on 14-11-2013 03:41 PM
on 20-03-2017 09:08 PM
I agree, and not only that it is exceptionally slow. For example, if purchasing an item shipping to Australia from California, it has to travel to Erlanger, Kentucky before shipping overseas. A shipment that would usually take 7 days via a normal eshipping service, Fedex included, somehow endsz up taking more than double that because it all has to divert past some central shipping depot. Really disappointed! Slow! Ripoff for the cost of the shipping service offered. Really disappointed Ebay tries to force buyers through this racquet. Once the seller has selected this option you cannot choose otherwise!
20-03-2017 09:15 PM - edited 20-03-2017 09:15 PM
Once the seller has selected this option you cannot choose otherwise!
Not true. Most sellers are unaware they have been opted into the GSP.
Sometimes a polite message to the seller,before purchasing, will get them to opt out.
on 18-04-2017 05:16 AM
on 23-04-2017 02:53 PM
on 23-04-2017 03:32 PM
Most sellers are unaware they have been opted into the GSP.
Sometimes a polite message to the seller, before purchasing, asking them
nicely if they will opt out works.
To opt out of the GSP, US sellers only have to go into
(My eBay summary page) account > site preferences > shipping preferences >
Offer the Global Shipping Program > edit > no
on 23-04-2017 06:23 PM
on 23-04-2017 09:11 PM
ask the seller to put the dimensions/weight into the listing specifics and this may produce a more realistic postage price under the GSP.
Read the last post on this thread for a more detailed explanation regarding this (thanks to afantiques):
http://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Buying/GSP-stupidity-documented-on-this-thread/td-p/1708839
(but please don't add to that thread as it is old)
on 05-06-2017 01:39 AM
05-06-2017 02:00 AM - edited 05-06-2017 02:01 AM
@monte2005kids wrote:
Global Shupping is criminal and is killing all international sales.
I've also read somewhere that it gives a lot of buyers the shuts!
on 05-06-2017 10:42 AM
The initial $200 would have been the cost of local shipping for the seller to send the item to the GSP hub in Erlanger KY.
As the cost of the item was over $1200 you would have paid import charges on the item cost plus the postage. The seller has no say in the import charges....they are added by Pitney Bowes and paid on your behalf before the item enters Australia. The $500 charge from Pitney Bowes would include these import charges. Have you looked at the invoice for the $500 charge?
From previous experience before the GSP was introduced, if you have to pay import duties once the item arrives here you would pay between 20% and 40% of the value of the item and the postage, depending on the rates applying to the item.