eBay Australia - Calculate and Bill International Shipping; then walk away without a service

[stewart_brisbane]

Not impressed. Had something to sell which I opened to international sales also. First time as everything else has been domestic. I selected calculate shipping etc for both Domestic and International. 

Item sold and buyer paid immediately after eBay calculated around $50 shipping. Once I clicked on label creation I was greeted with the above. Every courier service I can find is more than this...... NOT acceptable business practice eBay ! First and last time I use you for international sales. 

[davewil1964]

eBay prices for International postage are taken from Australia Post. Both are notorious for being optimistic.

Go directly through AP.

You probably needed to select the specific AP International service you would be using. Did you?

[kitty-kat-kollection]

Even then, I'd suggest going into the post office with the item to ask how much postage will actually cost.

Twice now I have used the AP website and ebay's international postage options to calculate postage, and both times when I actually went to post the items, they cost SO much more. WHY!? Nobody could explain.

[curraone]

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@stewart_brisbane wrote:

Not impressed. Had something to sell which I opened to international sales also. First time as everything else has been domestic. I selected calculate shipping etc for both Domestic and International. 

Item sold and buyer paid immediately after eBay calculated around $50 shipping. Once I clicked on label creation I was greeted with the above. Every courier service I can find is more than this...... NOT acceptable business practice eBay ! First and last time I use you for international sales. 

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The ebay postage labels are not available for use with international sales.    This is pointed out in their terms and conditions.

Just go into Australia Post and use their option for a postage label, no biggie.

[enigmabear]

To add to what has been said already

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