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From: Tracy Burlison Date: Sat Dec 03 03:57:31 2005 |
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========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ]======== Hello Stephen, There's a lot of really good information about international shipping on Ebay's community chat boards. In particular the International Trading and Packaging & Shipping threads. (From the main page click on community, discussion boards, community help boards). From what I understand, the US Post Office is the way to go for international shipping. Private carriers, such as UPS and FedEx will charge additional delivery fees before releasing a package for anything shipped from the U.S. to another country. This may be the "tax" you are being charged for your packages from the UK. Insurance, tracking and delivery confirmation can be a tricky deal for international shipping. There are different rules for different countries and if you're using paypal to get your money, there are certain restriction on if your packages will be covered by their seller protections. {{From the top of my head}}-- packages must be shipped 1. to a confirmed address (PayPal only confirms a handful of foreign countries' addresses), 2. tracked, 3. insured. Otherwise you could be out your merchandise & your money. There are a couple of private companies that will insure & track packages shipped internationally. There are sellers who swear by these services and you can find the info on the boards. I've checked into them and it looks like a good solution. I always ask customers how to mark the customs forms. Some like "costume jewelry", some "used jewelry" (for my vintage jewelry sales)... it all depends on their customs regs. Also, since they probably will have to pay a duty, I only mark the value of the item the exact amount they paid not including the shipping. If you round the amount up, or overestimate the value, they can get hit with higher custom fees. Check out Ebay's chat boards. Hopefully you'll find what you're looking for there. Cheers, Tracy Tracy's Treasures ____________________________________________________________________ T h e O r c h i d L i s t Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures ____________________________________________________________________ Orchid FAQ: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm Orchid Archives: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive Orchid Galleries: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm Invite a Friend: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ____________________________________________________________________ Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books Buy Orchid Jewelry: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop ____________________________________________________________________ -Unsubscribe: -Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank ____________________________________________________________________ |
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