A Shipping Question For Ebay Sellers

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weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 12:42 pm I sold a coin on ebay last night. Buyer paid through PayPal. Buyer's address is an Army Post Office box. The last line (containing the zip code) reads like this: APO AE 09012 The AE stands for Armed Forces Europe. When I went to create the shipping label (postage) it popped up a notice that I have to fill out a customs form! The customs form had a number of REQUIRED (won't let you skip over them or leave them blank) fields, including the phone number of the serviceman who won my coin. Have any of you ever had to deal with this? Not sure how to proceed. I sincerely doubt I can get a phone number for this buyer. Any help will be appreciated - thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

afclassic87 Pillar of the Community United States 564 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 12:51 pm I filled out the customs form at the post office. Delivery confermination will only show when it left the US. I have never lost anything going to an APO AE address. Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 1:06 pm It's not the fear of the item being lost in the mail that worries me. It's the fact that I may not have all the info they need for the customs form... Report this Post to the Staff
afclassic87 Pillar of the Community United States 564 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 2:05 pm The customs paper custom form does not have a requirement for a phone number. I have never had to put one on or had any problems. Report this Post to the Staff
canadacoinguy Valued Member Canada 146 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 2:37 pm I've dealt with APO shipping before and wouldn't choose to do it again. The soldier was from a base in CA but had a shipping address somewheres in Europe. It took forever for the servicemen to receive it and I almost had to open up a paypal dispute because of it. Why they need your phone number? Good question but I know that UPS needs a phone number when shipping to Canada from the states. Good luck with it. Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 2:39 pm Since APO/FPO addresses are often in foreign countries, they require customs forms. The base commander needs to know what's coming into the camp. The phone number is to aid delivery. He may not have one, but the base does. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 4:01 pm I've always put my own number in that blank. Never had a problem. Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 4:19 pm One last potentially stooopid question. I can't do this without taking a trip to the Post Office, right? I mean...I can't just fill out the customs form on line and then print my postage, affix it to the envelope on toss it in a mailbox...can I...? Report this Post to the Staff
biggfredd Rest in Peace United States 9104 Posts	Posted 01/15/2012 9:09 pm If at least one item is priority, you should be able to get free pickup. Report this Post to the Staff
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