topic International postage in Selling

International postage

wilmajames123 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:18:00 GMT

I've started listing after a brief absence and as far as I know haven't changed anything. I offer free domestic postage and charge a small amount for international postage, but when I just checked my listings on ebay.com, they state "Free international postage." I've double checked my original listings on ebay.com.au and can't see what is wrong. Can anyone help with this?

Re: International postage

lizzyamelia — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:29:43 GMT

Probably because when you offer "free Postage" on ebayau it is free postage everywhere in the world regardless of what you put in for international shipping.

Just another major glitch on the site and why I do not offer "free postage" for anything..

Re: International postage

sueken4812 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 02:57:45 GMT

It should be showing up as postage. However it may be because you are logged in from Aus, even though it's the US site. The system can automatically read your postcode, and will show you what postage fees are applicable to you.

Re: International postage

wilmajames123 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:40:07 GMT

Thanks for the input. For about six months prior to my absence, most of my puny sales were to the States and no one complained about being charged postage on their invoice. With this latest development, I'm considering listing on the US site. I have a US bank account and understand that is the main requirement.

Re: International postage

i-love-my-sheep — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 06:43:36 GMT

I'm logged into the AU site and looked at some of your listings. I changed the postage location to the US and it's showing a postage cost. Some $4, some $5. In fact, every country that I changed it to said the same postage, regardless of where in the world it was. Does that sound about right?

Re: International postage

wilmajames123 — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 07:26:27 GMT

Yes, $4 and $5 is right. Wonder what is happening. When I look at my listings on ebay.com they show free international postage. Thank you very much for that. I'll rest easier now.

Re: International postage

i-love-my-sheep — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 07:59:21 GMT

I just checked on the US site and they did say free international shipping. However, when I changed the location to an overseas country, it showed a postage cost. My guess is it's showing the free international shipping if you're in Australia, but people in other countries will see a charge.