Global ship program

[michellebartley]

I want to buy an item from seller in the US and they told me they can't ship outside the US. They told me that I (myself) could do it thru the Global Shipping program. I dont fully understand.. Does this mean that "period" they wont ship outside US. Its a bit confusing.

[*crikey*mate*]

I copied it the first time you posted that Chezzy, and have passed it 9n quite a few times -

so Cheers!

[chezzy]

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@*crikey*mate* wrote:

I copied it the first time you posted that Chezzy, and have passed it 9n quite a few times -

so Cheers!

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LOL - good stuff. I should probably copy it to notepad and keep it on my desktop.

[michellebartley]

Thanks for the tip.

[imastawka]

I also copied it and pasted it on the US boards -

no-one was interested         

[davewil1964]

I can understand why. They are conditioned for buyers to expect proof of delivery and PB take that responsibility. They don't realise that some eBay sites only require proof of postage. A lot of them don't really understand that there is a world outside of the USA, and the bits of it they are periphally aware of are in a state of war with them anyway.

[amber-eyed-girl]

A few years ago, I bought a few little items from a U.S. seller. When I emailed to let him know my items had arrived safely, and thank you, he responded "we Americans aren't all bad you know". 

Michelle, your seller did not understand how the global shipping program works. You, as the buyer, do not need to arrange it.

if the seller is in the program, often by default, then what they do is ship the item to a centre in the U.S.A.

from there, Pitney Bowes arranges the delivery overseas to you as the buyer in Australia.

the U.S. seller gets the shipping charges from yo for the U.S. Post that they do.

the rest goes to PB for their part in it.

[amber-eyed-girl]

So, for the seller, the GSP is a positive.

they get the item price and local shipping costs, and an exposure to a world market without the worry of international shipping...as it is taken care of by PB.

[chezzy · Accepted solution]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

A lot of them don't really understand that there is a world outside of the USA, and the bits of it they are periphally aware of are in a state of war with them anyway.

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*blush* but I think Dave really has a point here. Add to that that there often seems to be some (preconceived?) notion that shipping overseas is labor/time intensive, requires lots of paperwork yada yada.

"Pitney Bowes listings" can often price things outside (way outside) my budget and I admit I buy much less from the US these days.

Sometimes sellers will not ship overseas because they can't often get to the Post Office due to location/working hours etc. On a couple of occasions (with sellers who don't normally send overseas) I said I am more than happy to wait for when they have a chance to get to a PO even if it delays things a couple weeks more. I think that was a relief for them and the transactions went ahead - and smoothly. But I can't take it for granted things will go 'my way' simply because I try to make things easier for the seller.

But being courteous and patient/understanding can help some of them come around to the idea.

[als_tackleshop]

Hi, I have been purchasing in the US & shipping to Australia for 6 years now, I use a Forwarding Agent a company called MyUS.

Have a look at their website (myus.com) & see if it suits your needs, they are very good in what they do for me as a buisness, I dont know if they would suit just casual use but well worth you having a look.

Cheers..........Al