Date:         Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:59:25 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
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From:         David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA>
Subject:      Re: Buying from German Ebay.. Hard/Easy?
Comments: To: Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2006112818320196@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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If you send with Canada Post or USPS you get tracking and you can get
insurance,     $100 IS automatic in Canada and you can
purchase up to $1000 from Canada.   You will get a lot of
international people not wanting to buy from you if you ship only with
UPS.

David Marshall

http://www.hasenwerk.ca
http://www.fastforward.ca

Box
4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2

On Tue, November 28, 2006
15:30, Roger Sisler wrote:
> I have had several inquires from
Germany, and Netherlands, ect, to
> purchace parts from my store
on ebay. I suppose the reverse is very
> possiable. Just contact
them and ask. In my case, I sold no parts to
> Europe. I only ship
with delivery confermation. With UPS, this is standard
> and very
expensive.With the USPS it is olny avaliable on "letter
rate",
> and costs $7.90 in addition to the shiping charges.I
think all these
> European countries have dutiable taxes and
brokerage fees like Canada.In
> the end, it cost lots and lots to
ship to Europe. Without delivery
> confermation,if the parcel gets
lost(or worse), how is the recipient to
> believe you actually
sent it? Then if it dosent get  there , how do you
> know they are
telling the truth?The $7.90 from USPS is cheap, in my
> opinion.I
loose most foreigh sales this way.Oh well.
>
> Without
delivery confermation,it can be cheap. I just dont need the
>
issues.My choice.
>
> On the other hand, shipping into
the  good ole USA is probably cheap, as
> there are no dutiable
taxes or brokerage fee,as far as I know.Never
> actually done
this.
>