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Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

hollywood_australia — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 06:11:33 GMT

Why does it now cost between $100 to $200 US. to send 12 magazines from the US to Australia. Postage is 5 times the cost of magazines. Recently all the postage pricing went up almost %50. How is this possible. Talk about price gauging. How much profit will they make when nothing gets sent overseas due to ridiculous postage costs.

Sellers are unaware of the huge postage costs forced on them by Global shipping program and were not advised that postage has risen so much.

Why is there no control over what is happening with ridiculous International Postage costs..

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

padi*0409 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:31:07 GMT

IF it's 12 separate listings then they have to be sent in 12 different parcels. If that's the case ask the seller to put them all in one listing for you, then buy the items.

IF the seller hasn't inputted the dimensions and weight the the GSP "guesses" the size.

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

sandypebbles — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:36:25 GMT

How is the seller(s) being forced to use the GSP?

And how were they unaware of the cost?

Who was suppose to be advising sellers?

There is control

Don't use the service in question

Don't send/buy from overseas

Use the proper weight/size/measurement etc when lisitng

Don't like the costs, don't support them

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

imastawka — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:39:27 GMT

Sandy, ebay automatically puts seller's listings into the GSP.

They are not aware - they only post domestically and are unaware they have made an overseas sale.

They have to be made aware and opt out.

OP give your seller these instructions -

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

sandypebbles — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:46:05 GMT

Oh, I know eBay do (as they do many things with the seller's knowledge)

It's been posted about/suggested a few times on here that buyers need to tell sellers etc

and the seller needs to agree of course

Still, there is the choice not to buy first and complain later

And not to buy from sellers who don't reply or don't 'want to opt out'

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

hollywood_australia — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 04:07:30 GMT

G'day Thanks for the input. The issue was not just with this one transaction. Which I did not purchase due to extreme postage costs.

Recently, all of the USA postage prices went up dramatically.

A heap of items that had postage charges for $40 to $60

all of a sudden ask $120 to $250 US.. for postage..

Another example is for one magazine Global shipping program is asking $55 US.

Only people from Australia buying from the US a d UK would notice the huge price increase.

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

twyngwyn — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 04:23:09 GMT

eBay Intl shipping does not support combined postage atm:

eBay Fields Questions on New International Shipping Program - EcommerceBytes

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

imastawka — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 06:11:34 GMT

International purchases and postage for buyers | eBay

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

davewil1964 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 08:50:13 GMT

Welcome to the club. A few years ago FedEx TRIPLED their postage from West Coast USA to Australia.

Do what I did - find alternatives.

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

domino-710 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 09:03:25 GMT

Do you ' ship ' books overseas ??

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

davewil1964 — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 10:29:52 GMT

No. Why do you ask? Irrelevant to the topic, which is overseas to Australia.

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

hollywood_australia — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 02:33:00 GMT

Thanks for the feedback mate.

Postage costs from the US to Australia seemed to triple overnight.

I don't understand how this Postage cost can be justified.

I have collected magazines from the US for over a decade and never has there been such a huge price increase.

Not sure how I can now buy anything from the USA to Australia.

The postage cost from Australia 🇦🇺 to USA 🇺🇸 is still the same.

Can't be good for sellers in the USA.

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

asporty — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 07:14:23 GMT

I guess we just have to live with the cost increases, sigh.

Another thing I discovered recently was that postage rate increased from listed US$25 to $40 at checkout for an item I won at auction. Seller was clueless as expected, and ebay said its because their GSP rates are shown generally for Australia on listings, but at checkout they are calculated specifically for my postal code.

When I protested a bit, ebay rep told me that I can choose not to pay and they will remove any negative strikes. But given other factors, I eventually gave in and paid that extra $15 to get the item shipped.

Re: Global Shipping Program HUGE Increase

repentatleisure1952 — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 08:07:41 GMT

I'm no Rhodes Scholar but wouldn't $25US be equal to about $40AUD.