Posted 05/24/2005 1:22 pm
Unfortunately, there are a lot of reasons why some sellers do that. First of all, if the seller accepts Paypal, overseas buyers want to be able to use it. Since Paypal only protects the seller if the item is shipped to a confirmed address in the US, they cannot accept overseas Paypal payments. This leaves the options of US money order or Bidpay - neither of which is as convenient to the buyer as PP.
The other problem is that some countries do not allow the import of coins. Therefore, a seller needs to do some research to find out where they can ship to. Also, new sellers who have never shipped overseas can be overwhelmed by the paperwork required and most have to go to the post office to complete their paperwork and postage. Also, there are some countries whose packages cannot be insured through the USPS. Those packages need to be insured through a 3rd party postal insurance carrier.
The sellers who don't want to take the time to find out how to ship overseas are doing themselves a disservice. We do quite a bit of shipping overseas (and many of our repeat customers are overseas).
The other problem is that some countries do not allow the import of coins. Therefore, a seller needs to do some research to find out where they can ship to. Also, new sellers who have never shipped overseas can be overwhelmed by the paperwork required and most have to go to the post office to complete their paperwork and postage. Also, there are some countries whose packages cannot be insured through the USPS. Those packages need to be insured through a 3rd party postal insurance carrier.
The sellers who don't want to take the time to find out how to ship overseas are doing themselves a disservice. We do quite a bit of shipping overseas (and many of our repeat customers are overseas).
