Syl whatever you do don't send without online traking as paypal will refund them the postage as well if you don't have a tracking number.
Syl whatever you do don't send without online traking as paypal will refund them the postage as well if you don't have a tracking number.
I sold a batch of 40 or so magazines to a guy in the US a few months ago. Each magazine was quite large and weighed about 0.5kg so the combined estimated weight of your magazines seems entirely reasonable to me.
As far as I can remember the cost of that package was about £60-£70 using 'p2go' (I'm sure other courier booking services are available blah, blah...) so the cost of the international courier also sounds about right. The package was tracked door to door with a signature required upon delivery. All this was pointed out to the buyer beforehand and everything went through without a problem.
I'm not sure where you'd stand with a Paypal claim as it has never happened to me for a bulk, tracked order.
I would look at the cost of posting by sending them in several lots.
Some times ive posted 2 x 2 kilo packages abroad and its worked out cheaper.
Also make the customer aware of the delays in USA customs.
Thanks, at least I'm not far off the mark with costs then.
I've emailed the buyer and highlighted the high cost of postage. Just waiting for a reply.
I would actually prefer to send by courier as the parcel would be tracked door to door.
I have lost a couple of parcels to the US in the past using RM, and once they leave the UK you are on a hiding to nowt trying to find where they have gone, and worse still, can say goodbye to any compensation...
I have sold lots of big quantities of magazines overseas. I always use a courier and have never had any problems.
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Its what we thought it might be. A new buyer who hadn't realised the high cost of postage to the USA.
eBid admin have been great.
I emailed them explaining the situation, and that I didn't want to do the reminders and NPB thing for so many auctions, especially as this seems like a genuine mistake by a newbie, and within a few hours the bids on them all were cancelled and the fees refunded. The items are now all relisted.
So all's well that ends well.....although I could have done with the sales, and making some space here....ah well!!!!!
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