Legal Question

I have made many, many shipments outside of the US, and Registered Mail is the only way I will ship. Signature is required at point of delivery no matter what country it is sent to. If the buyer refutes his receipt of the item to paypal, my registration receipt is all the proof I need that the item was sent. Whether delivery is actually made or not, there is no possibility of chargeback. Up to $25,000 insurance is included in the price of the registration fee of less than $14, so it is actually a bargain if you want peace of mind, all the way around.

Even the Post Office will tell you that once it leaves the country it is at the mercy of the other countries postal regs. It may or may not get signed for and it probably would not show up on the USPS tracking. And the Registration reciept may be all the proof you need, but Paypal wants proof of receipt at the other end because the SELLER is responsible for making sure it gets there so there IS the chance of chargebacks. Next the $25,000 sounds nice, but if you read the USPS regs you will find that the MAXIMUM reimbursement for a lost Registered mail package sent overseas is about $43 no matter how much the declared value was.

Countries I have had problems with and will not longer ship to
India 3 packages out of 4 never arrived at their destination.
Ghana 1 for 1 lost
Argentina 2 for 2 lost
I ship to maybe 4 or five different countries in any given month and I have found the best way to get a package to its destination is not to send it registered or insured. Its just calling attention to itself if you do.