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Originally Posted by emxowm
Thank you for the info (I'm with you on the seach function!) I looked up the price of USPS International Express mail and it appears to be around $40. Does that sound right? I'm always nervous about selling on eBay, to ship international just seems like one more thing that could go wrong, KWIM? I may give it a go and see what happens... |
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Originally Posted by pursewatch
It depends on the weight of the package but Express Mail is very expensive but it have tracking number and you can buy insurance for the package. Singapore is one of the safest places to ship to.
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US$40 sounds reasonable and you should tell the potential buyer the cost. USPS Global Express mail is reliable, trackable and you can buy insurance. I highly recommend it.
Did you read through the other threads I linked? When shipping outside your home country, you will need to consider 2 things: Payment and Customs declarations.
Payment: Paypal does not confirm addresses in Singapore but as others have said, Singapore is pretty safe. That being said you can really protect yourself as a seller by requiring your buyer to pay via
bank wire transfer - this too is a safe payment method for you because the buyer cannot do a chargeback. Read the other threads because there is a lot of information about this in them.
Customs declarations: Depending on their countries' laws, buyers may be subject to customs fees levied at their port of entry. Ask any seller around here and they will adamantly say the
buyer is responsible for any customs fees.
However, buyers in other countries may ask sellers to declare a low value on the customs form the seller completes at the Post Office when shipping the package.
This is when I really wish Search was back because there are a TON of threads on this topic alone.
Some sellers do it, others do not. I do not.
Not only is it illegal to lie on US customs documents, but all of the "danger" is then put on the seller. Here's the deal:
Say an item sold on
eBay for US$500. If a seller declares a low value on the item (say US$50) the seller can only be insured/reimbursed for US$50. You cannot declare an item to be US$50 but then buy US$500 in insurance.
So the buyer is thus asking the seller to take a HUGE risk, but the buyer will always win out if something happens to the package in transit (loss, damage, not delivered, etc).
The buyer can try to get their entire US$500 back whilst the seller can file a claim for only US$50 with the Post Office. So in the end, the seller can be out US$450 plus a bag.
Sure, it's not often that packages get lost but if it happens to you, it's gonna be bad.
My advice is to protect YOURSELF as a seller and declare/buy insurance for the sold amount. Tell the buyer this up front and if s/he doesn't want to buy from you because of it, so be it.
Good luck!
Sell to a buyer in Singapore?
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