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Valued Member
Canada
496 Posts |
I had a separate PayPal charge to Pitney Bowes to
pay for import charges and shipping. My question is
who gets the import charge?
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Valued Member
Canada
430 Posts |
Never seen that before. Scam?
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Valued Member
Canada
155 Posts |
You bought something from someone in the states who uses the global shipping program it's such a farce and a rip off.
The person you bought it from mails it to a Pitney Bowes processing plant they open it inspect it (Ruin it in my case,cut the box all to heck on a collectible still in box with a utility knife) and then they mail it to you.
Btw they get the import charge and pay the gov but of course they get a fee to.Search global shipping program I will never buy again from anyone selling using it again.
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Valued Member
United States
368 Posts |
GSP is a benefit to the seller....the seller is only responsible for delivering the item to Pitney Bowes shipping center....after that, Pitney Bowes assumes all responsibility in delivering the item successfully to the buyer. I have already been reimbursed for an item that was lost somewhere in Europe. I will never ship anything outside of the USA without using GSP.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1980 Posts |
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I will never ship anything outside of the USA without using GSP. then you would be the one getting ripped off, I watch all kinds of canadian stuff go for a very small fraction of what you should get and I mean very small |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2366 Posts |
Yes. They charge the full import fee even on import fee exempt stuff like .9999 silver. Unfortunately GSP doesn't provide any additional benefit to the seller over shipping through USPS with the appropriate tracking and insurance. However most buyers look at the total cost of an item so subtract the additional fees from what they're willing to bid. So essentially, the extra charges come out of the seller's pocket as @gidjit implies above. ebay sets the use of GSP by US sellers on by default. I've talked to sellers who didn't even WANT to sell internationally and didn't know they were because of this. I'm sure the fact that ebay gets a cut of the fees had NOTHING to do with this decision </end sarcasm>. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
2366 Posts |
p.s. Many buyers (including us) just keep on scrolling past listings that show that GSP is being used. Fewer bidders equals less money for the sellers over time.
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Valued Member
 Canada
496 Posts |
Thanks all ,I knew I was getting screwed ,just
wanted to know if it was legitimately. I factored
in all costs and am happy with the price ,
still leaves a bitter taste. I think
I will avoid in the future even if it is a good deal.
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Valued Member
United States
368 Posts |
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then you would be the one getting ripped off, I watch all kinds of canadian stuff go for a very small fraction of what you should get and I mean very small Not true at all....I do not use ebay for auctions, I only use ebay for Fixed Price sales. I have a Buy it Now price and I allow Make an Offer as well. I have sold numerous items to Canada within the last year. I sell approximately 5-10 items per week....and of those, I'd say roughly 33% of those items sold are International. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1431 Posts |
I always avoid any international listing that has GSP. Such a rip-off.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1505 Posts |
I will usually ask the seller if they will ship USPS (if using the Global Ship ripoff), if not, I do not even bother bidding/offering on price. One seller actually thanked me for showing him a better way to ship to Canada. I can't comment on packages going outside North America, but USPS will get you here with a signature for reasonably cheap (a win/win for buyer/seller), as opposed to (neutral/lose) using ebay's method. If it works for you LowLife, carry on, but maybe try a couple weeks without to see if your yields from Canada change at all. BillFrak, if you do find yourself in a similar situation, it may be worth it to self clear through customs (more work on your end), but as long as it is for personal use, there is no charge for clearing directly through Canada Customs, the downside is you have go to a Customs office, pay tax, then pickup package (after refusing to accept, so it can be self cleared. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1269 Posts |
I have never bought and I will never buy from any seller that uses the GSP. I can take the money it would cost to use the program to buy another coin instead.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
693 Posts |
I purchased a few items that went through the GSP. It seemed grossly expensive and one package was delayed a couple weeks by being misdirected to a wrong address. Now I prefer to just buy from anywhere in the world but the USA. It would be nice to find a way to do a worldwide ebay search with USA excluded. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7613 Posts |
According to ebay's rules, coins and paper money are considered virtual currency and are ineligible for ebay's Global Shipping Program. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
856 Posts |
The problems for me in the UK are; 1) the charges are disproportionate to the cost of the item and 2) take no account of the fact that for books and coins there is minimal import tax to pay anyway.
I too avoid listings under the GSP I'm afraid.
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