkg]

Cliffy - as above - I ask and I am very polite, saying how much I love the card, then sugggest $3-4 but always say it's up to them (gives them the power!!!) Then if they say $10 shipping overseas I ask a mate I have in the states to win it for me if I really want it and it'll save me for him to buy and ship it to me.
I also use my friend for hardass US only auctions if there's a card I'm drooling over.

Hope this helps....

 

[Hennessy]

Cliffy - as above - I ask and I am very polite, saying how much I love the card, then sugggest $3-4 but always say it's up to them (gives them the power!!!) Then if they say $10 shipping overseas I ask a mate I have in the states to win it for me if I really want it and it'll save me for him to buy and ship it to me.
I also use my friend for hardass US only auctions if there's a card I'm drooling over.

Hope this helps....

Yep, pretty much what Al said, is what I've done in the past.

Luckily, this hobby allows and offers yourself to have many kind colleagues overseas that you end up trusting, so in the end of the day, you should or will always have alternatives.

Cheers~

 

[spcard]

If I want that card really bad and seller do not ship international, I'll ask a mate in US bid for me. But that doesn't happen very offen as most seller do ship to Australia.

 

[eel1979]

Yeah I just ask a friend in the States to bid on it for me. They're really confused why I would want to spend $'s on "a piece of cardbaord"

 

[cliffy21]

thanks again fellas! As I only just started collecting again I haven't got a trusted network yet so the only thing I can do is drool! Oh and curse the Ebay sellers!

 

[The Truth]

Klattsy says it best!
At the end of the day, if they want to charge the earth or not spent an extra few minutes at a P.O. and fill out a few lines of writing, it's their loss! Some people don't get it, overseas shipping for cards is so cheap and easy, and it broadens your potential bidding audience by literally Millions of people. Why wouldn't you do it? PayPal & it's useless policies, that's why, lol.

 

[LJBIGGESTFAN2]

I find it's best that you try to become friends with someone in the US (Since I live in the US, that's what others do), therefore you can send them the money and they will pay for it. Once it arrives to them, they can ship it to you.

Just make sure you know the person and can trust them doing this. I have done this for several of my buddies that live all over the world.

Good luck...