@stylesilver wrote:
That will be the reason ... the Aussie dollar hasnt been this low against the US for about 8 years. Heard on ABC tonite a report saying it will continue to fall againt the USD until its about 60 odd cents... (72 now). Well thats some good news for it falling. Is making travelling OS more expensive, in some countries. But making our exports more popular OS ... Even our EBAY exports Haa Haaa. Wonder if I should open up to OS sales. Before this I would have thought my items arent something that OS people might buy. Although I have accidently sold to OS before I put a block on OS sales? Just worried about the slow mail causing bad feedbacks.
It is a bit harder on the nerves, but generally the mail is pretty reliable and most buyers are understanding if a problem occurs.Tracking helps with more expensive items as buyers can see the item is on its way. I do get slightly higher "item not recieved" claims from OS, but I add a dollar or two, as self insurance to the postage costs to cover this. I refund when there is a problem and havnt recieved any neutral or negative feedbacks directly as a result of selling OS.
Normally OS sales make up around 25-30% of sales, but this has jumped to around 50-60% recently. The change has been very noticable and has helped to keep sales ticking along in the face of declining OZ sales. A lot of the items that go to international clients are very specific and not generic, such as parts for unusual or rare classic cars or Australian issued collectables that where not available internationalty.
Its easy to assume ebay must have been fiddling with increased visibility for internaltional listings, but the suggestion that improved OS sales could be the result of the falling Australian dollar makes sense. Maybe there are times when we are too quick to blame ebay for everything.
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