Re: Global Shipping Program

afantiques · ‎24-02-2015

Are sellers compelled to use GSP when listing an item for international buyers?

NO,they are not.

But the way it is marketed many may think they must use it or not even know they are enrolled,

Sellers are told that it is easy, free and absolves them of responsibility. What's not to like?

lyndal1838 · ‎24-02-2015

@afantiques wrote:

Sellers are told that it is easy, free and absolves them of responsibility. What's not to like?

If you are a seller it is the quick and easy way to sell overseas and too bad about the buyer.

cupcake15 · ‎24-02-2015

So basically the GSP is a strategy for eBay to take away the shipping business from traditional carrier companies without violating monopoly law at the expense of the buyers?

Ps. how do you quote in this forum??

lyndal1838 · ‎24-02-2015

The GSP does use traditional carriers......in the USA it is handled by Pitney Bowes and they hand it on to FedEx for delivery to Australia. Once in Australia FedEx either delivers it themselves or give it to AP for delivery or another courier company if it is more convenient for them

I have no idea what companies are involved in delivering to other countries.

cupcake15 · ‎24-02-2015

So potentially three carriers involved for a single shipping transcation. Bloody ridiculous.

And people wonder why they can not compete with Asians in the manufacturing sector.

If a Chinese seller can get their your product from HK to Sydney for a fraction amount of the cost and in less than half the time, yet white people instead of coming up with a better and more efficiency service, comes up with all these bureaucractic BS designed at avoid and shifting liabilities.

lyndal1838 · ‎25-02-2015

Nope, potentially there are 4 companies involved in delivery......USPS is used to send the item to Pitney Bowes in Erlanger KY, who hand it to FedEx who either deliver it themselves (3 companies) or hand it to AP or another courier company (4 companies)

bonzagazz · ‎04-03-2015

Its too expensive and slow. It should not be used by anyone shipping overseas.

ozdon42 · ‎04-03-2015

My goodness this Global Shipping Program is a dogs breakfast. My little item seems to be bouncing all around the place and with so much 'handling' and transfering going on I really fear for it's safety. It will be a minor miracle if it arrives in one piece, if at all. Expensive, slow and perilous.

Sure wish I had researched and read all the negative reports on this GSP of ebay's before purchasing. Never again.

zanadoo_56 · ‎09-03-2015

Gosh my overseas eBay spending has gone down lately.

More and more US sellers are using the GSP and now of course it has spread to the UK. I'm now seeing some US sellers who mention in their listings that they will use alternative shipping methods for overseas sales on request. But I've contacted two sellers about this recently....and they have not even bothered to reply. Sigh.

The latest item I'd like to buy has a GSP cost of $33.20 AU.....but I bought two of the same item with USPS postage about half that (combined shipping). Don't really want to pay $33.20 shipping for one.....

chezzy · ‎10-03-2015

@zanadoo_56 wrote:
Gosh my overseas eBay spending has gone down lately.

More and more US sellers are using the GSP and now of course it has spread to the UK.

Yep. My overseas spending AND browsing has gone down heaps. Even if there are those sellers who are willing to

be 'educated' or ship using alternatives I find I am just losing interest in the whole thing, especially as GSP has now

'infected' the UK....