Is it just me or is shipping to Italy a nightmare ?

gayathri · Jun 4th, 2008, 10:02 PM

I've had atleast 6-7 packages to Italy go "missing" this year out of which 3 re-appeared on eBay being sold by the buyers after a couple months

Is this just happening to me or has this happened to others ? And its not even like I shipped via Priority or First class. They were all Express Mail.

I know Italian postal system is not reliable, but I think some Italian buyers are taking advantage of those irregularities to their benefit. I've stopped shipping to Italy but I also feel that there has to be a way around this ( most buyers these days are from Europe anyway, due to the dollar-Euro rate). Sigh !

Sorry, just needed to vent.

pursewatch · Jun 4th, 2008, 10:59 PM

A lot of sellers on eBay's board had stop selling to Italian buyers due to the rate of missing packages. I also stopped selling to buyers from Italy because I can't get insurance for the packages.

catlover · Jun 4th, 2008, 11:29 PM

Got one lost sending to Italy recently. Might be coincident. I am not sure.

4theluvof-it · Jun 4th, 2008, 11:50 PM

I haven't had a problem, but my items are ussually only between $100-$200, maybe that is the reason.

b3stbuy · Jun 5th, 2008, 01:35 AM

they have a lot of restrictions when sending items there...ugh i think even lv authentic stopped sending to italy due to theproblems there

lvgodiva · Jun 5th, 2008, 10:34 AM

I did noticed LV reseller: authentic_lvlady may encountered the similiar thing. Now, she reject buyer from Italy.

LOREBUNDE · Jun 5th, 2008, 10:40 AM

Funny, came here since I know I saw something about eBay & italy. I am selling a bag and just got questioned if I will ship to Italy! I just want to word my reply nicely, don't want to sound too harsh....

lvgodiva · Jun 5th, 2008, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOREBUNDE

Funny, came here since I know I saw something about eBay & italy. I am selling a bag and just got questioned if I will ship to Italy! I just want to word my reply nicely, don't want to sound too harsh....

Yes, I also got several questions about shipping to Italy. There's still a honest person there so if they're really love our items, let them pay by bank wire or Western Union

4theluvof-it · Jun 5th, 2008, 06:57 PM

You can ask for a bank wire transfer, but not western union

LT bag lady · Jun 5th, 2008, 11:16 PM

I have shipped to Italy but only after payment by wire transfer (bank to bank) and it has cleared. I have a Euro acct in Ireland, so I accept payment made to that acct. I have had no problem.

Don't accept Paypal for shipments to Italy, especially high ticket items. Being out 200 bucks is one thing 1k is another.
Cheers,

stefyp · Jun 6th, 2008, 06:37 AM

I'm sorry you're having such a bad luck ladies...

...i've been purchasing for years and i still do and not even a parcel got lost...the only one i didn't received was last April,but the seller was and is a scammer

stefyp · Jun 6th, 2008, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pursewatch

A lot of sellers on eBay's board had stop selling to Italian buyers due to the rate of missing packages. I also stopped selling to buyers from Italy because I can't get insurance for the packages.

Really?When i need insurance i ask for USPS express mail,but maybe you're not in the US

stefyp · Jun 6th, 2008, 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LOREBUNDE

Funny, came here since I know I saw something about eBay & italy. I am selling a bag and just got questioned if I will ship to Italy! I just want to word my reply nicely, don't want to sound too harsh....

How could you sound harsh?

Just explain you're not willing to ship to Italy due to the high % of lost parcels...if someone should answer that to me i would not feel offended...

LOREBUNDE · Jun 6th, 2008, 09:46 AM

Just wondering, didn't want to start a new thread, do some of you ship to some countries and not others? I am selling 2 bags and getting tons of emails from all over: austrailia, china, UK, spain. Anyway, I've responded that I am only shipping within the U.S. However, the UK email I haven't answered as I've shipped there in the past w/no problems. I'm wondering if i did answer "yes" to the uk person, will it come back to haunt me? I mean, I'm saying one thing to some potential buyers and responding another way to others. KWIM? I'm thinking if I say no I will not ship to Spain, only US, then The winner is from UK, will I get in trouble?

gayathri · Jun 6th, 2008, 07:08 PM

Uk, Spain and Australia are all fine. China is ok too but sometimes I worry about selling it to a counterfeiter (happened a while back with a Jimmy Choo bag ---saw the same person list about 5 of the same ones and they did not look right).

Use Express Mail for all of your internation shipping. Never use Priority or FIrst Class.

Jun 4th, 2008, 10:02 PM	#1
gayathri Member	Is it just me or is shipping to Italy a nightmare ? I've had atleast 6-7 packages to Italy go "missing" this year out of which 3 re-appeared on eBay being sold by the buyers after a couple months Is this just happening to me or has this happened to others ? And its not even like I shipped via Priority or First class. They were all Express Mail. I know Italian postal system is not reliable, but I think some Italian buyers are taking advantage of those irregularities to their benefit. I've stopped shipping to Italy but I also feel that there has to be a way around this ( most buyers these days are from Europe anyway, due to the dollar-Euro rate). Sigh ! Sorry, just needed to vent.

Jun 4th, 2008, 10:59 PM	#2
pursewatch I Hate Counterfeits! Location: Urban Jungle	A lot of sellers on eBay's board had stop selling to Italian buyers due to the rate of missing packages. I also stopped selling to buyers from Italy because I can't get insurance for the packages. __________________ I my hubby.

Jun 5th, 2008, 01:35 AM	#5
b3stbuy Member Location: land of the 3 stars and the sun	they have a lot of restrictions when sending items there...ugh i think even lv authentic stopped sending to italy due to theproblems there __________________ ~to my dogs, i am perfection personified...and i only hope that i am the person they think me to be ~

Jun 5th, 2008, 10:34 AM	#6
lvgodiva Member	I did noticed LV reseller: authentic_lvlady may encountered the similiar thing. Now, she reject buyer from Italy. __________________ LVGodiva.

Jun 5th, 2008, 11:16 PM	#10
LT bag lady Another addict Location: USA and Ireland	I have shipped to Italy but only after payment by wire transfer (bank to bank) and it has cleared. I have a Euro acct in Ireland, so I accept payment made to that acct. I have had no problem. Don't accept Paypal for shipments to Italy, especially high ticket items. Being out 200 bucks is one thing 1k is another. Cheers, __________________ LT Bag Lady

Jun 4th, 2008, 11:29 PM	#3
catlover Member	Got one lost sending to Italy recently. Might be coincident. I am not sure.

Jun 4th, 2008, 11:50 PM	#4
4theluvof-it Member	I haven't had a problem, but my items are ussually only between $100-$200, maybe that is the reason.

Jun 5th, 2008, 10:40 AM	#7
LOREBUNDE Member Location: Rhode Island	Funny, came here since I know I saw something about eBay & italy. I am selling a bag and just got questioned if I will ship to Italy! I just want to word my reply nicely, don't want to sound too harsh....

Jun 5th, 2008, 06:57 PM	#9
4theluvof-it Member	You can ask for a bank wire transfer, but not western union

Jun 6th, 2008, 06:37 AM	#11
stefyp Member Location: Sunny Italy	I'm sorry you're having such a bad luck ladies......i've been purchasing for years and i still do and not even a parcel got lost...the only one i didn't received was last April,but the seller was and is a scammer

Jun 6th, 2008, 09:46 AM	#14
LOREBUNDE Member Location: Rhode Island	Just wondering, didn't want to start a new thread, do some of you ship to some countries and not others? I am selling 2 bags and getting tons of emails from all over: austrailia, china, UK, spain. Anyway, I've responded that I am only shipping within the U.S. However, the UK email I haven't answered as I've shipped there in the past w/no problems. I'm wondering if i did answer "yes" to the uk person, will it come back to haunt me? I mean, I'm saying one thing to some potential buyers and responding another way to others. KWIM? I'm thinking if I say no I will not ship to Spain, only US, then The winner is from UK, will I get in trouble?

Jun 6th, 2008, 07:08 PM	#15
gayathri Member	Uk, Spain and Australia are all fine. China is ok too but sometimes I worry about selling it to a counterfeiter (happened a while back with a Jimmy Choo bag ---saw the same person list about 5 of the same ones and they did not look right). Use Express Mail for all of your internation shipping. Never use Priority or FIrst Class.